Supreme Court Preserves Access to Abortion Drug Mifepristone (Press Release) 6/13/2024 WASHINGTON — Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in FDA v.…
Voter advocacy groups ask feds to step in after Texas allowed some voters’ ballots to be identified (News Clips) 6/13/2024 This story was originally published in Votebeat Texas on June 13, 2024. A coalition of watchdog and voter advocacy groups asked the U.S.…
League of Women Voters and American Booksellers Association Partner to Get Out the Vote through Independent Bookstores (News Clips) 6/11/2024 This story was originally published in the EinPresswire on June 11, 2024.Harrison, NY — Today, the American Booksellers Association (ABA) and League…
Ohioan who serves as US League of Women Voters co-CEO says voting is the baseline for democracy (News Clips) 6/7/2024 This story was originally published in the Ohio Capital Journal on June 7, 2024. Twenty years ago, Kelly McFarland Stratman was among the…
LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress to Remove Anti-abortion Weldon Amendment from FY25 Budget (Legal Document) 6/7/2024 The League signed onto a letter to US Congress urging them to ensure that the Weldon Amendment is not included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget.…
Why Gun Safety is an LGBTQIA+ Issue (Blog) 6/5/2024 Content Warning: gun violence, intimate partner violence, rape, suicideUpdated 6/5/24 after originally being published in June 2022.Pride Month is an…, This was just ten days after an armed man went into a Tops Friendly Market store in Buffalo, New York, having posted a race-based manifesto online,…, In addition to IPV, sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals are more likely to experience violence at the hands of a stranger than their non-SGM…, In May 2022, the League sent a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees urging Congress to act on comprehensive gun legislation…, People cannot take part in our democracy fully and equitably unless they are safe from intimidation and violence. The League will continue to…
Get Your Grads Vote-Ready! (Blog) 6/4/2024 Updated June 4, 2024Congratulations to your recent grad! Graduation is an incredible achievement. They've spent countless hours learning about…, Visit VOTE411
League joins comments regarding consolidation in healthcare markets (Legal Document) 6/4/2024 The League joined a coalition of organizations in commenting on a request for information from the Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Trade…
Civic Groups Respond to Kansas Supreme Court Ruling on Controversial Voting Laws (Press Release) 5/31/2024 TOPEKA, KS — Today, the Kansas Supreme Court issued a decision in LWV Kansas v. Schwab, a case brought by the League of Women Voters of Kansas (LWV…