The Hill: This Women's Equality Day, stop romanticizing the 19th Amendment (News Clips) 8/26/2019 This story was originally published by The Hill. Op-ed from LWVUS CEO Virginia Kase Today is Women’s Equality Day, celebrating 99 years since the…
Leagues register over 20,000 new youth voters (Blog) 7/19/2019 June marked the end of our 2019 High School Voter Registration project. With a record-breaking 60 Leagues participating, volunteers registered a…, Leagues partnered with students and student groups who played a key role in the success of their program. One League stated that, while they may have…
NPR: Some Fear Undercount As Texas Decides Not To Spend Money On 2020 Census (News Clips) 7/16/2019 This story was originally published by National Public Radio. You've got to spend money to make money. But that's not the way Texas, and a handful…
Census Moves Forward Without Citizenship Question (Press Release) 7/12/2019 Focus must be on a complete count, not citizenship data WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters board president Chris…
League Stands with Immigrants Ahead of ICE Raids (Press Release) 7/12/2019 WASHINGTON – League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement ahead of the administration’s planned raids to arrest and deport…
Administration’s Action to Bypass the Supreme Court’s Ruling is a Threat to Democracy (Press Release) 7/11/2019 Highest Court Decision to Exclude Citizenship Question Must Be Protected WASHINGTON – Ahead of an expected White House announcement…
League Celebrates 2020 Census Will Not Include a Citizenship Question (Press Release) 7/2/2019 WASHINGTON - Late Tuesday the Trump Administration announced the 2020 Census forms will be printed without a citizenship question. The announcement…
Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Citizenship Question in 2020 Census (Press Release) 6/27/2019 League Remains Dedicated to Complete Count in 2020 WASHINGTON, DC--Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Department of Commerce v. New York…
Six Years Since Shelby Shows There’s More Work to Do. Here’s How You Can Make an Impact. (Blog) 6/26/2019 The Voting Rights Act (VRA) was one of the most important pieces of legislation of the 20th Century when it was established in 1965.…
League Supports Legislation to Mitigate Harm to Children at U.S. Borders (Article) 6/26/2019 The League joined more than 150 organizations in support of the Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act and…, Dear Member of Congress, The undersigned organizations are writing to express our strong support for the Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (…