Reaching One Million Georgia Voters (Blog) 1/5/2021 Today, there is a critical runoff election in Georgia! Two US Senate seats that will determine control of the Senate and a Public Service…
LWVUS Statement on the Certification of the Presidential Election (Press Release) 1/4/2021 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement ahead of this week’s…
The Electoral College: What is it good for? (Blog) 12/11/2020 Breaking down the Electoral College — its Origins and IssuesThe Electoral College is often not a well-understood entity. For starters…, The three-fifths compromise allowed for three-fifths of slaves to be counted, which resulted in more representatives in the …, Another issue is that the Electoral College doesn't support a multi-party system, wherein there would be additional candidates from other parties (e.…
20 Ways LWV Empowered Voters and Protected Democracy in 2020 (Blog) 12/10/2020 This year was challenging on many fronts, but 2020 saw many important expansions for our democracy. Never has our work as defenders of democracy been…, 3. Expanding People Powered Fair Maps™ Through People Powered Fair Maps™, Leagues partnered with more than 1,000 organizations,…
Letter to Secretaries of State: Thank You for a Successful 2020 Election! (Blog) 11/23/2020 The League of Women Voters of the United States sent a letter to Secretaries of State via the National Association of Secretaries of State thanking…
This Thanksgiving, We Thank Our Pro Bono Litigators! (Blog) 11/23/2020 This First People’s Feast Day, we are reminded of the diverse coalition…
League Affirms Support for the For the People Act in 117th Congress (Legal Document) 11/23/2020 LWVUS sent a letter to Senate and House leadership outlining our continued support for the legislation commonly referred to as HR1 or the For the…, November 23, 2020 To: Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate From: Virginia Kase, Chief…
Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Pennsylvania Presidential Election Results (Press Release) 11/21/2020 WILLIAMSPORT, PA — A federal district court judge today dismissed a lawsuit brought by President Trump’s reelection campaign against…
LWV Statement on Transition of Power (Press Release) 11/20/2020 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters board president Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase issued the…