Celebrating the NVRA: 20 Years of Increasing Access to the Vote (Blog) 5/20/2013 EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally posted on the Huffington Post. Monday, May 20, marks the 20th anniversary of the National Voter…
Mark the NVRA at 20 – Join a Tweet Chat with Project Vote (Blog) 5/16/2013 Monday, May 20, marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), legislation that streamlined the voter…
League Submits Comments on Proposed Health Insurance Applications (Article) 3/18/2013 The League submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the application developed by the Department of Health and…
Our Voter Registration Work is Headed to the Supreme Court (Blog) 3/18/2013 The fate of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) now lies with the Supreme Court. For the second time in as many months, the justices are…
Citizen-Led Voter Registration Drives at Risk in Arizona v. ITCA, Inc. (Press Release) 3/18/2013 Second Significant Voting Rights Case Heard by Supreme Court Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case…
Second Pivotal Voting Rights Case Heads to Supreme Court (Press Release) 3/7/2013 Arizona v. ITC Places Citizens’ Right to Vote, Independent Voter Registration Drives at Risk Washington, D.C. (March 7, 2013) – Today, the…
LWVUS and LWVFL File Amicus Brief in Florida Purge Case (Article) 2/19/2013 LWVUS and LWVFL filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals arguing that a last-minute purge of suspected non-citizens by the state of…
LWV Commends President Obama’s Attention to Our Issues in SOTU Address, But Hoped for More Action on Voting Rights (Blog) 2/13/2013 In last night’s State of the Union (SOTU) address, President Obama addressed many crucial issues affecting our country. His remarks touched on some…
League Signs On to Amicus Brief in Texas Voter Registration Case (Article) 11/27/2012 Recent changes to Texas law make it extremely difficult for voter registration groups to sign up new voters, violating the First Amendment and the…
Testimony by ELISABETH MACNAMARA, LWVUS PRESIDENT FOR THE U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY (Legal Document) 9/11/2012 STATEMENT BY ELISABETH MACNAMARA, PRESIDENT LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THESENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ON THE CITIZENS…