LWVUS Urges Congress to Protect Dreamers (Legal Document) 11/18/2022 Senate and House leadership announced that protecting Dreamers is a high priority in the remaining time of the 117th Congress, leading the League to…
2022 Election Impact Report (Article) 11/10/2022 Democracy prevailed in 2022. This year, our freedoms were on the ballot, from reproductive rights to equal access to the vote. Despite anti-…, Read Full Report
Beyond the Ballot: League of Women Voters of Athens County Defends, Advocates for Democracy (News Clips) 11/9/2022 This profile was originally published by The Post. The League of Women Voters of Athens County had already made its impact on local races prior to…
How The Roe Decision Mobilized a First-Time Voter (News Clips) 11/7/2022 This interview was originally published by TheSkimm. College freshman Cassidy Recio Brenes is excited to vote for the first time. Like, really…
VICTORY: Missouri Judge Blocks Restrictions on Voter Registration Activity and Distribution of Absentee Ballot Applications (Press Release) 11/4/2022 Jefferson City, Mo. — This afternoon, a judge for the Cole County Circuit Court granted a preliminary injunction in our LWV MO and Missouri NAACP v.…
It's Almost Election Day! Start Making Your Voting Plan Now. (News Clips) 11/3/2022 This article was originally published in Buzzfeed News. With Election Day quickly approaching (it’s Nov. 8, btw), it helps to have a plan for how to…
Reproductive Rights Are on the Ballot (Blog) 11/1/2022 In June 2022, the US Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and…, Which States Have Reproductive Rights on the Ballot? Kansas Unlike the other five ballot measures, Kansas voters already voted on a…, Montana Montana voters will vote on a legislatively referred state statute (LR-131), known as the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act. Adoption…, Michigan’s Constitution currently protects the rights to equal protection and due process. A Michigan court pointed to these rights to block the…
LWVUS Urges the US Department of Health and Human Services to Allow DACA Recipients to Enroll in Health Insurance Programs (Legal Document) 10/25/2022 The League signed onto a letter to Secretary Becerra of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), urging HHS to allow recipients of the…
These Influencers Use VOTE411! (Blog) 10/20/2022 Do you use VOTE411.org to find your: Candidate guides; Polling locations; Local voting rules; Polling hours; Early and absentee voting options…, Iléna Tovia A healthy body and a healthy democracy go hand-in-hand, right? Iléna Tovia, or "Momma Iléna," is both an anti-food-waste…, Shanna Yeh Because that "I Voted" sticker goes perfectly with a cute thrift haul. FashionTok mavel Shannah Yeh just moved to New York City, and she…, Teodora Marcella Sustainable fashion, Pride stories, and modeling are just a few of the subjects that actor Teo Marcella covers on their TikTok…, Taylor McGlashan As a law student, Taylor knows all about promoting people's rights. It's no wonder she's an advocate for the freedom to vote!…, You can be a VOTE411 advocate too! Check out our tips for creating a TikTok promoting this resource, and in the meantime, make sure to get your…