LWV Statement on January 6th Committee Final Business Meeting (Press Release) 12/19/2022 WASHINGTON - Today the League of Women Voters of the United States board president Dr. Deborah Turner issued the following statement following the…
11 Ways You Protected Democracy in 2022! (Blog) 12/15/2022 2022 was a groundbreaking year in our democracy. We witnessed: a midterm election where voters came out in droves to take a stand against…, 1. You Protected 17.7 Million Voters with Legal Action With anti-voter laws on the rise in the wake of the 2020 election, you supported our work on…, 4. You Implemented Fair Congressional Maps 2022 marked the end of the most recent redistricting cycle, during which congressional maps were drawn…, 8. You Learned More About SCOTUS Rulings, Election Laws, and More In a year filled with legal-ese and complex political strategy, you stayed…
Allison Riggs Appointed to North Carolina Court of Appeals, Steps Down from Service as LWVUS Board Member (Press Release) 12/15/2022 WASHINGTON – Thursday, LWVUS board member Allison Riggs was appointed to the North Carolina Court of Appeals as an associate judge. The following…
SD Debates vote Counting for Future Elections (News Clips) 12/13/2022 This story was originally published by Public News Service. This coming legislative session, South Dakota lawmakers could be asked to clarify a…
Boise's Shiva Rajbhandari debriefs us on COP27 (News Clips) 12/2/2022 This interview was originally published by Boise State Public Radio. Boise School Board Trustee and high school senior Shiva Rajbhandari traveled…
Court Must Intervene to Compel Cochise County, Arizona, Board of Supervisors to Certify Lawful Election Results (Press Release) 12/1/2022 COCHISE, AZ — The Board of Supervisors in Cochise County, Arizona, voted on Monday to delay certifying this year's midterm election results, a…
Native American Activist You Should Know: Naelyn Pike (Blog) 11/29/2022 November is Native American Heritage Month — a time to honor and celebrate the traditions, contributions, and accomplishments of our Native…, Once our nation learned about Resolution Copper and their plan to mine our holy site, Oak Flat, that became another battle my people now face. This…
A cleaner campaign: Central Florida volunteers push for more plastic political sign recycling (News Clips) 11/21/2022 This story was originally published by Spectrum News. ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — When Kay Hudson looks at campaign signs, she sees clutter. With…
League Calls on Congress to Protect Dreamers in Lame Duck Session (Press Release) 11/21/2022 WASHINGTON – Today, the League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase Solomón released the following statement in support of the legislation to protect…