League Joins Groups Demanding Oversight Hearings on Census Citizenship Question (Article) 4/12/2018 The League joined over 300 civil rights, faith, and labor groups are calling on Congress to hold oversight hearings on Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross…
SCOTUS Hears Maryland Gerrymandering Case (Blog) 3/29/2018 This week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Benisek v. Lamone, a case out of Maryland that argues politicians…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Critics Say Citizenship Question on Census Could Lead to Undercount (News Clips) 3/27/2018 This article originally appeared in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. For the first time in more than half a century, the decennial census will ask…
LWVPA Statement on Supreme Court Upholding New Maps (Press Release) 3/20/2018 Harrisburg, PA - The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania president, Susan Carty, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court…
The Union Edge (Radio): Municipality abolishes Super PACs (News Clips) 11/21/2017 This interview originally appeared on The Union Edge. Last month, St. Petersburg Florida became the FIRST municipality post-Citizens United to…
VOTE411.org: Helping More than One Million Voters in 2017 (Blog) 11/20/2017 Every year is an election year and in 2017 the League helped more than one million voters find election related information on VOTE411.org. Since…
FEC to Strengthen Online Advertisement Regulation Thanks to League Activists (Blog) 11/16/2017 Today, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) unanimously voted to move forward with updating and strengthening regulations for online…
Groups Demand FEC Require Online Political Ad Transparency (Blog) 11/9/2017 Every American has the right to know who is paying for online political ads, whether it is organizations with ties to foreign governments or wealthy…
Philadelphia Inquirer: In case that could affect 2018 elections, gerrymandering suit can proceed, Pa. high court rules (News Clips) 11/9/2017 This article originally appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer. In a case that could force the redrawing of congressional maps before the 2018…
League Urges U.S. Senators to Cosponsor We the People Act (Legal Document) 10/24/2017 The League sent a letter to the U.S. Senate urging Senators to cosponsor and support the We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017. This legislation…