Search

Displaying 81 - 90 of 141

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 People Act.

LWV Statement on the 2020 Presidential Election Results (Press Release)

11/7/2020

Democracy defines America, and democracy has prevailed in the 2020 elections.

POLITICO: States brace for surge of voter registrations as deadlines near (News Clips)

10/18/2020

After system crashes in Virginia and Florida, other states are warned of the possibility of glitches as registration deadlines approach.

LWV of Arizona Joins Case Supporting Navajo Nation Voting Rights (Press Release)

10/7/2020

LWV of Arizona filed a friend of the court brief in the federal court case, Yazzie v. Hobbs, which asks the state to count ballots received from reservations if they are postmarked for Election Day…

League of Women Voters Mourns the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Press Release)

9/19/2020

WASHINGTON—League of Women Voters president Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase issued the following joint statement on the passing of Supreme Court…

New York Expands Options for Absentee Voters to Have Their Vote Counted (Press Release)

9/17/2020

A settlement agreement for the November election has been reached, addressing issues brought by LWV of New York State in their July case over the process by which the state counts absentee ballots.

100 Years After the 19th Amendment, Women Power the Vote (Blog)

8/17/2020

On this day in 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, bringing a hard-fought campaign to allow women the right to vote to a conclusion.

LWVUS and Common Cause Demand Census Bureau Extend Operation Deadline (Legal Document)

8/6/2020

LWVUS and Common Cause have written a letter to Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham asking him to commit to a fair and accurate census count.

Unconstitutional Executive Order Targets Immigrants and Damages Redistricting (Press Release)

7/22/2020

The President’s proposal to exclude immigrants in the 2021 redistricting cycle is unconstitutional and unconscionable.

Honoring the National Voter Registration Act (Blog)

5/20/2020

Very much like life, there have been challenges often, but with each test, the NVRA has uncovered valuable lessons on how to remain standing.