LWVUS Amicus in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council Before the Supreme Court (Article) 1/31/2013 The brief in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council argues that the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) blocks a documentary proof-of-citizenship…
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…
Voting Rights Act: Remember, Celebrate and Protect (Blog) 8/6/2012 Editorial Note: This piece was first published on my Huffington Post Blog earlier today. Forty-seven years ago this week, President Lyndon B.…
Florida's Voter Purge: What the Hell? (News Clips) 7/11/2012 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE…
LWVUS and LWVFL File Amicus Brief Challenging FL Voter Purge (Article) 6/27/2012 The Flordia League, with the LWVUS and the Brennan Center, filed this amicus brief in support of the US Department of Justice suit challenging the…
ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER ADDRESSES VOTING RIGHTS (Press Release) 6/11/2012 League is “Fiercely Committed” to Nation’s Voters, says Holder Washington, DC (June 11, 2012) – Today, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder…
Right to Vote Under Attack (Press Release) 5/16/2012 Washington, DC (May 17, 2012) – The League of Women Voters supports the goals of the new Voter Empowerment Act introduced today in the U.S.…
Ninth Circuit Rules Against Proving Citizenship, but for Voter ID (News Clips) 4/23/2012 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE…
Concerned Organizations Oppose Restrictions to Voter Registration (Legal Document) 10/24/2005 October 24, 2005 The Honorable David Dreier, Chairman The Honorable Louise McIntosh Slaughter, Ranking Member House Committee on Rules Dear…