Huge bill adds extra steps for voters and those who run Missouri elections (News Clips) 6/16/2022 This article was originally published by St. Louis Public Radio. The election omnibus bill that Missouri lawmakers passed this year was originally a…
Mental Health is a Voting Rights Issue (Blog) 6/16/2022 Gaining access to mental health resources saved my life. Before being hired as the Evaluation Specialist for the League in August 2021, I was…, This is where one of our greatest powers comes in: our ability to vote. Our votes can determine who represents us and sets the priorities in our…
The League Responds to SEC Proposal to Require Climate Risk Disclosure (Legal Document) 6/15/2022 The Securities and Exchange Commission requested public comments on a proposed amendment to the Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act of…
Caren Short Joins League of Women Voters as Director of Legal & Research (Press Release) 6/10/2022 WASHINGTON– The League of Women Voters is proud to announce Caren Short's appointment as director of legal and research. Caren joins the League’s…
The Economic Cost of Climate Change (Blog) 6/9/2022 This blog was written by Diz Swift, Dan Zalles, and Carolyn Caywood Carbon emissions are causing widespread and potentially irreversible…, Climate Impacts are Not Equitable It’s important to remember that the costs of climate change are not distributed equally. In the US, low-…
Voting Rights Organizations Challenge Cobb County School Board Map Denying Equal Representation to Voters of Color (Press Release) 6/9/2022 ATLANTA – Today the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), ACLU of Georgia, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil…
What's Going On With Reproductive Rights? (Blog) 5/27/2022 The recently leaked US Supreme Court draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization threatens to overturn the constitutional…, In May of 2021, the US Supreme Court agreed to hear Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. In this case, the Center for Reproductive Rights…, How You Can Take Action for Reproductive Rights The League of Women Voters of the United States has engaged with all significant abortion-…
LWVUS Joined a Letter with the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights on Implementing President Biden’s Voting Rights Executive Order (Legal Document) 5/26/2022 The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights organized a letter with 106 organizations requesting federal agencies to strongly implement…
CEO's Remarks at NCBCP Voting Rights and Reproductive Justice Call to Action (Blog) 5/25/2022 On June 25, the League's CEO Virginia Kase Solomón joined Black Women Leaders and Allies, an arm of the National Coalition for Black Civic…