CT approves early voting ballot question, paving path to new law (News Clips) 11/9/2022 This article was originally published in CT Mirror. Connecticut residents on Tuesday voted in favor of bringing in-person early voting to the state…
Voting Rights Groups Ask US DOJ to Guard Against Unauthorized Ballot Access in Texas (Press Release) 11/7/2022 AUSTIN, TX — Today, the League of Women Voters of Texas and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice called on the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to…
League of Women Voters will persist in efforts despite lack of cooperation from candidates (News Clips) 11/2/2022 This letter was originally published by BG Independent. In 1952, the League of Women Voters of Bowling Green and the Perrysburg League of Women…
Reproductive Rights Are on the Ballot (Blog) 11/1/2022 In June 2022, the US Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and…, Which States Have Reproductive Rights on the Ballot? Kansas Unlike the other five ballot measures, Kansas voters already voted on a…, Montana Montana voters will vote on a legislatively referred state statute (LR-131), known as the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act. Adoption…, Michigan’s Constitution currently protects the rights to equal protection and due process. A Michigan court pointed to these rights to block the…
Dottye Ricks: Reject the deceit, misinformation, and just plain hogwash (News Clips) 10/30/2022 This commentary was originally published in VTDigger. In this Age of Fake News and Alternative Truths, a barrage of misleading propaganda has…
Debate dodging: The latest threat to our democracy (News Clips) 10/15/2022 This op-ed was originally published in The Hill. In this age of hyper-partisanship and polarization, there is a dangerous trend in…
The LWV's debate rules haven't changed (News Clips) 10/3/2022 This opinion was originally published in the CT Mirror by the League of Women Voters of Connecticut president, Laura Smits. It wasn’t that long ago…
League of Women Voters dedicated to educating, registering voters (News Clips) 10/1/2022 This story was originally published by The City Journals. Many voters have paged through a booklet of candidates and chances are, it came from the…
The (Not-So) Absolute Power of the Supreme Court (Blog) 9/27/2022 The US Supreme Court, in its modern form, holds a place of deference and respect in the minds of many Americans. Through its work, we've seen major…, The United States Constitution details the federal courts’ powers in two sections of Article III. Section 1 states that the judicial branch consists…, When the first Court was appointed after the passage of the Judiciary Act in 1789, it was composed of a chief justice and five associate justices. In…
Senate Fails to Advance DISCLOSE Act (Press Release) 9/22/2022 WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement in response to the …