Why "We're Not About to Turn Around": Honoring Martin Luther King's Fight for Voting Rights (Blog) 1/20/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally posted on President Elisabeth MacNamara's Huffington Post blog. This week, we honor the life of…
Election Assistance Commission Rejects KS, AZ Request to Change National Voter Registration Form (Press Release) 1/18/2014 ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION (EAC) REJECTS KANSAS, ARIZONA REQUEST TO CHANGE NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION FORM League Applauds EAC Decision…
Introduction of Voting Rights Amendment Act in House Meaningful Step (Press Release) 1/16/2014 Introduction of Voting Rights Amendment Act in House Meaningful Step League: “Balanced Bill Embodies Common Sense Approach to Protecting…
LWV Launches Youth Voter Registration Program in 15 States (Blog) 1/14/2014 The League of Women Voters’ fourth consecutive Youth Voter Registration Program kicked off this week in nearly 40 communities nationwide. Over the…
League Sends Comments to Election Assistance Commission Regarding Proof of Citizenship Requirements (Article) 1/8/2014 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined with the League of Women Voters of Kansas and the League of Women Voters of Arizona to file…
Working to Protect the Vote – Looking Towards Election Reforms in 2014 (Blog) 12/19/2013 Last week, I blogged about how 2013 has been one of the most active years related to voting rights this country has ever seen. While there were many…
League Files Brief in Kobach v. EAC (Article) 12/18/2013 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined with the League of Women Voters of Kansas and the League of Women Voters of Arizona to file a…
2013 – A Watershed Year for Voting Rights (Blog) 12/12/2013 The League’s Public Advocacy for Voter Protection Project is now entering its’ eighth year of working to stop voter suppression and ensure voting is…
Motion in Support of Intervening in Kobach et al v. Election Assistance Commission (Article) 11/22/2013 The League of Women Voters of the U.S., the League of Women Voters of Arizona and the League of Women Voters of Kansas jointly sought to intervene as…
NC Governor: Slashing Early Voting “Compacts the Calendar;" We Call It Voter Suppression (Blog) 11/21/2013 In August, North Carolina passed what civil and voting rights advocates like the League have called the most restrictive voting measure since the…