Homeland Security Provision is Another Attack on our Democracy (Press Release) 3/12/2018 Washington, DC – League of Women Voters president Chris Carson issued the following statement in response to a Department of Homeland Security bill…
Supreme Court Preview: Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky (Blog) 2/28/2018 Today the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky. The case is a challenge to a Minnesota statute…
League Sends Letter on Immigration to Congress (Article) 2/15/2018 The League sent a letter outlining the necessary provisions that should be included in any immigration bill that moves forward. Members of the LWVUS…, February 15, 2018 To: Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate From: Chris Carson, President Re: Protect Dreamers and Move…
League Files Amicus Brief in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky (Legal Document) 2/13/2018 Minnesota Voters Allinace v. Mansky considers whether a state law that regulates speech inside of polling places in order to protect the…
It's time for SOTU Bingo! (Blog) 1/29/2018 On Tuesday, January 30, at 9pm ET, President Trump will deliver his State of the Union (SOTU) address where he will outline his key policy…
LWV Statement on the President's Discriminatory Comment (Press Release) 1/12/2018 Washington, DC – League of Women Voters president Chris Carson issued the following statement in response to the reports of President Trump…
Husted v. APRI: Rallying to Protect Our Vote (Blog) 1/10/2018 Today is an important day for our voting rights. At the Supreme Court this morning Justices listened to arguments in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph…
New York Times: Supreme Court Weighs Purge of Ohio Voting Rolls (News Clips) 1/10/2018 This article originally appeared in The New York Times. WASHINGTON — In a spirited argument on Wednesday, the Supreme Court appeared…
Leagues Volunteers Visit 450 Citizenship Ceremonies, Register 25,000 to Vote in 2017 (Blog) 12/22/2017 A fixture in the voter engagement field for over 90 years, the League of Women Voters works to register and turn out new communities of voters, with…, In 2017, our New Citizens Voter Registration project resulted in 25,000 new Americans registered to vote. From metropolises like Houston and Atlanta…
The Union Edge (Radio): Getting the Community Involved in Learning History (News Clips) 12/19/2017 This interview originally appeared on The Union Edge. Dr. Deirdre Kamlani, Board Member of the League of Women Voters of Greenwich, talks about an…