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…
APPEALS COURT RULES PROOF-OF-CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENT VIOLATES NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT (NVRA) (Press Release) 4/17/2012 Washington, DC (April 17, 2012) – The following is a statement by Elisabeth MacNamara, national President of the League of Women Voters: “Today’s 9-…
Statement by Elisabeth MacNamara, President, LWVUS at a Forum Entitled "Excluded from Democracy: The Impact of Recent State Voting Changes" (Legal Document) 11/14/2011 Thank you Mr. Conyers and member of the committee for holding this discussion which will help focus our nation’s attention on voter suppression…
Expanding Voter Access (Topic Page) Why It Matters Increased accessibility to the electoral process is integral to ensuring that every American can exercise their right to vote. …, Pro-voter reforms have transformed our democracy and led to unprecedented voter turnout in the 2020 Election. But they…, How We Expand Voter Access Advocating for Voter Access We work with legislators, grassroots organizers, and people like you to promote…, Empowering Voters with VOTE411 To participate in our democracy, Americans deserve trustworthy, nonpartisan information about…
Fighting Voter Suppression (Topic Page) Why It Matters Voter suppression is any attempt to prevent or discourage certain Americans from registering to …, What We're Doing Legal Work The League is at the forefront of the most important federal and state cases across the United States. Our legal team…