Registering High School Students Nationwide at Youth Summit (Blog) 5/24/2019 On Tuesday, May 21, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and several local museums nationwide hosted the annual National Youth Summit, this year focusing…
League Urges Congress to Support EAC (Legal Document) 5/21/2019 The League joined more than 30 organizations in urging the House Administration Committee to vigorously support for the bipartisan and independent U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
League Joins Groups Urging Presidential Candidates to Prioritize Democracy Reform Agenda (Legal Document) 5/15/2019 The League joined over 100 organizations on letters to all announced presidential candidates urging them to implement a democracy reform plan.
League Joins Comments Opposing Changes to Coastal Zone Management Act (Legal Document) 4/25/2019 LWVUS and 87 organizations sent comments to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) regarding proposed rulemaking for procedural changes to the Coastal Zone Management Act (…
In the Know: Analyzing SCOTUS Hearing on Adding a Citizenship Question to 2020 Census (Blog) 4/24/2019 On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Department of Commerce v. New York, a case challenging the Administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census short form. Learn more…
League Calls on Senate to Hold For the People Act Hearing (Legal Document) 4/23/2019 The League sent a memo to the U.S. Senate calling for a hearing on the For the People Act.
Mueller Report Reveals Urgent Need for Election Security (Press Release) 4/19/2019 The Mueller report makes it clear: Congress should pass the For the People Act to modernize our elections and increase transparency.
High Schoolers want to vote—we have a responsibility to show them how (Blog) 4/18/2019 The sooner we can start educating young people about our election and voting systems, the more empowered they will be to make their voices heard.
League urges presidential candidates to disclose their big-money campaign fundraisers (Legal Document) 4/11/2019 LWVUS joined a broad cross-partisan coalition urging presidential candidates to disclose their big-money campaign fundraisers.
Politico: Advocacy groups press 2020 candidates to disclose bundlers (News Clips) 4/11/2019 A coalition of 16 advocacy groups — including the Campaign Legal Center, Issue One, the League of Women Voters and Public Citizen — is calling on candidates for president to release lists of…