League Sends Letter to President Trump Regarding Census Bureau Director (Legal Document) 7/18/2017 The League joined 168 national, state and local organizations in urging the President to nominate a highly qualified and widely respected…
The Birth of the Namesake of Gerrymandering (Blog) 7/14/2017 This July 17th, a day that usually goes unnoticed by many, is the birthday of a man who vastly impacted the American electoral system. Elbridge Gerry…
League Joins Call to Restore Funding for Election Assistance Commission (Legal Document) 7/12/2017 The League joined a letter in support of an amendment to the financial services and general government appropriations bill that would restore funding…
League Joins Letter To Secretaries of State Regarding Pence Kobach Commission Data Request (Legal Document) 7/7/2017 The League joined a letter sent to all 50 Secretaries of State condemning and opposing the data request by President Trump's advisory commission. The…
LWV Statement on Election ‘Integrity’ Commission Fishing for Fraud (Press Release) 7/6/2017 Washington, DC – League of Women Voters president Chris Carson issued the following statement in response to the White House openly admitting the…
LWV Statement on Kobach Request for Voter Records (Press Release) 6/30/2017 League Opposes Kobach Request for Voter RecordsWASHINGTON, DC- The request for voter records confirms fears of Kris Kobach continuing his tactics of…
Voting Rights Advocates Rally on Capitol Hill (Blog) 6/29/2017 Last Thursday, League interns Allie Claman and Audra Brulc attended the #RestoreTheVOTE rally on Capitol Hill. Organized by Rep. Terri Sewell,…
League Urges Rejection of EAC Termination in House Appropriations Bill (Legal Document) 6/29/2017 The League sent a memo to members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government urging them to reject…
LWV Opposes Termination of EAC in Appropriations Bill (Press Release) 6/29/2017 Washington, DC - The League of Women Voters strongly urges the House Appropriations Committee not to terminate the Election Assistance Commission (…
League Statement on the Supreme Court Agreeing to Hear Gerrymandering Case (Press Release) 6/19/2017 LWV Optimistic As Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Extreme Gerrymandering CaseWisconsin Case Will Have National Impact on Redistricting WASHINGTON - The…