Missouri's League of Women Voters say new election law infringes on freedom of speech (News Clips) 9/7/2022 This story was originally published on ozarksfirst.com. The Missouri League of Women Voters and the Missouri NAACP are suing the state over a new…
Power the South (Article) 8/30/2022 Power the South (PTS) is a campaign for Leagues, alongside regional and local partners, to strengthen our people-powered organizing as an antidote…, With so much at stake, including the attacks on reproductive rights, voting rights restrictions, voter disenfranchisement and purges, gerrymandering…, They did so by: Developing a shared understanding, vision, and on-the-ground efforts; Training and equipping Leagues and partners…, 2022 Campaign In September 2022, the League of Women Voters launched a tour to build power across the south. The tour's first year…
LWVUS Joins Call to Protect Old Growth Forests (Legal Document) 8/30/2022 The League of Women Voters of the United States and more than 110 other organizations sent a letter to Secretary Vilsack of the Department of…
Missouri voters now required to show government ID (News Clips) 8/29/2022 This story was originally published on kmbc.com. Missouri voters are now required to show a current government photo identification. The Missouri…
Second Lawsuit Filed: Missouri NAACP and League of Women Voters Sue State of Missouri, John Ashcroft over New Voter ID Restrictions (Press Release) 8/24/2022 Jefferson City, Mo. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri and the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition filed a lawsuit against the…
State Legislature Seeks Unchecked Power over Elections in Moore v. Harper (Blog) 8/24/2022 Update: on June 27, 2023, SCOTUS ruled affirming the role of state court judicial review in a major victory for checks and balances and the…, The US Supreme Court denied the Defendants’ motion for a stay of the superior court’s decision, but ultimately accepted the Defendants’ writ of…, A ruling in favor of the North Carolina lawmakers would also invalidate any state constitutional provision that governs federal elections. Further,…, According to the Brennan Center for Justice, since the 2020 general election, 39 states have proposed at least 393 laws that would harm the political…
LWVUS Sent a Letter to the State Department on Summit for Democracy Priorities (Legal Document) 8/23/2022 The League engaged with the Summit for Democracy, hosted by the State Department, through civil society consultations over the course of the…
DC Reproductive Rights Depend on Statehood (Blog) 8/18/2022 This blog was written by Anne Anderson and Kathy Chiron of the LWV of DC. In August 2022, Kansans came out in droves to reject a proposed amendment…, Abortion Justice in DC In fact, Congress recently passed a budget bill that prevents DC from using locally raised taxes to help low-income…
Why Oceans are Part of the Climate Solution (Blog) 8/18/2022 This blog was written by Carolyn Caywood. Even if you live a thousand miles from the nearest coast, oceans — which make up nearly seventy percent of…, Further, oceans are like highways connecting the world in a web of trade. Our economy is so interconnected that a shipping accident in the Suez Canal…