CT approves early voting ballot question, paving path to new law (News Clips) 11/9/2022 This article was originally published in CT Mirror. Connecticut residents on Tuesday voted in favor of bringing in-person early voting to the state…
How The Roe Decision Mobilized a First-Time Voter (News Clips) 11/7/2022 This interview was originally published by TheSkimm. College freshman Cassidy Recio Brenes is excited to vote for the first time. Like, really…
Vassar students will vote on campus, after all, after last-minute court ruling (News Clips) 11/7/2022 This article was originally published in the Poughkeepsie Journal. After an appeal, a weekend of confusion and a last-minute decision by the state's…
VICTORY: Missouri Judge Blocks Restrictions on Voter Registration Activity and Distribution of Absentee Ballot Applications (Press Release) 11/4/2022 Jefferson City, Mo. — This afternoon, a judge for the Cole County Circuit Court granted a preliminary injunction in our LWV MO and Missouri NAACP v.…
It's Almost Election Day! Start Making Your Voting Plan Now. (News Clips) 11/3/2022 This article was originally published in Buzzfeed News. With Election Day quickly approaching (it’s Nov. 8, btw), it helps to have a plan for how to…
LOCAL MOTION: Beth Hendrix, League of Women Voters of Colorado, speaks about the importance of protecting our democracy and the work of League of Women Voters. (News Clips) 11/2/2022 This show originally aired on KNVF. Listen to the conversation here. Beth Hendrix, executive director League of Women Voters of Colorado, speaks…
Reproductive Rights Are on the Ballot (Blog) 11/1/2022 In June 2022, the US Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and…, Which States Have Reproductive Rights on the Ballot? Kansas Unlike the other five ballot measures, Kansas voters already voted on a…, Montana Montana voters will vote on a legislatively referred state statute (LR-131), known as the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act. Adoption…, Michigan’s Constitution currently protects the rights to equal protection and due process. A Michigan court pointed to these rights to block the…
Women show up big at the polls during early voting (News Clips) 10/29/2022 This story originally aired on WPTV News. Election Day is less than two weeks away and people want their voices heard. Early voting is already…
LWVUS Urges the US Department of Health and Human Services to Allow DACA Recipients to Enroll in Health Insurance Programs (Legal Document) 10/25/2022 The League signed onto a letter to Secretary Becerra of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), urging HHS to allow recipients of the…