Texas Voters Win as Motor Voter Lawsuit Is Settled (Press Release) 8/3/2021 Over 1 Million Texans Have Already Registered To Vote Online Since September 2020, When This Suit Forced The State To Comply With National Voter…
PRESS HERALD: While Some States Restrict Voting, Maine Lawmakers Pass Bills to Expand Access (Article) 7/8/2021 This story was originally published by Press Herald. During a year of pitched partisan battles elsewhere over voter rights and election…
League Joins Call to Support the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Legal Document) 6/8/2021 The League joined a letter led by the Leadership Conference in support of two critical pieces of legislation needed to protect the freedom to…
The League's Impact on the 2020 Election (Blog) 5/21/2021 A screenwriter couldn't have plotted it better: in the League's 100th year of existence, in the midst of a deeply contentious federal election,…
Redistricting Watch: I Will Fight for Fair Maps Because I Care About Voting Rights (Blog) 4/28/2021 This blog was written by Debra Cronmiller, Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin In the past decade, Wisconsin…, To that end, we opposed the recent bills introduced in our Legislature that actively work to suppress the vote. How does this relate to our fight for…, These aren’t the end of the bill’s restrictive measures; some of the proposed bills treat military voters differently than overseas voters, which…
Virginia Kase Statement for Senate Rule Committee Hearing on S1, the "For the People Act" (Press Release) 3/24/2021 Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Hearing on S1, the “For the People Act of 2021” March 24, 2021 Chairwoman Klobuchar, Ranking Member…
LWV Supports the For the People Act in the Senate (Press Release) 3/17/2021 WASHINGTON – Following the passage of HR1, the For the People Act, in the House of Representatives earlier this month, today the US Senate introduced…
The Formerly-Convicted Should Get to Vote. Here’s How the Senate Can Make it Happen. (Blog) 3/11/2021 This blog post was written in partnership with Stand Up America. With the For the People Act passing in the House earlier this month, it’s now…, Just like with gerrymandering, felony disenfranchisement laws allow partisan minorities to maintain their majority legislative power on the local,…
KQED: After Historic Election, California Legislators Consider Keeping Voting Changes (News Clips) 1/14/2021 This story was originally published by KQED. California's 2020 election was marked by historic levels of voter participation amid rapid changes…
LWVUS Supports the Return of H.R. 1 in the 117th Congress (Press Release) 1/5/2021 The For the People Act will create a stronger democracy with fairer elections for all Americans WASHINGTON — Late Monday, the U.S. House of…