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…
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…
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…
LWVUS Urges Congress to Support the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act (NCARS) (Legal Document) 8/2/2022 The League signed onto a letter to select legislators urging them to support the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act (NCARS; S.…
The League's Impact on Redistricting (Blog) 7/28/2022 In September 2019, the League launched its national redistricting effort People Powered Fair Maps™ (PPFM). PPFM aimed to create greater transparency…, Increasing Community Participation PPFM worked to increase community awareness and participation in the redistricting process through virtual and in…
NEW REPORT: LWV's 3-Year Redistricting Program Proves People Power Is the Path to Fair Maps (Press Release) 7/28/2022 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters published their 2022 redistricting report for the organization’s program People Powered Fair Maps™. The…
LWVUS supports Youth Voting Rights Act (Legal Document) 7/26/2022 The League sent a letter to the US Senate urging them to pass the Youth Voting Rights Act as a measure to support eligible young voters’ access to…