Then and Now: How Two Pandemics Tested the Power of Women (Blog) 3/30/2021 In 2020, during one of the most significant and contentious elections in decades, women faced a new public health crisis: COVID-19. More than one…
Voting Rights Groups Sue To Stop Voter Suppression Bill in Georgia (Press Release) 3/29/2021 LWV of Georgia, along with partners, filed a lawsuit against the state of Georgia to prevent enforcement of SB 202, an omnibus voter suppression bill signed by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp last week.
Virginia Kase Statement for Senate Rule Committee Hearing on S1, the "For the People Act" (Press Release) 3/24/2021 The For the People Act is the democracy reform bill the American people want and deserve.
LWVUS and LWVGA Condemn Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (Press Release) 3/18/2021 The League of Women Voters grieves the murders of the eight individuals who were killed on Tuesday, March 16th, and the countless other AAPI lives that have been tragically taken as a…
LWV Supports the For the People Act in the Senate (Press Release) 3/17/2021 Senators must come together to protect voters and defend democracy
LWV Celebrates House Vote to Eliminate ERA Deadline (Press Release) 3/17/2021 The League of Women Voters of the United States president Dr. Deborah Ann Turner issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to advance the Equal…
LWVUS Letter to Congress re ERA ratification (Legal Document) 3/11/2021 The League has fought for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to secure equal rights and we ask Congress to pass HJ Res 17, to remove its ratification deadline.
The Formerly-Convicted Should Get to Vote. Here’s How the Senate Can Make it Happen. (Blog) 3/11/2021 Formerly-convicted individuals get counted in the census, hold jobs, raise families, and contribute to their communities -- why shouldn’t they have a voice in their representative government?
LWV Statement on Voting Rights Executive Order (Press Release) 3/8/2021 This executive order will expand voter access, strengthen voter registration, and improve election information so that all eligible Americans can participate in our democracy.
HUFFINGTON POST: Kentucky May Soon Restore Voting Rights To 200,000 People With Felony Records (News Clips) 3/6/2021 Kentucky could soon be expanding voting rights restoration to even more individuals who have been convicted of felonies.