Another Voice: Participation by candidates essential to democratic process (News Clips) 6/15/2023 This opinion was originally published by The Buffalo News. More than 100 people came to the Buffalo & Erie County Central Library to ask…
TSU, League of Women Voters partner to reach young voters (News Clips) 6/14/2023 This story was originally published in Defender. Texas Southern University’s Executive Master of Public Administration Program (eMPA) and the League…
LWVUS joins a letter in support of the Office of Congressional Ethics (Legal Document) 6/12/2023 LWVUS joined a letter to the House Administration Oversight Subcommittee in support of the Office of Congressional Ethics. The coalition asserted…
Ohio's fight over State Issue 1 just one part of a larger national battle over ballot issues (News Clips) 6/5/2023 This story was originally published by cleveland.com. Ohio is teed up for a political fight over ballot initiatives this summer, after Republican…
Where is the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program Now? (Blog) 6/1/2023 The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program protects certain people who immigrated to the United States as children from being deported…, To qualify for DACA, an individual must: Have come to the US before the age of 16; Have been born on or after June 16, 1981; …, In June 2020, the US Supreme Court ruled that the 2017 termination of DACA was unlawful, restoring the program. Then in July 2021, the US District…, It is especially unconscionable to exclude DACA recipients from accessing vital health care benefits as the US has grappled with the health and…, Federal immigration policies affecting people who’ve called this country home for years have faced countless, needlessly convoluted changes. For over…
Voting Local Matters: Why Vote for School Board? (Blog) 5/25/2023 You may have heard that voting for local elected officials matters, but why is that? What does it mean to vote for positions like mayor, city council…, Each school board has different responsibilities, but these are most common: Establishing the Vision for the School District: The school…, Increased attention on schools has prompted more people to run for school board to have a say in their school district's direction. Last year, one…
Letter: North Dakota Legislative session increases election transparency (News Clips) 5/24/2023 This letter to the editor was originally published in The Bismarck Tribune. The League of Women Voters of North Dakota’s top priority this…
30 years after the NVRA, we're still fighting for voting rights (News Clips) 5/20/2023 This op-ed was originally published by The Hill. Thirty years ago, the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) was passed with bipartisan support to…
Protecting the National Voter Registration Act (Blog) 5/18/2023 The League’s history of breaking down barriers to voting is perhaps best exemplified by its contribution to the passage of the National Voter…, Further, the NVRA sets standards for how states maintain their lists of registered voters or voter rolls. States must identify ineligible voters who…, One way that the League continues to fight to expand voter registration is by promoting Executive Order 14019, Promoting Access to Voting, which…, Promote Voter Registration You can fight to expand voter registration today! Check your registration at VOTE411.org (and…
Voter Registration Rates Highest in 20 Years (News Clips) 5/17/2023 This story was originally published by Public News Service. Voter registration rates in the U.S. hit a record high in last year's midterm elections…