North Carolina Politicians Target College Students’ Right to Vote (Press Release) 8/22/2013 North Carolina Politicians Target College Students’ Right to Vote League of Women Voters Calls on Department of Justice and Congress to Act without…
League Urges FEC to Take No Action on Enforcement Manual Before New Commissioners Take Office (Article) 7/22/2013 The League joined reform organizations in sending a letter to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to strongly urge the Commissioners to take no…
165 Years Since Seneca Falls: Continuing to Organize for Equality (Blog) 7/17/2013 EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was originally published on the Huffington Post. One-hundred sixty-five years ago this week on July 19-20…
Supreme Court Ruling Opens Door to Widespread Voter Suppression (Blog) 6/28/2013 In its ruling on Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court erased fundamental protections against racial discrimination in…
LWV Reacts to Supreme Court Decision on the Voting Rights Act (Press Release) 6/25/2013 SUPREME COURT ERASES PROTECTIONS AGAINST RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN VOTING Congress Must Act Quickly to Restore the Voting Rights Act Washington, D.C…
LWV Reacts to Supreme Court Decision on the National Voter Registration Act (Press Release) 6/17/2013 SIGNIFICANT VICTORY FOR VOTERS IN SUPREME COURT DECISION Arizona v. ITCA Decision Protects Voter Registration Process from Political Manipulation…
Protecting Voters (Article) 6/6/2013 Rooted in the movement that secured the right to vote for women, the League has worked to foster civic engagement and enhance access to the vote…
Media Coverage Money Can't Buy... and Florida Never Wanted (Blog) 6/5/2013 Editorial Note: This blog post is written by Deirdre Macnab,President of the League of Women Voters of Florida. Even the Koch brothers can't afford…
Obama Administration Names Presidential Commission on Election Administration Members (Press Release) 5/21/2013 The following is a statement by Elisabeth MacNamara, President, League of Women Voters of the United States: “Today, President Obama named members…
Mark the NVRA at 20 – Join a Tweet Chat with Project Vote (Blog) 5/16/2013 Monday, May 20, marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), legislation that streamlined the voter…