People Powered Fair Maps (Article) 1/13/2021 People Powered Fair MapsTM is a national redistricting program of the League of Women Voters focused on creating fair political maps nationwide. The program includes actions in all 50…
League of Women Voters of the United States Calls for Immediate Removal of President Donald Trump (Press Release) 1/8/2021 Donald Trump must be immediately removed as President of the United States of America and banned from running for federal office ever again.
League Condemns Domestic Terrorist Attack on the U.S. Capitol (Press Release) 1/6/2021 Today’s activity on Capitol Hill should have been a procedural exercise to finalize the 2020 election. Instead, our nation's Capitol was attacked by domestic terrorists seeking to invalidate the will…
LWVUS Supports the Return of H.R. 1 in the 117th Congress (Press Release) 1/5/2021 The U.S. House of Representatives introduced H.R. 1, the For the People Act, a sweeping democracy reform bill that was first introduced in 2019.
Reaching One Million Georgia Voters (Blog) 1/5/2021 Today, there is a critical runoff election in Georgia! Two US Senate seats that will determine control of the Senate and a Public Service Commissioner position are on the ballot.
LWVUS Statement on the Certification of the Presidential Election (Press Release) 1/4/2021 Any objection to this process is simply political theater which directly mocks and defies our Constitution.
LWV calls on President-elect Biden to Reverse Harmful Immigration Executive Orders on Day 1 (Legal Document) 12/18/2020 In partnership with the Value our Families and No Muslim Ban Ever Campaigns, LWV advocated for President-elect Biden to rescind every iteration of the Muslim Ban.
League Joins Principles for Immigrant COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution (Legal Document) 12/18/2020 In letters to the CDC and Biden COVID-19 Transition Team, LWV joined allies in laying out clear principles for COVID-19 vaccine distribution to immigrants.
The Post and Courier: Commentary: How ‘safe’ SC Election Districts Turn Voters invisible (News Clips) 12/13/2020 LWV of South Carolina wrote an op-ed about the upcoming redistricting cycle and how "safe" districts silence the voice of voters.
The Electoral College: What is it good for? (Blog) 12/11/2020 The Electoral College is often not a well-understood entity. I want to highlight some of the history and shortcomings of this process and offer some possible solutions to replacing this…