VOTE411.org: Helping More than One Million Voters in 2017 (Blog) 11/20/2017 Every year is an election year and in 2017 the League helped more than one million voters find election related information on VOTE411.org. Since…
FEC to Strengthen Online Advertisement Regulation Thanks to League Activists (Blog) 11/16/2017 Today, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) unanimously voted to move forward with updating and strengthening regulations for online…
Groups Demand FEC Require Online Political Ad Transparency (Blog) 11/9/2017 Every American has the right to know who is paying for online political ads, whether it is organizations with ties to foreign governments or wealthy…
League Urges U.S. Senators to Cosponsor We the People Act (Legal Document) 10/24/2017 The League sent a letter to the U.S. Senate urging Senators to cosponsor and support the We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017. This legislation…
League Supports Honest Ads Act (Legal Document) 10/24/2017 The League supports the bipartisan Honest Ads Act, legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate that addresses the need for new rules to expose efforts…
LWV v. Rucho: NC's Historic Opportunity to End Gerrymandering (Blog) 10/20/2017 Editorial Note: This article was written by Jennifer Bremer, Statewide Coordinator for Fair Elections, League of Women Voters of North…
Texas Voter Data Protected for Now (Press Release) 10/5/2017 Texas Advocacy Groups to Texas Officials: Handing Over Voter Information Violates State Law Austin, TX – Local voter advocacy groups secured a…
Supreme Court Preview: Gill v. Whitford Challenges the Idea of Partisan Gerrymandering (Blog) 9/27/2017 The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of Gill v. Whitford on October 3. The case challenges the district maps drawn by the state…
League Submits Brief in Husted v. A. Phillip Randolph Institute (Article) 9/25/2017 LWVUS and LWVOH submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Husted v. A. Phillip Randolph Institute. The case will be heard by…
League Urges U.S. House to Oppose Campaign Finance Riders (Legal Document) 9/8/2017 The League joined other groups calling on the U.S. House to oppose amendments related to campaign finance issues that were attached to the House…