League Sends Letter to U.S. Senate on S. 1176 (Legal Document) 2/18/2016 The League sent a letter to the U.S. Senate in support of Senator Udall’s Empower Act, S. 1176, legislation to repair the presidential public financing system.
Reminiscing: 22 Years after the National Voter Registration Act (Blog) 5/18/2015 On May 20, 1993, I watched President Clinton sign the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) into law. The legislation, also known as Motor Voter, was a significant victory for LWV.
League Urges Support of HR 425, the Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (Legal Document) 4/21/2015 The League sent a letter to the U.S.
League Supports the DISCLOSE Act of 2014 (Legal Document) 7/9/2014 The League sent a letter to the U.S. Senate in support of the DISCLOSE Act of 2014.
League Continues to Push to Restore the Voting Rights Act (Legal Document) 5/15/2014 The League continues efforts to restore the Voting Rights Act with a letter to the House of Representatives.
Voting Rights Coalition Urges Action on Voting Rights Amendment Act (Blog) 5/15/2014 This morning, I joined with other voting rights leaders at a press conference to urge Congress to begin moving the bipartisan Voting Rights Amendment Act by holding a hearing in the House Judiciary…
LWVUS Lobby Corps: An Invaluable Resource (Blog) 4/10/2014 Established in 1971, Lobby Corps convenes for briefings on League legislative priorities. They play a key role in promoting League issues and communicating our positions to Congress.
League Urges U.S. House to Modernize and Repair the Voting Rights Act (Legal Document) 1/23/2014 The League sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to act quickly on H.R. 3899, the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014.
League Lobbies U.S. Senate on Voting Rights Act (Legal Document) 9/19/2013 The League sent a letter to the U.S.
LWV-US In Action on Campaign Finance (Article) 5/31/2012 The Campaign Finance Task Force has completed an informational paper that covers a brief history of LWV action on campaign finance, what the LWV has done, is doing now and what Leagues can also do.