Redistricting Watch: How Fair Maps Save Lives (Blog) 3/25/2021 When district maps do not represent the people fairly, it prevents us from moving on issues that we care about – issues that can be a matter of life or…
League joins coalition urging immigration protections for Cameroonians (Legal Document) 2/28/2021 LWV signed on to a Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights letter urging Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Cameroonians.
League calls for TPS protections for Mexican immigrants (Legal Document) 2/17/2021 LWV calls upon President Biden and DHS Secretary Mayorkas to exercise executive authority to designate Mexico for Temporary Protected Status because of their COVID-19 crisis.
KQED: After Historic Election, California Legislators Consider Keeping Voting Changes (News Clips) 1/14/2021 California is considering making permanent changes to voting following historic voter turnout in the 2020 elections.
LWV calls on Biden administration to stop stripping Americans of their citizenship (Legal Document) 1/14/2021 LWV joined Muslim Advocates’ coalition in urging the new Biden Administration to stop the Trump denaturalization regime.
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 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.
California Lawsuit Blocking President’s Order Excluding Undocumented Individuals from Census Heads to the US Supreme Court (Press Release) 10/23/2020 A federal judge ruled in City of San Jose, California v. Trump that the president’s executive order to block undocumented individuals from being counted in the U.S. Census is unconstitutional.
League Continues Demand for COVID-19 Relief Package in Congress (Legal Document) 10/13/2020 The League sent a memo to all members of the U.S. House and Senate asking them to prioritize a COVID-19 relief package to aid American families during the ongoing pandemic.
LWV and NALEO Educational Fund Launch VOTE411 Election Website in Spanish (Press Release) 9/2/2020 The League of Women Voters Education Fund launched the award-winning election website VOTE411.org in Spanish.