What’s at Stake for This Census (Blog) 1/17/2020 2020 brings a year of new challenges and opportunities to better our democracy. Part of this work will be through the 2020 Census--…
League of Women Voters of Texas Files Lawsuit Demanding Online Motor Voter Registration (Press Release) 1/15/2020 Residents who renew driver’s licenses online must be given opportunity to register to vote SAN ANTONIO—Today, the League of Women Voters of…
League Joins Letter Regarding FEC appointments (Legal Document) 1/13/2020 LWVUS joined a letter sent to the White House and staff of Senators McConnell, Blunt, Schumer and Klobuchar asking them to make appointments to…
The Voting Rights Act in Action (Blog) 1/13/2020 An in-depth look at how the Voting Rights Act has protected voters of color and language-minority voters—and why we need the Voting Rights…, In the Southeast corner of Utah lies San Juan County, which includes part of the Navajo Nation. Native Americans make up a slight majority of San…
Arizona Voting Rights Advocates Win Settlement Improving Statewide Access to Voter Registration (Press Release) 1/6/2020 PHOENIX, AZ—Today, Voting rights advocates celebrated a significant win for Arizonans that will make it easier for residents to exercise their…
2019 Roundup: Defending Democracy Through Litigation (Blog) 1/3/2020 With more Leagues engaging in litigation and an increased interest in the work we are doing, each year we track as many cases happening across the…
LWVUS Urges Congress to Fund 2020 Census (Article) 12/17/2019 The League joined the Census Project and other national and state organizations calling for full funding of the 2020 Census in the FY20…
AP: New Hampshire voting law on trial, just weeks before primary (News Clips) 12/3/2019 This story was originally published by the Associated Press. MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Ten weeks before New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation…
SCOTUS Hearing on the Rescission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) (Blog) 11/20/2019 On November 12, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of Univ. of Cal., et. al, which is a trio…, What does the Court want to know? The Court seemed to focus on three questions: (1) Are there serious reliance interests here that make the decision…
Testimony by Virginia Kase on Voting Rights And Election Administration In America (Press Release) 10/17/2019 STATEMENT BY VIRGINIA KASE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATES (LWVUS) U.S. HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION…, , Watch the full panel discussion here.