Supreme Court Strikes Down Alabama's Congressional Maps (News Clips) 6/9/2023 This story was originally published by Public News Service. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a lower-court ruling on a 5-to-4 vote Thursday,…
US Supreme Court Decision Preserves Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Ensures Continued Protections for Fair Representation (Press Release) 6/8/2023 WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) upheld in Allen v. Milligan a lower court ruling that Alabama must create a…
LWVUS and LWVDC Urge Amendments to Protect DC Voters (Legal Document) 6/7/2023 LWVUS and LWVDC submitted a statement to be included in the record of a hearing held by the House Oversight and Administration Committees. The joint…
Meet Alice Upshaw Hawkins, first Black leader of League of Women Voters of Corpus Christi (News Clips) 5/31/2023 This profile was originally published in the Corpus Christi Caller Times. Resting on Alice Upshaw Hawkins' coffee table is a gavel, signifying she…
Voting Local Matters: Why Vote for School Board? (Blog) 5/25/2023 You may have heard that voting for local elected officials matters, but why is that? What does it mean to vote for positions like mayor, city council…, Each school board has different responsibilities, but these are most common: Establishing the Vision for the School District: The school…, Increased attention on schools has prompted more people to run for school board to have a say in their school district's direction. Last year, one…
Letter: North Dakota Legislative session increases election transparency (News Clips) 5/24/2023 This letter to the editor was originally published in The Bismarck Tribune. The League of Women Voters of North Dakota’s top priority this…
'Drag for Democracy' in SF shows LGBTQ+ community about power of voting (News Clips) 5/21/2023 This story was originally aired by ABC 7. The League of Women Voters of California Saturday honored several San Francisco leaders who are showing…
League of Women Voters Marks 30th Anniversary of NVRA (Press Release) 5/20/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón released the following statement on the 30th anniversary of the NVRA:…
30 years after the NVRA, we're still fighting for voting rights (News Clips) 5/20/2023 This op-ed was originally published by The Hill. Thirty years ago, the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) was passed with bipartisan support to…