VOTE411.org Wins Webby People's Voice Award for Best Government & Civil Innovation Website (Press Release) 5/19/2020 VOTE411 named Best Government & Civil Innovation Website in the 24th Annual Webby People’s Voice Awards
League Joins Efforts to Support Funding in 4th COVID-19 Stimulus (Legal Document) 4/22/2020 LWVUS has actively been supporting additional measures for inclusion in the next emergency funding stimulus bills related to the coronavirus.
League Calls on Congress to Provide Additional Stimulus Funding Related to COVID-19 (Legal Document) 4/16/2020 The League sent a memo to Congress urging them to include policies in the next COVID-19 stimulus bill that that will protect our elections, protect all families regardless of immigration status…
League Urges Congress to Protect Voting Rights in COVID-19 Stimulus Package (Legal Document) 3/21/2020 Congress must provide states with the funds they need to protect the right to vote amid COVID-19 in the economic stimulus package.
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 Advancement Act.
League Urges Congress to Support EAC (Legal Document) 5/21/2019 The League joined more than 30 organizations in urging the House Administration Committee to vigorously support for the bipartisan and independent U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
League Calls on Senate to Hold For the People Act Hearing (Legal Document) 4/23/2019 The League sent a memo to the U.S. Senate calling for a hearing on the For the People Act.
League Urges Support for HR4 (Legal Document) 3/22/2019 The League urged Representatives to support HR4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Wisconsin State Journal: Collaborative effort to help homeless population register to vote (News Clips) 7/12/2018 Voter ID laws can make it difficult for homeless people to vote. In Wisconsin, the League is working to help homeless voters exercise their rights.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Critics Say Citizenship Question on Census Could Lead to Undercount (News Clips) 3/27/2018 For the first time in more than half a century, the decennial census will ask respondents to indicate whether they’re a U.S. citizen or not.