How Our Elections Can Work Better for Voters (Blog) 5/4/2015 This month, we’re marking the 22nd anniversary of the passage of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Commonly referred to as the "Motor Voter…
On the Shoulders of Giants: National Volunteer Week (Blog) 4/17/2015 It’s one of my favorite weeks of the year – National Volunteer Week! Here at the League of Women Voters of the United States, this is a time to…
8 Throwback Pictures of Empowering Voters – Then & Now! (Blog) 3/11/2015 This post is part of “Celebrating Women: Past, Present & Future,” the League’s series honoring Women’s History Month. This year, the League of…
Meet the League: Maggie Duncan (Blog) 2/27/2015 In honor of 95 years of Making Democracy Work ®, LWVVUS staff members are sharing stories about their work with the League. Maggie Duncan, Acting…
10 Ways the League of Women Voters Has Helped Improve Our Country (Blog) 2/4/2015 This year, the League of Women Voters celebrates its 95th anniversary. Founded by suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt on February 14, 1920 – just six…
Nonprofits' Voting Rights Challenges in 2015 - NPQ (News Clips) 2/2/2015 This article originally appeared in the Nonprofit Quarterly. By Rick Cohen At the national level, few nonprofits measure up to the League of Women…
Proof-of-citizenship rule for voters is voided (News Clips) 11/12/2014 This article originally appeared in Tucson Online. By Howard Fischer PHOENIX — Arizona cannot require people to produce proof of citizenship before…
Court nixes Kansas, Arizona citizenship proof rule (News Clips) 11/12/2014 ...Arizona cannot demand federal election officials to help them enforce their laws requiring new voters to submit a birth certificate, passport or…
Court Strikes Down Unnecessary Voter Barrier in Kobach V. EAC (Press Release) 11/7/2014 COURT STRIKES DOWN UNNECESSARY VOTER BARRIER IN KOBACH V. EAC Statement by Elisabeth MacNamara, President, League of Women Voters of the U.S.…
League Endorses S. 2865, the Voter Registration Modernization Act (Legal Document) 9/23/2014 The League endorsed S. 2865, the Voter Registration Modernization Act which promotes the use of online voter registration.Senator Kristin Gillibrand…