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…
LWVMA Continues Fight to Preserve Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Facilities (Blog) 1/22/2015 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Meryl Kessler, executive director, League of Women Voters of Massachusetts Last June the U.S.…
4 Solutions to Fight the Corruptive Influence of Money in Politics (Blog) 1/21/2015 Every January we mark the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. FEC. It has become an occasion when we acknowledge…
League Joins Amicus Brief in Williams-Yulee v. The Florida Bar (Article) 1/14/2015 LWVUS and the League of Women Voters of Florida joined an amicus brief in the case of Williams-Yulee v. The Florida Bar. The U.S. Supreme Court will…
Take Action: The FEC needs to Hear From You (Blog) 1/7/2015 We’re just one week away from our deadline to submit comments to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) regarding how "to address corruption in the…
League of Women Voters of the United States Responds to Comments by Rep. Scalise (Press Release) 12/30/2014 League of Women Voters of the United States Responds to Comments by Rep. Scalise Statement from Elisabeth MacNamara, president of the League of…
Happy Bill of Rights Day! (Blog) 12/15/2014 Today is Bill of Rights Day, established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in honor of the ratification of the first 10 amendments to the U.S.…
Tell the FEC What to do About Citizens United (Blog) 11/20/2014 Another election has come and gone and millions of Americans went to the polls to vote at the local, state and federal levels on the issues and…
League Praises Immigration Step (Press Release) 11/20/2014 LEAGUE PRAISES IMMIGRATION STEP Support for Family-Focused Executive Order Washington, D.C. – The League of Women Voters of the U.S. reacted to…