LWVUS joins a letter in support of the Office of Congressional Ethics (Legal Document) 6/12/2023 LWVUS joined a letter to the House Administration Oversight Subcommittee in support of the Office of Congressional Ethics.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Alabama's Congressional Maps (News Clips) 6/9/2023 This story was originally published by Public News Service. Kathy Jones, president of the League of Women Voters of Alabama, praised the ruling as a "momentous day" for voters and voting-rights…
US Supreme Court Decision Preserves Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Ensures Continued Protections for Fair Representation (Press Release) 6/8/2023 SCOTUS upheld in Allen v. Milligan a lower court ruling that Alabama must create a second majority Black congressional district in compliance with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
Ohio's fight over State Issue 1 just one part of a larger national battle over ballot issues (News Clips) 6/5/2023 This story was originally published by cleveland.com Ohio is teed up for a political fight over ballot initiatives this summer, after Republican Ohio lawmakers voted last month to set an Aug. 8…
Where is the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program Now? (Blog) 6/1/2023 The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program protects certain people who immigrated to the United States as children from being deported. Since the program began in 2012, DACA has…
Voting Local Matters: Why Vote for School Board? (Blog) 5/25/2023 School board members have the important job of overseeing the education of future community members, and that’s powerful. The school board sets the policies and goals for the district, while the…
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 legislative session was protecting voting rights to ensure…
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. LWVUS CEO Virginia Kase Solomón wrote about the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and the right to vote thirty years later.
Protecting the National Voter Registration Act (Blog) 5/18/2023 The League’s history of breaking down barriers to voting is perhaps best exemplified by its contribution to the passage of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) in 1993. This legislation makes…
LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress to Support Paid Family and Medical Leave (Legal Document) 5/17/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined a sign-on letter urging Congress to support the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act, which would create a …