11 Ways You Protected Democracy in 2022! (Blog) 12/15/2022 In a groundbreaking year, you rallied, donated, wrote representatives, and voted to defend a democracy in which all voters can safely and fairly make their voices heard. Here are a few highlights.
Neptune Woman Helps Formerly Incarcerated Register to Vote (News Clips) 12/13/2022 This profile was originally published by Asbury Park, NJ, Patch. League of Women Voters of Monmouth board member Annette Scott of Neptune recognized for advocacy for citizens returning from…
LWV Member honored at NJ Reentry Corporation luncheon (News Clips) 11/28/2022 This story was originally published by TAPinto. Annette Scott was recognized for her work with former inmates
Annie Benifield leads League of Women Voters (News Clips) 10/26/2022 This profile was originally published in Defender. For Annie Benifield, voting is in her blood. Her father was a first generation born out of slavery African American, who lived to be 90 years old…
Supreme Court Makes It Harder to Keep Guns Out of Public Spaces (Press Release) 6/23/2022 WASHINGTON — Today, the US Supreme Court ruled 6 – 3 in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen that New York’s 100-year-old law restricting certain individuals from carrying concealed…
DeSantis signs controversial voting bill, creates election crimes office (News Clips) 4/25/2022 TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis asked the Legislature to create an office within the executive branch that would have the power to investigate and enforce election related crimes.
Voting activist says decision to drop challenge to Ohio congressional map for 2022 is "painful" (News Clips) 3/24/2022 While other groups say they'll continue to fight, the executive director of the League of Women Voters says there isn't enough time in this year's election calendar to win.
Top Reflections From Our 102nd Birthday (Blog) 2/14/2022 On February 14, 2022, the League celebrated its 102nd anniversary. In addition to events hosted by Leagues across the country, LWVUS hosted a virtual rally uniting us as One League Together, during…
League of Women Voters Thanks President Biden for Directing Senate to End Filibuster (Press Release) 1/11/2022 LWV CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement in response to President Biden and Vice President Harris’s speech at the Atlanta University Center Consortium. Virginia was honored to…
LWV's Achievements in 2021 (Blog) 12/17/2021 As the late, great civil rights activist Bob Moses, who passed this last April, said, “Do what you think actually needs to be done, set an example, and hope your actions will click with someone else…