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…
Fighting for Fair Maps in Ohio (Blog) 2/11/2022 Last month, the Ohio Supreme Court struck down Ohio’s 2021 state and congressional maps due to partisan gerrymandering. We spoke with the League of Women Voters of Ohio's executive director, Jen…
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS RESPONDS TO SUPREME COURT DECISION TO UPHOLD ALABAMA’S GERRYMANDERED CONGRESSIONAL MAPS (Press Release) 2/8/2022 Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón and the League of Women Voters Alabama President Kathy Jones issued the following statements on the Supreme Court…
Black Women Who Define(d) The Voting Rights Movement (Blog) 2/4/2022 From Ida B. Wells to Stacey Abrams, Black women have played a pivotal role in the advancement of voting rights. Although there have been obstacles along the way, Black women as a collective power are…
THE GUARDIAN: Texas leans on new voting law to reject thousands of primary ballots (News Clips) 2/3/2022 Officials in Texas are rejecting thousands of mail-in ballots ahead of the first 2022 midterm primary votes next month, raising serious alarm that a new law is going to disenfranchise droves of…
FLORIDA PHOENIX: Nation is watching: FL League of Women Voters president blasts SB 90 on Day 1 in federal trial (News Clips) 1/31/2022 This story was originally published by Florida Phoenix on Florida new election law SB90.
KHOU-TV: League of Women Voters Threatens to Sue Secretary of State for Not Providing Voter Registration Cards (News Clips) 1/22/2022 The League of Women Voters of Texas threatens to sue the Secretary of State for lack of voter registration cards.
US Senate Fails to Advance Voting Rights Bill (Press Release) 1/21/2022 Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement on the Senate vote on voting rights.
How Citizen's United Will Affect the 2022 Midterms (Blog) 1/21/2022 Campaign finance laws continue to empower corporations and the super-rich, making it difficult for the rest of the country to make their voices heard.
LWV of Baltimore County, Black Voters, and Advocacy Groups Urge Federal Court to Block Baltimore County’s Unlawful Redistricting Plan (Press Release) 1/20/2022 LWV of Baltimore County, other advocacy groups, and Black voters urge federal court to block racially gerrymandered in Baltimore County, Maryland.