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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…

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.

Voting Rights Legislation Showdown in the US Senate (Blog)

1/18/2022

The United States Senate has canceled its January recess to bring Senators back to Washington to debate and vote on voting rights legislation. This follows months of pressure from the League and…

League Applauds House Passage of New Voting Rights Bill (Press Release)

1/13/2022

The US Senate must follow suit and pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.

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…

LARGEST DIRECT ACTION TO DATE: Voting Rights Activists Arrested (Press Release)

11/17/2021

Hundreds of voting rights activists escalated demands for the White House to act on voting rights today, in an action that resulted in the arrests of more than 200 participants.

League Supports Cloture Vote on John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Legal Document)

11/3/2021

LWVUS joined the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights calling on the US Senate to move the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act forward for debate.

League Memo to President Biden and his Administration Following the 2020 Election (Article)

10/29/2021

League President Dr. Deborah Ann Turner and CEO Virginia Kase sent the following memo to President Biden and his administration following the 2020 election.

LWV Applauds the Senate’s Introduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Press Release)

10/6/2021

Our freedom to vote remains under threat, and with the midterm election cycle just a few months away, we need the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act more than ever.

League Urges Senate to Vote Yes on Freedom to Vote Act (Legal Document)

9/23/2021

In a memo to the US Senate, LWV urged Senators to support passage of the Freedom to Vote Act.