What’s at Stake for This Census (Blog) 1/17/2020 Community organizing and advocacy will be an essential part of GOTC efforts this year. Here's what's at stake.
League of Women Voters of Texas Files Lawsuit Demanding Online Motor Voter Registration (Press Release) 1/15/2020 LWV of Texas filed a federal lawsuit claiming that the state violates the National Voter Registration Act by not providing voter registration with driver’s license applications online.
2019 Roundup: Defending Democracy Through Litigation (Blog) 1/3/2020 Throughout 2019 the League defended democracy in the courts on issues relating to voting rights, redistricting, money in politics, and improving elections.
AP: New Hampshire voting law on trial, just weeks before primary (News Clips) 12/3/2019 LWV of New Hampshire is challenging a state law that imposes burdensome requirements on voter registration.
League to Host 500 Events on National Voter Registration Day (Press Release) 9/23/2019 On National Voter Registration Day (NVRD), the League will host more than 500 voter registration events in local communities.
Fulcrum: Over 500 locations in one National Voter Registration Day drive (News Clips) 9/20/2019 The League of Women Voters will hold more than 500 voter registration events on September 24 for National Voter Registration Day.
League Calls on Senate to Fund Clean Water Program (Legal Document) 9/11/2019 We signed a letter asking the Senate to increase funding for the EPA's Nonpoint Source Management Program under the Clean Water Act. The funding levels requested have been approved by the U.S.…
Leagues Step Up on Climate Action (Blog) 8/20/2019 Guest authors Cathy Frischmann and Claudia Keith encourage Leagues to get involved in climate strike activities.
NPR: Some Fear Undercount As Texas Decides Not To Spend Money On 2020 Census (News Clips) 7/16/2019 Officials at the state level in Texas have decided not to spend any money on the 2020 census, even though in the past 10 years the population of Texas has grown massively. So business leaders, large…
Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Citizenship Question in 2020 Census (Press Release) 6/27/2019 Today, the Supreme Court ruled in Department of Commerce v. New York that a citizenship question in the U.S. Census report cannot proceed. LWVNY was one of the several plaintiffs.