League Members to Lobby Congress on Voting Rights (Blog) 6/15/2016 Hundreds of League members from around the country will be lobbying their U.S. Senators and Representatives on Capitol Hill to advocate for the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA).
League Opposes H.Con.Res 89 (Legal Document) 6/8/2016 The League joined coalition partners on a letter calling for members of the U.S. House of Representatives to oppose H.Con.Res 89.
League Volunteers, Grammy Winners Reach Tens of Thousands of Voters (Blog) 6/2/2016 The League team is taking a moment to reflect on this spring’s “Use Your Voice” tour, featuring Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins, Anais Mitchell, and nearly 40 local League volunteer teams nationwide.…
League Opposes H.R. 5055 (Legal Document) 5/24/2016 The League joined a letter opposing FY2017 for the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, H.R. 5055, because of bad…
What’s Happening in the States? A Voters’ Rights Legislative Round-up (Blog) 5/12/2016 Action on voting rights in 2016 looks very similar to last year. On the whole, states are passing less restrictive election laws, and even better, more and more states are reforming their election…
155 Countries to Sign Paris Agreement on Earth Day (Blog) 4/21/2016 On Earth day, world leaders will gather at the United Nations to sign the agreement put together during the UN Climate Conference in Paris. The historic agreement signaled the commitment to fight…
League Opposes H.R. 4775 (Legal Document) 4/18/2016 The League joined a letter opposing H.R. 4775, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act.
Help Us Recognize a Local League that Effectively Engaged their Community (Blog) 4/15/2016 The Effective Community Engagement award will reward innovative democracy-building programs that prioritized successful recruitment and engagement of strategic partners and/or new volunteers,…
League Opposes BRICK Act in U.S. House (Legal Document) 3/3/2016 The League joined environmental partners in opposing the Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016, or BRICK Act (H.R. 4557).
Presidents' Day, Primaries and Parties (Blog) 2/14/2016 In honor of our 96th anniversary as well as Presidents’ Day, we are calling upon our supporters to help us in Making Democracy Work and bringing new voters into our electoral process this year.