League Joins Call for Social Media Companies to Address Election Disinformation (Legal Document) 5/12/2022 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined a letter with more than 120 other groups addressed to social media platform leaders urging…
Op-Ed: Equal Access to Reproductive Rights (News Clips) 5/11/2022 This op-ed was originally published in the News & Observer. The members of the League of Women Voters of North Carolina celebrated Mother’s Day…
Arab American Women in Democracy You Should Know (Blog) 4/26/2022 April is Arab American Heritage Month! This month (and all year long), we celebrate the rich and diverse culture and contributions of the Arab…, Charlene Mekled Elder: Judge In 2006, Judge Charlene Mekled Elder was appointed to the Wayne County 3rd Circuit Court by Michigan Governor…
DeSantis signs controversial voting bill, creates election crimes office (News Clips) 4/25/2022 This story was originally published in the Tampa Bay Times. TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis asked the Legislature to create an office within the…
LWVUS and LWVUT Support the Preservation of Utah’s Red Cliffs National Conservation Area and Reserve (Legal Document) 4/25/2022 The League of Women Voters US and the League of Women Voters of Utah wrote a letter to Sec. Deb Haaland urging the reversal of the previous…
LWVUS Urges Climate Action in the Senate (Legal Document) 4/21/2022 Following a new report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicating the importance of international governments…
League of Women Voters Responds to House Investigation into Election Disinformation (Press Release) 4/21/2022 WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement on the House Oversight…, ### PRESS CONTACT: Shannon Augustus | 202-768-9578 | [email protected]
KANSAS CIVIC GROUPS FILE IMMEDIATE APPEAL OF LAWSUIT AGAINST VOTER SUPPRESSION LAWS AFTER WRONGFUL DISMISSAL (Press Release) 4/12/2022 TOPEKA, KS – Yesterday evening, the League of Women Voters of Kansas, Loud Light, Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, and the Topeka…, “After nearly a year of delays in the district court, we look forward to moving our case to the appeals court,” said Davis Hammet, Loud Light…, About League of Women Voters of Kansas: The League of Women Voters of Kansas is a nonpartisan, grassroots civic organization that encourages informed…
Government watchdog groups push for ethics reform in New York’s state budget (News Clips) 3/30/2022 This story was originally published in WSKG.org. ALBANY, NY (WSKG) – Government watchdog groups are making a push to include ethics reform in the…
Ohio Redistricting Commission changes course at last minute (News Clips) 3/29/2022 This story was originally published by the Springfield News-Sun. Mar. 29—For the fourth time, the Ohio Redistricting Commission stared down a…