On Air Today: Jennifer Rubin of the League of Women Voters (News Clips) 7/14/2023 This conversation originally aired on 97.9's The Hill. Jennifer Rubin of the League of Women Voters of North Carolina joins 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton…
Iowa Capitol crowded as lawmakers consider six week abortion ban (News Clips) 7/11/2023 This story was originally published by RadioIowa. A few dozen Iowans have shared their views on a six week abortion ban at public hearings at the…
Asian Americans feels particularly targeted by new laws criminalizing those who assist voters (News Clips) 7/7/2023 This story was originally published by Associated Press. For a century, the League of Women Voters in Florida formed bonds with marginalized…
Felon voting registration events held following new law enactment (News Clips) 7/7/2023 This story originally aired on FOX9. It’s been more than a month since over 55,000 Minnesotans re-gained the right to vote, and efforts to…
Judge Blocks Part of Florida’s Restrictive Voting Law Targeting Nonpartisan Civic Engagement Groups (Press Release) 7/6/2023 Tallahassee, FL — On Monday, a federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of portions of Florida’s anti-voter law, SB 7050. The order comes after…
Quiz: How Well Do You Know America's Female Democracy Icons? Part 2 (Blog) 7/5/2023 How much do you know about our democracy’s Founding Mothers, from the eighteenth century to today? Test yourself below (or in our first…, Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress, led the fight for a constitutional amendment that would grant (some) women the right to vote.…, Secretary Debra Haaland, the 54th US Secretary of the Interior and first Indigenous Cabinet Secretary (she’s a member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe), is…, During the Stonewall uprising, this young activist said, “I’m not missing a minute of this – it's the revolution!” a. Marsha P. Johnson b.…
Day in the Life Registering High School Voters (Blog) 6/28/2023 It’s a bright, sunny day filled with the sounds of students scampering through the hallways. A bell rings. Students begin rushing to…, Now it’s my turn. Walking over to the whiteboard, I ask the students, “What are some of the most important issues to you?” Students shout out issues…, We remind the students they can learn all about the candidates on the ballot by going to VOTE411.org — VOTE411 is a nonpartisan, one-stop shop for…