High School Visitors Flex Their Advocacy Muscle (Blog) 4/3/2014 This morning I was thrilled to visit with over 100 students visiting Washington, D.C. through the Close Up Foundation, which brings thousands of high…
League Requests Stay Pending Appeal in Kobach v. U.S. Election Assistance Commission (Article) 4/2/2014 The League filed a motion to stay a decision of the U.S. District Court of Kansas pending an appeal in the case of Kobach v. U.S. Election Assistance…
Court: Big Money Worth More than Citizens' Voices (Press Release) 4/2/2014 “Yet another irresponsible decision on money in politics by the Roberts Court,” says League Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court…
The Selma March and Voting Rights Today (Blog) 3/31/2014 This month marked the anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery March for voting rights, a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement and the…
This Women’s History Month, Remembering the Women That History Books Forget (Blog) 3/27/2014 This post is part of “Celebrating Women: Past, Present & Future,” the League’s series honoring Women’s History Month. In honor of Women’s…
Illinois Suffrage at 17: Successful Youth Voter Registration in Greater Rockford (Blog) 3/27/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Susan Janson, vice president and Jeanne Claeys, voter services chair, of the League of…
California Health Exchange Slow to Offer Voter Registration (News Clips) 3/26/2014 Supporters of the new national health care law portray California's exchange as among the most successful at signing up residents for medical…
League Urges Representatives to Co-Sponsor H.R. 270 (Legal Document) 3/24/2014 The League joined with reform groups to ask Representatives to Co-Sponsor H.R. 270, the Empowering Citizens Act. H.R. 270 is the most comprehensive…
After Ruling, Alabama Joins 2 States in Moving to Alter Voting Rules (News Clips) 3/24/2014 Alabama says it plans to move ahead with a requirement for potential voters to show concrete proof of citizenship, in the first sign of a wider…
Celebrating Voter Registration Wins and Utah’s Colorful Suffrage Past (Blog) 3/24/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Jenn Gonnelly, co-president of the League of Women Voters of Utah. This post is part of “…