Working to Protect the Vote – Looking Towards Election Reforms in 2014 (Blog) 12/19/2013 Last week, I blogged about how 2013 has been one of the most active years related to voting rights this country has ever seen. While there were many…
2013 – A Watershed Year for Voting Rights (Blog) 12/12/2013 The League’s Public Advocacy for Voter Protection Project is now entering its’ eighth year of working to stop voter suppression and ensure voting is…
League of Women Voters Seeks to Intervene in Kobach v. EAC (Press Release) 11/21/2013 LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS SEEKS TO INTERVENE IN KOBACH V. EAC Kansas, Arizona proof-of-citizenship requirements unnecessary and harmful Washington, DC…
#GivingTuesday Snapshot: The League’s Work to Protect Voting Rights (Blog) 11/19/2013 UPDATE: Celebrate #GivingTuesday by making a tax-deductible donation to the League now. As we’ve been sharing with you over the past few weeks,…
Celebrate Independence Day by Making Democracy Work (Blog) 7/3/2013 In the last two weeks, the Supreme Court has issued decisions on two monumental voting rights cases. Together these cases only underline how…
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Voting Rights (Blog) 6/19/2013 On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a victory for voters when it struck down an Arizona law requiring documentary proof of…
LWV Reacts to Supreme Court Decision on the National Voter Registration Act (Press Release) 6/17/2013 SIGNIFICANT VICTORY FOR VOTERS IN SUPREME COURT DECISION Arizona v. ITCA Decision Protects Voter Registration Process from Political Manipulation…
Protecting Voters (Article) 6/6/2013 Rooted in the movement that secured the right to vote for women, the League has worked to foster civic engagement and enhance access to the vote…
Testimony by Elisabeth MacNamara on H.R. 2115, the Voter Registration Efficiency Act (Legal Document) 6/4/2013 STATEMENT BY ELISABETH MACNAMARA, PRESIDENTLEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATESFOR THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATIONON H.R. 2115, THE…
“Motor Voter” Coalition Members Reunite at U.S. Capitol in Honor of 20th Anniversary of NVRA (Blog) 5/22/2013 On Monday, the League was proud to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) by visiting the U.S. Capitol to…