It's National Voter Registration Day! (Blog) 9/22/2020 With each voter we register, we are helping to get as many people participating as possible. Help us make sure no one is left out.
National Voter Registration Day is More Critical Than Ever in 2020 (Press Release) 9/21/2020 League members and volunteers will be hosting more than 850 registration events and virtual activations September 22.
League of Women Voters Statement on Reports of ICE Human Rights Abuses (Press Release) 9/17/2020 WASHINGTON—League of Women Voters board president, Dr. Deborah Turner, issued this statement in response to reports of human…
League Urges Congress to reject Funding Increases to ICE and CBP (Legal Document) 9/16/2020 LWVUS joined immigrant and justice advocacy groups on a Defund Hate letter to House leadership calling for no funding increases for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and…
League Sends Letter Urging Postal Service to Continue Longstanding Practice of Placing Voter Registration Forms in Postal Offices (Legal Document) 9/4/2020 LWVUS and LWV of Texas sent a letter to the Postmaster General demanding that the Postal Service continue their longstanding practice of displaying and providing voter registration forms in post…
LWV of the US and LWV of California, Florida and Texas Join Case Challenging Trump Census Order (Press Release) 8/15/2020 LWV of the United States and LWV of California, Florida, Texas filed an amicus brief in New York Immigrant Coalition v. Trump, a case which challenges President Trump’s executive order to block…
Unconstitutional Executive Order Targets Immigrants and Damages Redistricting (Press Release) 7/22/2020 The President’s proposal to exclude immigrants in the 2021 redistricting cycle is unconstitutional and unconscionable.
League Joins Partners Asking Presidential Candidates to Disclose Bundlers (Legal Document) 7/14/2020 As campaigns prepare to file their latest campaign finance reports, the League has signed onto a letter along with its partners, asking candidates to publicly disclose information about bundlers.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Restrictive Abortion Law in Louisiana (Press Release) 6/29/2020 We commend the Court on today’s ruling and celebrate that Louisiana will retain the three existing clinics in the state that provide abortion care.
League Urges Congressional Support for H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act (Legal Document) 6/29/2020 The League joined a letter with other environmental partners in support of H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act. This legislation is a bold infrastructure plan that will transform our transportation…