Fair Maps Texas Action Committee v. Abbott (consolidated as LULAC v. Abbott) (Legal Case) 9/28/2022 Lawsuit challenging Texas’s new legislative and congressional districts as a violation of the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
VOTE411: Information you need to get out and vote (News Clips) 9/26/2022 This story originally aired on WANE's Living Local 15. The League of Women Voters speaks with Living Local 15 host Jessica Williams about the upcoming mid-term election and how to get out to vote.
League of Women Voters plant 19th Amendment garden at courthouse (News Clips) 9/25/2022 This story was originally published in The Herald-Dispatch. Members of the League of Women Voters of the Huntington Area recently established a flower garden at the Cabell County Courthouse.
LWVUS Urges the Senate to Pass the Respect for Marriage Act (Legal Document) 9/20/2022 The League signed onto a letter calling on the US Senate to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, which would ensure that all federal benefits are available to married couples no matter where they live…
TikToks to Get Out the Vote (Blog) 9/20/2022 Looking for a new way to get out the vote? Share one of these TikToks, or create your own with our guide!
LWVUS Joins Call to Protect Old Growth Forests (Legal Document) 8/30/2022 LWVUS sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and Interior Secretary Haaland to comment on oldgrowth trees and forests should be defined/managed to provide the greatest climate benefits
State Legislature Seeks Unchecked Power over Elections in Moore v. Harper (Blog) 8/24/2022 A dangerous theory known as the “independent state legislature doctrine" argues that state legislatures have unconditional power to legislate on election issues and cannot be reviewed by any…
DC Reproductive Rights Depend on Statehood (Blog) 8/18/2022 While abortion justice is necessary for the people of DC, our lack of statehood means we have little control over the future of reproductive rights. Until DC becomes a state and has, like all…
Why Oceans are Part of the Climate Solution (Blog) 8/18/2022 Even if you live a thousand miles from the nearest coast, oceans —which make up nearly seventy percent of our blue planet — affect your life. As human carbon emissions warm our atmosphere, the ocean…
Quiz: How Well Do You Know America's Female Democracy Icons? (Blog) 8/16/2022 You may consider yourself a history buff, but how well do you know the women who shaped our democracy? Test your knowledge and learn a thing or two with this quiz!