Leagues Register A Record Number of New Citizens in 2018 (Blog) 2/4/2019 The United States welcomes approximately 700,000 – 750,000 new citizens every year through naturalization ceremonies in communities across the…
2018 Election Impact Report (Blog) 1/30/2019 Across the country, League volunteers in all 50 states worked to register, inform, and protect voters in 2018.…
One of the first acts of patriotism as a new citizen: registering to vote (Blog) 12/21/2018 Exactly one week after the election, I had the privilege of joining fellow members of the League of Women Voters of DC to register new voters at a…
Activists Across the Country are “Dropping by” for Democracy (Blog) 12/20/2018 Today, League members and activists across the country are dropping by Congressional offices across the country in support of democracy reforms.…
Michigan voters approve two initiatives that strengthen democracy (Blog) 11/19/2018 This past Election Day, Michigan voters used the power of their ballots to transfer the responsibility of drawing state and legislative districts to…
Democracy Wins at the Ballot Box with Voting Rights Expansion in 2018 Midterms (Press Release) 11/8/2018 League Celebrates Voting Rights Victories in Florida, Maryland, and Michigan Washington, DC – Voters Tuesday cast ballots on issues from …
League Celebrates Record Number of Women Elected in 2018 (Press Release) 11/7/2018 Expected Historic Voter Turnout in Record-Setting Midterm Washington, DC – On Tuesday, Americans elected more female candidates to…
Your Voice Matters: Talk About Voting (Positive Peer Pressure!) (Blog) 11/2/2018 I’m not exactly amazing at small talk. Starting conversations is hard and scary and it sometimes feels impossible to land on the right icebreaker.…
A NALEO Briefing on Latinos & Election 2018 (Blog) 10/26/2018 This week, I had the privilege to attend a talk by Arturo Vargas at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) on…
Why I’m an early voter (Blog) 10/22/2018 Like many Americans, I never know where I’ll be on Election Day. What if I have to travel for work? What if the baby is sick and I can’t make it to…, If more people took advantage of early voting where it’s available, there would be shorter lines at the polls on Election Day. You can check if early…