Major End-of-Term Supreme Court Cases (Blog) 6/24/2024 Every June, the League, our partners, and people around the country await the US Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) opinions on critical issues like access to the ballot, redistricting, reproductive rights,…
Mason-Hobbs v. Texas (Legal Case) 3/29/2024 Crystal Mason is a Black Texas resident who was unaware she was ineligible to vote while on supervised release and was sentenced to five years in prison for voting in the 2016 election.
One Person, One Vote: How Does the Electoral College Work? (Blog) 2/15/2024 When you vote for the President of the United States, you are not voting directly for a candidate. Instead, your vote — and the votes of everyone else in your state — directs the votes of the people…
Voting Is Bewildering This Primary Season. That Worries Experts (News Clips) 1/29/2024 This story was originally published in The New York Times. “It’s all very confusing for us, even as people who are elections people,” said Virginia Kase Solomón, the chief executive of the League of…
Ohio's fight over State Issue 1 just one part of a larger national battle over ballot issues (News Clips) 6/5/2023 This story was originally published by cleveland.com Ohio is teed up for a political fight over ballot initiatives this summer, after Republican Ohio lawmakers voted last month to set an Aug. 8…
League of Women Voters works to empower young people in Manistee County (News Clips) 4/23/2023 This story was originally published in the Manistee News Advocate. The League of Women Voters Manistee County will team up with the Manistee County Clerk's Office and the Vogue Theatre this week to…
LWVUS Urges Congress to Support DC Statehood (Legal Document) 3/31/2023 DC statehood is critical to our democracy, and support for DC statehood means allowing the people of DC to be fully represented and have their voices heard.
Dr. Deborah Ann Turner Shines as the President of the League of Women Voters (News Clips) 3/27/2023 This press release was published by Marquis Who's Who. Dr. Turner has held her role with the League of Women Voters since 2020
League of Women Voters Announces New Partnership with ACG Advocacy (Press Release) 3/6/2023 WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters of the United States is pleased to announce a new partnership with a DC- based lobbying firm. The League has hired ACG Advocacy to expand the 103-…
LWVUS Submits Comments to HHS on Healthy People 2030 Objectives (Legal Document) 12/2/2022 LWVUS submitted public comments to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the proposed Healthy People 2030 objectives. The League articulated why the objective to increase the…