Ohio Redistricting Commission changes course at last minute (News Clips) 3/29/2022 This story was originally published by the Springfield News-Sun. Mar. 29—For the fourth time, the Ohio Redistricting Commission stared down a…
League of Women Voters Reacts to 2020 US Census Bureau Report Undercount of Black, Latino, & Indigenous People (Press Release) 3/10/2022 WASHINGTON—Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement in reaction to the US…
League of Women Voters says Alabama bill would suppress voter outreach efforts (News Clips) 3/8/2022 This story was originally published in AL.com. The League of Women Voters of Alabama, Black Voters Matter, Greater Birmingham Ministries and…
The Women of Bloody Sunday (Blog) 3/4/2022 On March 7, 1965, hundreds of civil rights protestors attempted to march the 50 miles between Selma and Montgomery, Alabama to protest the…, The Women of Bloody Sunday Viola Jackson One could consider Viola Jackson to be among the first victims of Bloody Sunday, as her…, Amelia Boynton Robinson Those sites and sounds were transmitted to Americans across the country through television and picture; this media…, Rachel West Nelson and Sheyann Webb-Christburg “I had never faced the troopers before,” reported Rachel West Nelson, who was nine at the time…, Their work is not a relic of the past. To this day, women across the country are fighting to preserve the tenets of the Voting Rights Act,…
LWVUS joins partners asking OMB to revise standards for federal data on race and ethnicity (Legal Document) 3/4/2022 LWVUS joined partners on a letter asking the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget to move forward with revising the standards for…
Baltimore Co. Ordered to Resubmit Redistricting Plan In Compliance With VRA (News Clips) 3/1/2022 This story was originally published by the Public News Service. A federal judge has ordered the Baltimore County Council to scrap…
League Outlines Priorities for State of the Union (Legal Document) 2/24/2022 The League sent a letter to the White House outlining the issues that we hope President Biden will touch on during the State of the Union. The issues…
CNN: Faulty ballots and frustration: Texans confront 'nightmare' effects of new election law as early voting kicks off (News Clips) 2/14/2022 This story was originally published by CNN. For Houston-area retiree Pam Gaskin, voting is a ritual that starts every January when she completes her…
FLORIDA PHOENIX: Nation is watching: FL League of Women Voters president blasts SB 90 on Day 1 in federal trial (News Clips) 1/31/2022 League of Women Voters of Florida President Cecile Scoon testified Monday in federal court that Florida’s new election laws — adopted in 2021 Senate…
CNN: Texas Secretary of State Office Sets Limits On Voter Registration Forms Due to Supply Chain Issues (News Clips) 1/18/2022 This story was originally published by CNN. The Texas Secretary of State's Office says it has only a limited amount of voter…