League to Host 500 Events on National Voter Registration Day (Press Release) 9/23/2019 On National Voter Registration Day (NVRD), the League will host more than 500 voter registration events in local communities.
Fulcrum: Over 500 locations in one National Voter Registration Day drive (News Clips) 9/20/2019 The League of Women Voters will hold more than 500 voter registration events on September 24 for National Voter Registration Day.
LWV Texas Joins North Carolina Redistricting Case (Press Release) 9/13/2019 LWV Texas and other partners joined North Carolina redistricting case Common Cause v. Lewis as amici curiae.
ABC News: Groups answer Supreme Court with million-dollar push to counter gerrymandering (News Clips) 9/5/2019 This story was originally published by ABC News. After a setback at the Supreme Court earlier this year, advocates for what they see as…
People Powered Fair Maps FAQ (Article) 9/5/2019 What is the goal of People Powered Fair MapsTM? The goal is to create fair and transparent, people-powered redistricting…
Washington Post: In Florida, modified sentences and ‘rocket dockets’ aim to ensure felons can still register to vote (News Clips) 7/30/2019 Florida judges and prosecutors are working with felons and public defenders to find ways to register former inmates to vote, a process approved by voters last year that Republican legislators have…
LWV Volunteer Lobby Corps Spring Update from Capitol Hill (Blog) 7/5/2019 The LWVUS Volunteer Lobby Corps had a very active spring this year focusing on the For the People Act, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, and the Women's History commemorative coin program.
Patch: MD Gerrymandering Ruling By Supreme Court 'Disappointing': Hogan (News Clips) 6/27/2019 The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on the question of if Maryland's redistricting violated the First Amendment in the case Benisek v. Lamone.
NPR: Wisconsin Supreme Court Sides With GOP Lawmakers To Limit Democratic Governor's Power (News Clips) 6/21/2019 The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Republican state lawmakers and upheld laws limiting the power of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
Washington Post: How a large-scale effort to register black voters led to a crackdown in Tennessee (News Clips) 5/24/2019 Last year, an army of paid workers with stacks of voter registration forms fanned out in Memphis, Nashville and other parts of Tennessee to persuade African Americans to vote. In response, the…