Meet the League: Betsy Lawson (Blog) 7/31/2015 In honor of 95 years of Making Democracy Work®, LWVVUS staff members are sharing stories about their work with the League. Betsy Lawson, Senior…
Celebrating 22 Years of Improved Voter Registration (Blog) 5/20/2015 A couple of quick questions: What was the greatest expansion of voting rights since President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law…
Reminiscing: 22 Years after the National Voter Registration Act (Blog) 5/18/2015 On May 20, 1993, I sat with current and former LWVUS presidents and lobbyists and watched President Bill Clinton as he signed the National Voter…
How Our Elections Can Work Better for Voters (Blog) 5/4/2015 This month, we’re marking the 22nd anniversary of the passage of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). Commonly referred to as the "Motor Voter…
On the Shoulders of Giants: National Volunteer Week (Blog) 4/17/2015 It’s one of my favorite weeks of the year – National Volunteer Week! Here at the League of Women Voters of the United States, this is a time to…
Looking Back, Moving Forward: Former LWVUS Presidents Reflect on 95 Years of Making Democracy Work (Blog) 3/27/2015 Ninety-six years ago this week, Carrie Chapman Catt speaking at the National American Woman Suffrage Association 50th anniversary Convention proposed…
8 Throwback Pictures of Empowering Voters – Then & Now! (Blog) 3/11/2015 This post is part of “Celebrating Women: Past, Present & Future,” the League’s series honoring Women’s History Month. This year, the League of…
League of Women Voters Celebrates 95th Anniversary (News Clips) 3/6/2015 This article originally appeared in the Paso Robles Daily News. By Skye Pratt March is Women’s History Month, and it also marks the…
Meet the League: Maggie Duncan (Blog) 2/27/2015 In honor of 95 years of Making Democracy Work ®, LWVVUS staff members are sharing stories about their work with the League. Maggie Duncan, Acting…
ACLU: California DMV Fails At Voter Registration; Lawsuit Possible (News Clips) 2/10/2015 This article originally appeared on Capital Public Radio.By Marisa Lagos It’s been more than two decades since Congress passed the so-called …