California DMV Target of a Suit Over Voter Registration (News Clips) 2/10/2015 This article originally appeared on SFGate. By Bob Egelko Voting-rights advocates are threatening to sue California — which has one of the nation’s…
Ninety Five Years and Counting: League of Women Voters as Active as Ever (News Clips) 2/10/2015 This article originally appeared in the Journal of the San Juan Islands. By Diane Martindale February 14 marks our 95th anniversary of the oldest non…
10 Ways the League of Women Voters Has Helped Improve Our Country (Blog) 2/4/2015 This year, the League of Women Voters celebrates its 95th anniversary. Founded by suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt on February 14, 1920 – just six…
Nonprofits' Voting Rights Challenges in 2015 - NPQ (News Clips) 2/2/2015 This article originally appeared in the Nonprofit Quarterly. By Rick Cohen At the national level, few nonprofits measure up to the League of Women…
Proof-of-citizenship rule for voters is voided (News Clips) 11/12/2014 This article originally appeared in Tucson Online. By Howard Fischer PHOENIX — Arizona cannot require people to produce proof of citizenship before…
Court nixes Kansas, Arizona citizenship proof rule (News Clips) 11/12/2014 ...Arizona cannot demand federal election officials to help them enforce their laws requiring new voters to submit a birth certificate, passport or…
Federal Appeals Court Rejects Citizenship Proof Rule for Kansas Voters (News Clips) 11/10/2014 This article originally appeared in the Kansas City Star. By Dion Lefler WICHITA A federal appeals court on Friday handed a significant setback to…
Court Strikes Down Unnecessary Voter Barrier in Kobach V. EAC (Press Release) 11/7/2014 COURT STRIKES DOWN UNNECESSARY VOTER BARRIER IN KOBACH V. EAC Statement by Elisabeth MacNamara, President, League of Women Voters of the U.S.…
U.S. Supreme Court Blocks Early Voting in Ohio (News Clips) 10/1/2014 This article originally appeared in the Columbus Dispatch. By Randy Ludlow WASHINGTON - Providing barely 16 hours’ notice, the U.S. Supreme Court has…
League Endorses S. 2865, the Voter Registration Modernization Act (Legal Document) 9/23/2014 The League endorsed S. 2865, the Voter Registration Modernization Act which promotes the use of online voter registration.Senator Kristin Gillibrand…