Language Access is Key to Voting Rights (Blog) 11/23/2022 Eligible voters deserve equal access to register and vote under the law. Increasing the language accessibility of voting materials allows voters to feel confident in voting and become educated and…
CT approves early voting ballot question, paving path to new law (News Clips) 11/9/2022 This article was originally published in CT Mirror. A majority of Connecticut voters said ‘yes’ to early voting in the state, opening the door for lawmakers to amend the constitution.
LWVUS Urged COP27 Heads of Delegations to Raise Climate Concerns (Legal Document) 10/12/2022 The coalition, led by Climate Action Network, urged COP27 Heads of Delegation to show political leadership in this climate emergency. Further, the coalition urged governments to cooperate and act in…
LWVUS Joins Letter to President Biden to Improve Political Spending Disclosure (Legal Document) 9/14/2022 The League of Women Voters joined about 80 other organizations to urge the Biden Administration to issue an executive order requiring federal contractors to disclose their political spending,…
What You Need to Know About Kansas's Vote on Abortion Rights (Blog) 7/25/2022 On Aug. 2, 2022, Kansas will be the first state in the nation to vote on the issue of abortion since the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24. The League of Women…
LWV CEO's Testimony Before the Senate Rules Committee on the DISCLOSE Act (Blog) 7/20/2022 On July 19, 2022, the League's CEO Virginia Kase Solomón spoke before the US Senate Committee on Rules and Administration in favor of the DISCLOSE Act. This legislation would increase transparency…
LWVUS Testifies at DISCLOSE Act Hearing (Legal Document) 7/19/2022 The Senate Rules and Administration Committee held a hearing on the DISCLOSE Act and invited the League to testify
Voting Rights Organizations Challenge Cobb County School Board Map Denying Equal Representation to Voters of Color (Press Release) 6/9/2022 ATLANTA – TODAY The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), ACLU of Georgia, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyer’s Committee), and Schulte…
League of Women Voters Responds to House Investigation into Election Disinformation (Press Release) 4/21/2022 WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement on the House Oversight and Reform and House Administration Committees’…
LWVTX submits testimony for the Record to Subcommittee on Elections (Legal Document) 3/17/2022 The US House Administration committee’s subcommittee on Elections held a hearing on Thursday March 17 about Voting in America: “Ensuring Free and Fair Access to the Ballot in Texas.