People Powered Fair Maps (Article) 1/13/2021 People Powered Fair MapsTM is a national redistricting program of the League of Women Voters focused on creating fair political maps nationwide. The program includes actions in all 50…
COVID-19 Stimulus Package Underwhelms (Press Release) 12/22/2020 The League applauds bipartisan support and urges Congress to consider more relief
League Joins Principles for Immigrant COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution (Legal Document) 12/18/2020 In letters to the CDC and Biden COVID-19 Transition Team, LWV joined allies in laying out clear principles for COVID-19 vaccine distribution to immigrants.
League Advocates for Prioritization of Civil Rights in COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution (Legal Document) 12/16/2020 LWV joined civil rights allies in calling for equity, transparency, and data collection in COVID-19 vaccine development and distribution.
LWV Urges CDC to Extend Eviction Moratorium into 2021 (Legal Document) 12/16/2020 The League aligned with housing coalitions in urging the Centers for Disease Control to extend, improve, and enforce the federal eviction moratorium.
20 Ways LWV Empowered Voters and Protected Democracy in 2020 (Blog) 12/10/2020 More voters than ever before participated in our elections in 2020, thanks in part to the work of the League across the country. Here are just a few of our successes in 2020.
League Petitions Senate for Election Assistance Appropriations (Legal Document) 12/10/2020 LWVUS joined a letter to the heads of the Senate Appropriations Committee last week on funding for the Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
League Advances Health Equity Language in COVID Relief Talks (Legal Document) 12/9/2020 The League joined healthcare professionals and community-based organizations in pushing the COVID Community Care Act.
League Urges U.S. Senate to Extend Census Reporting Deadlines (Legal Document) 11/19/2020 LWVUS is urging Congress to extend the statutory reporting deadlines that the U.S. Census must follow when sending apportionment numbers to the President and sending redistricting data to the states…
In the Know: Understanding New York v. Trump SCOTUS (Blog) 11/17/2020 This case involves the question of whether the President can exclude undocumented immigrants from the state-population totals from the 2020 Census that are used for apportionment.