LWV Staff
LWVUS Affirms Right to Peaceful Protest (Press Release)
“At the League of Women Voters, our goal is to ensure that every person can make their voices heard — in the streets and at the polls. We firmly believe that, like voting, peaceful protest is a constitutional right deeply rooted in American democracy. Both voting and protest are powerful tools for driving change.
We pulled US Census to get a snapshot of how women are voting. It made one thing clear: the next election is up to women.
See our map showing the power of women voters in 2022 and our graph on registered voters from 2004-2022 by the numbers.
Our Voting Playlist (Blog)
We polled LWV staff on which songs excited them to cast their ballots.
Voters deserve to hear directly from the candidates campaigning to represent us at the highest level.
See which candidates have filled out our voter guides and demand the rest follow their example!
Ahead of the 2024 midterms, LWV's latest Public Service Announcement's for VOTE411.org are live!
Our Favorite VOTE411 Moments (Blog)
October 27th is VOTE411's birthday! We're reflecting on some of our favorite moments in the nonpartisan voting guide's history.
The Hyde Amendment prohibits the use of federal funding for most abortions. As a result, most people enrolled in public health programs cannot use their health care coverage to pay for abortion services. This poses a particularly devastating barrier to people living with low incomes, including the more than 16 million women of reproductive age enrolled in Medicaid.
Mifepristone, a drug commonly used for medication abortion, is under attack in the federal courts. At stake are the rights of women and people who can become pregnant to access one of the most common, effective, and safest forms of abortion. Read on to learn where the case challenging FDA approval of the drug stands today.
Ensuring elections are fair and equitable includes maintaining clean and accurate voter rolls.
The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) is a nonpartisan membership organization comprised of state election officials from around the United States who have chosen to opt into ERIC, and the states that do so make up ERIC's funding. At this time, 26 states and Washington, DC, are members.
In 2023, US and DC League members joined other leaders in the movement for DC Statehood to honor the holiday and discuss how statehood is both a human rights and racial justice issue.
Led by moderator Nile Blass, panelists included:
- Virginia Kase Solomón, LWVUS
- Jason Fink, DC Office of Federal and Regional Affairs
- Jamal Holtz, 51 for 51
- Dr. George Derek Musgrove, DC Vote, co-author of Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nationa's Capital
- Philip Panel, Anacostia Coordinating Council