Right Now: Voices of the League

  • We cannot give up or give in to those that hate

    By: Elisabeth MacNamara

    League President MacNamara's statement marking this weekend's 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks calls on Americans to "honor [those that died] by renewing our efforts to reinvigorate our democracy." "We cannot give up and cannot give in to those who would prefer to hate and to exclude in a vain effort to make us more secure," urged MacNamara. Read her full statement here.

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  • Women's Equality is 91 years strong

    By: Elisabeth MacNamara

    The League of Women Voters is proud to celebrate 91 years of women voting. This Women’s Equality Day, we are grateful for all that our foremothers did to ensure women could actively participate in our political system, and we look forward to all that women will do in the future.

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  • Kansas League speaks out on voter id law

    By: Elisabeth MacNamara

    Late yesterday, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed a restrictive new voter id and proof of citizenship bill into law. Kansas President Ernestine Krehbiel expressed "deep disappointment" with yesterday's events

     

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  • Why government transparency matters in our everyday lives

    By: LWV

    Anyone who knows the League knows that government transparency and accountability are core to our mission as an organization, and to us, they are core to a strong and healthy democracy.  But why should these be important to people in their everyday lives?

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  • President must protect voting rights

    By: LWV

    Late last week, major civil rights and voting rights organizations - including the League - called on President Obama to act quickly in appointing new commissioners to the Election Assistance Commission, which is charged with improving the administration of the nation’s elections.
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  • Leagues front and center on redistricting reform

    By: LWV

    I was proud to represent the League at a special Brookings Institution event: Toward Public Participation in Redistricting.  Together with my colleagues from the civic engagement world we discussed how to foster a more transparent and fair redistricting process in 2011.   The League has worked for many decades to reform the redistricting process.   In 2011, Leagues are gearing up to host public events, preparing testimony, educating the media, engaging key allies

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  • A step backward on health care reform

    By: LWV

    Last night's vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the comprehensive health care law passed by Congress in 2010, was a step backwards in dealing with America's health care crisis.

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