LWVUS Testifies at Senate Spotlight Hearing (Legal Document) 5/14/2025 LWVUS CEO, Celina Stewart, was a witness at a spotlight hearing in the US Senate entitled "Protecting the Future of American Democracy."
Austin American-Statesman Op-ed: We're in a constitutional crisis. Will you take action? (News Clips) 5/12/2025 In the Austin American-Statesman, Jessica Foreman, president of LWV of the Austin Area, implores Texans to take action.
League of Women Voters Responds to Arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (Press Release) 5/10/2025 LWV and LWVNJ Responds to the Arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka outside an ICE detention facility.
The Equal Rights Amendment is the Law of the Land (Blog) 5/8/2025 The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which protects the equality of rights under the law regardless of sex. While the ERA is fully ratified and…
Staying True to Nonpartisanship in a Divisive Political Climate (Blog) 5/5/2025 At our core, nonpartisanship is not just a policy — it’s a bedrock principle that defines who we are at the League of Women Voters. As a membership organization committed to empowering voters…
Unite and Rise 8.5: A Campaign to Defend Democracy (Blog) 5/1/2025 Since the Trump administration took office in January 2025, we’ve seen increased attacks on our democratic systems and a failure by Congress to intervene. This came to a head in early April, when the…
Why This Library Technician Volunteers with the League (Blog) 4/22/2025 We decided to zoom in on the experiences of one of our volunteers, Cori Edgerton. Cori is a voter engagement volunteer for the League of Women Voters of the Red River Valley (North Dakota). A local…
Leagues, Libraries, and Informing Voters (Blog) 4/21/2025 Access to free, trusted, and unrestricted information is essential to empowering an informed and engaged electorate. Elections at the federal, state, and local levels directly affect the communities…
Selma, the Voting Rights Act, and the Freedom to Vote (Blog) 4/15/2025 2025 marks the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the historic day when civil rights activists attempted to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, but were violently stopped by law enforcement. …
LWVUS Joins Statement Opposing EPA Deregulations (Legal Document) 4/9/2025 LWVUS opposed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) plan to eliminate air quality standards for smog, soot, and mercury, and limits on carbon pollution and coal waste.
