US Senate Fails to Advance Voting Rights Bill (Press Release) 1/21/2022 Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement on the Senate vote on voting rights.
LWV of Baltimore County, Black Voters, and Advocacy Groups Urge Federal Court to Block Baltimore County’s Unlawful Redistricting Plan (Press Release) 1/20/2022 LWV of Baltimore County, other advocacy groups, and Black voters urge federal court to block racially gerrymandered in Baltimore County, Maryland.
League Welcomes Senate Debate on Voting Rights Bills (Press Release) 1/18/2022 Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement on the Senate action on voting rights.
League of Women Voters of Baltimore County, Black Voters, Baltimore County NAACP, and Common Cause Sue to Defend Voting Rights in Redistricting (Press Release) 12/21/2021 The League of Women Voters of Baltimore County and partners files lawsuit challenging racially gerrymandered maps in Baltimore County.
League Remembers Senator Bob Dole (Press Release) 12/6/2021 The League of Women Voters board president Dr. Deborah Turner issued this statement on the passing of Senator Bob Dole.
LARGEST DIRECT ACTION TO DATE: Voting Rights Activists Arrested (Press Release) 11/17/2021 Hundreds of voting rights activists escalated demands for the White House to act on voting rights today, in an action that resulted in the arrests of more than 200 participants.
LWV of Texas Joins Partners to File Federal Lawsuit to Block Racially Discriminatory Redistricting (Press Release) 11/17/2021 LWV of Texas joins partners in filing a lawsuit against racially discriminatory maps in Texas.
Advocates and Voters Ask to Join Election Review Lawsuit Against the PA Senate to Defend Voters’ Privacy Rights (Press Release) 10/5/2021 Yesterday LWV of Pennslyvania filed a petition to join Pennsylvania's Attorney General lawsuit against state Senate Republicans’ attempt to obtain private information about registered voters.
LWV Expands Calls for Filibuster Reform: ‘It is time to fix or nix the filibuster to save our right to vote' (Press Release) 9/27/2021 This week, the board of directors of the League of Women Voters of the United States voted unanimously to support filibuster reform, and as necessary, elimination of the…
Texas Civic Groups File Lawsuit Against State of Texas Over Anti-Voter Bill, SB1 (Press Release) 9/3/2021 LWV of Texas filed a lawsuit against the state of Texas, challenging Senate Bill 1, an omnibus anti-voter bill expected to be signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott.