National Voter Registration Day is More Critical Than Ever in 2020 (Press Release) 9/21/2020 League members and volunteers will be hosting more than 850 registration events and virtual activations September 22.
September is Voter Registration Month (Blog) 9/1/2018 September is National Voter Registration Month—and Leagues across the country are working hard to make sure eligible voters are registered to vote.
National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday September 26 (Press Release) 9/25/2017 League of Women Voters to Host 300+ Voter Registration Drives Across the Country
The 2016 Presidential Election WAS Rigged (Press Release) 11/23/2016 Voter Suppression Can Impact Outcomes
League Sends Letter to Major Party Leadership on Claims of Voter Fraud (Legal Document) 8/31/2016 The League joined the Election Protection Coalition and its member groups on an open letter to the Democratic and Republican National Committees.
Help Us Recognize a Local League that Effectively Engaged their Community (Blog) 4/15/2016 The Effective Community Engagement award will reward innovative democracy-building programs that prioritized successful recruitment and engagement of strategic partners and/or new volunteers,…
15 Years of Making Democracy Work (Blog) 8/24/2015 I will be stepping down in a few weeks after 15 years as the League’s executive director. I am confident that the League will continue its work to make American democracy as good as the ideals on…
Learning from Candidate Debates (Blog) 8/10/2015 Last week, the first debate for the 2016 presidential election took place. Here are a few things you can do to get the most out of watching future debates.
On the Shoulders of Giants: National Volunteer Week (Blog) 4/17/2015 Here at the League of Women Voters of the United States, this is a time to reflect on the brave volunteers who fought for women’s access to the vote—and through doing so, first formed the League of…
The League’s Volunteer Leaders – A Vital Citizen’s Voice in Our Democracy (Blog) 4/14/2015 Last week, I sat with our national president, Elisabeth MacNamara as she connected state League presidents on conference calls to share their experiences with their state’s legislatures.