Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and expand voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy. We empower voters and defend democracy through advocacy, education, and litigation, at the local, state, and national levels.

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Protect the Freedom to Vote

Ensure all Americans have the equal opportunity to exercise the right to vote

Improve Elections

Inform voters and help make our elections more free, fair, and equitable

Reduce Money’s Political Influence

Hear citizen voices over corporations and the wealthy

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Fight for Fair Redistricting

Oppose partisan and racial gerrymandering

Unite and Rise8.5

Unite & Rise 8.5 aims to build a movement of 8.5 million individuals to fight back against the anti-democratic actions of the current administration.

According to the University of Florida, approximately 245 million Americans were eligible to vote in the 2024 general election. According to the above research, if 3.5% of these eligible voters — 8,575,000 people — engage in nonviolent protests, we will bring about meaningful change.

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Your Vote Matters

In 2024, more than 9.5 million people found nonpartisan voting resources on VOTE411, including approximately 250,000 Spanish speakers.

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Learn more about how they're advocating on a state and local level.

Defending the Right to Vote

In 2024 we protected more than 9.38 million voters in courts across the nation.

And we are still fighting

Protecting Mail-In Voting from the Trump Administration's Illegal Attacks

LWV and LWVMA filed a lawsuit challenging an illegal Executive Order targeting mail voting and voter eligibility and asking for a declaration that the Executive Order is unconstitutional and a grant of injunctive relief. The court granted the injunction, prohibiting implementation of Section 3 of the Order.

Supporting Fair Representation for All

LWV and partners filed an amicus brief in the US Supreme Court supporting a new congressional map to ensure fair representation for Black voters in Louisiana. After the legislature drew a more representative map, several individual plaintiffs filed a lawsuit alleging that this map was a racial gerrymander.

In April 2026, the Supreme Court issued its opinion, effectively destroying the remainder of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, sparking redistricting nationwide to eliminate fair representation for people of color.

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Defending New Citizen Voter Registration

LWV and various state and local Leagues sued the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) over its policy banning third-party voter-registration groups from registering new citizens at USCIS-hosted naturalization ceremonies. The complaint asserted the new policy violated the Administrative Procedure Act and the First Amendment.

In August 2026, the district court granted LWV’s motion for preliminary injunction. While this injunction is in place, USCIS cannot enforce its ban, and LWV can continue welcoming new citizens into the electoral process.

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