Table of Contents

• A Message from the CEO
• Empowering All Voters
  • Getting Out the Vote
  • Voter Registration
• Defending a Representative Democracy
  • One Person One Vote
  • Flexing Our Legal Muscle
  • Tracking Major Legislation
• Working in Partnership
  • Corporate and Organization Partnerships
  • Nonprofit Partnerships
  • LWV in the Media
  • Influencer Impact

A MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

For 105 years, the League has operated on the principle that we, the people, power the vote. 

In our second century, we’re laser-focused on directing that power to uplift all voters — across gender, race, political party, geographic location, and language. The 2024 election was an opportunity to put that focus to the test. Through everyday partnerships and the support of surge funders, Leagues took on the work of defending democracy. 

From making 30 million bilingual voter contacts to protecting the voting rights of nearly 10 million voters through litigation that centered diversity, equity, and inclusion… 

From hiring dedicated organizers on the ground who engaged young voters through education and mobilization to providing election resources to the millions impacted by natural disasters as they attempted to cast their ballots... 

From these efforts and beyond, Leagues worked tirelessly to ensure power was in the hands of the people. And we're far from done. As I write, Leagues are engaging millions of voters for the elections yet to come. 

I’m proud to share their impact up close in this report. More than numbers, this work tells a story — a story of persistence, perseverance, and democracy at work.

Let these achievements inspire us as we continue our work. The 2024 election may be behind us, but there is greater work to be done to ensure more voices are heard.  

Onward! 

Celina Stewart

CEO, LWV 

EMPOWERING ALL VOTERS

Getting Out the Vote

The 2024 federal election was one of the most critical in our nation’s history. Knowing this, our 700+ Leagues and 1 million+ supporters worked nonstop to empower voters with the tools they needed to make their voices heard at the ballot box. Leagues worked to expand outreach into oft-underrepresented communities, such as young, Black, brown, formerly or currently incarcerated, disabled, and female voters. 

From January 2024 through the November election, Leagues made 30 million voter contacts through email, direct mail, social media, textbanks, phonebanks, in-person canvassing, relational organizing, radio, and billboards. 

VOTE411 Users Across Election Years

9.19 million users visited LWV’s one-stop shop for election information in English and Spanish, VOTE411.org. VOTE411 featured information on nearly 56k candidates across nearly 29k races. 

VOTE411 also launched a new campaign finance feature, empowering voters to learn about federal candidates’ financial backers. 

VOTE411 Coverage of Candidates and Races in 2024

On the ground, Leagues engaged in direct, voter-to-voter conversations. Through vote-tripling events, they empowered volunteers to serve as trusted election information messengers, prompting them to have conversations with their networks about making a plan to vote. LWV also hosted a weekly virtual space where voters nationwide engaged in get-out-the-vote (GOTV) efforts.  

Through all these efforts, Leagues leveraged their on-the-ground presence and digital tools, like League in Action, to hold nearly 70,000 GOTV conversations with voters. 

LWV’s GOTV efforts included campaigns to reach Spanish-speaking communities and rapid response communications to voters impacted by climate catastrophes.  

Leagues reached 1,826,306 voters via Spanish-language ads and even more through bilingual mailings and social media collaborations with Latina influencers. 

When Hurricanes Helene and Milton hit on the eve of the federal election, turning out the vote could have been a disaster. VOTE411 provided state-specific alerts to those impacted, providing voters with the information they needed to cast their ballots, whether they evacuated to another community, lost necessary voting documentation, or faced other disruptions to the voting process. Meanwhile, the LWV of Florida filed a suit asking the court to order Governor Ron DeSantis to reopen the voter registration process for 10 more days so citizens wouldn’t need to choose between obeying mandatory evacuation orders and their right to vote. 

Voter Registration 

Voter registration is a core component of the League’s GOTV efforts. 

Throughout 2024, Leagues registered hundreds of thousands of voters. On National Voter Registration Day (NVRD, September 17) alone, Leagues hosted more than 600 registration events nationwide, making the League NVRD’s highest recruiting partner.

Voters Registered By Leagues Nationwide

To empower voters across all communities, the League offered grants around the registration and engagement of new citizens, currently and formerly incarcerated people, and young voters. Through 176 grants, Leagues reached nearly 320,000 potential voters with voter registration materials. This included the engagement of over 163,000 young voters and the distribution of 108,000 educational materials. 

To further empower the next generation, Leagues hosted more than 1,500 young voter registration events nationwide. Leagues also partnered with SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios to ready college student voters; throughout the fall, 23 Leagues hosted 117 events on at least 54 community college campuses with the support of SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios, engaging more than 8.3k college students.  

LWVUS also launched the Young Voter Power Initiative (YVP) to empower and mobilize leaders aged 18-35. YVP participants received organizing training and worked with organizational partners throughout election season to lead voter education and GOTV efforts. Notable efforts include the “I’ll Rise and Vote” concert series, where YVP leaders partnered with the Transformative Justice Coalition to organize and support on-the-ground mobilizations in 10 different states, as well as relational organizing parties on college campuses, local community centers, and military bases. 

Leagues also partnered with elected officials and others on a local scale to reach new voters. For example, by collaborating with the secretary of state, Minnesota’s three main political parties, and student leads, LWVMN hosted a live statewide virtual high school event and shared educational videos with over 140 high schools across the state. 

DEFENDING A REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY

One Person One Vote 

It's no surprise that most American voters want to eliminate the Electoral College. It’s an outdated relic initially created to disincentivize everyday people – particularly Black Americans. Today, it puts decision-making power in the hands of politically motivated Electoral College members rather than the people.  

The League collaborated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst to get a direct feel for how Americans view the Electoral College. Over half of respondents support moving away from the Electoral College and toward a more representative system of directly electing the president.  

In spring 2024, we launched “One Person One Vote,” a long-term campaign to abolish the Electoral College and move our democracy toward true representation. This multi-pronged approach focuses on informing and activating communities around the Electoral College and ways we can move beyond it. 

Between the campaign’s launch and the end of 2024: 

• Our “One Person One Vote: How Does the Electoral College Work” blog received nearly 160,000 views;
• Nearly 18,000 people landed on LWV.org after searching for Electoral College or One Person One Vote-related topics; and
• Over 5,000 people signed up to be on our One Person One Vote email list. 

In the years to come, One Person One Vote will organize our efforts to ensure the will of the people is known and protected. 

Flexing Our Legal Muscle  

Leagues protected 9.3 million voters through election-related litigation in 2024. 

2024 Litigation Cases with DEI Components

When laws or policies threaten to disenfranchise voters — particularly marginalized groups such as people of color, low-income communities, and those with disabilities — the League turns to the courts to challenge them. By flexing our litigating power, we ensure that constitutional principles are upheld while setting legal precedents safeguarding voter rights across the country.  

Ahead of the 2024 election, the League filed or won several lawsuits challenging restrictive voting laws related to voter identification, the purging of voter rolls, and barriers to absentee voting. These cases included the below.