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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.
To become a League member, join one of the 750+ state and local Leagues.
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In 2020, more than 6 million people found nonpartisan voting resources on VOTE411, including 2.2 million Spanish speakers.
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Defending the Right to Vote
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Urge Congress to Support the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
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Urge Congress to Address the Climate Crisis and Protect Our Youth
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Support the Expansion of Voting Rights
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Demand Equality in Our Constitution
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Tell Your Senators to Pass the Disclose Act
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Demand Bipartisan Cooperation on Voting Rights
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to advocate for change at the local, state, and national level.
Defending the Right to Vote
In 2020 we protected more than 25 million voters in courts across the nation.
Keeping power in the hands of the people
The Republican-controlled North Carolina Legislature, asserting that state legislatures had exclusive power over redistricting, petitioned the Supreme Court for review, after the state supreme court struck down its redistricting plan.
Standing Up for Reproductive Rights
In March of 2018, the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a lawsuit challenging the fifteen-week abortion ban that was passed by the Mississippi state legislature. The League filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs.
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Fighting for Fair Representation for Black Voters
Plaintiffs sued in federal court to require Alabama to draw a second majority-Black Congressional district under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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