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Ohio is at it Again, Restricting Popular Voting Methods Ahead of a Major Election (Blog)

In the last two weeks, four anti-voter provisions became law in Ohio. Read our guest blog from the League of Women Voters of Ohio on these election changes and how they're keeping voters informed.

Florida Citizens Team up With Business to Expand Health Care: Emphasizing the Fiscal Imperative (Blog)

Deirdre Mcnab, president of the League of Women Voters of Florida, guest blogs on their advocacy work to get Florida to expand the Medicaid program through the Affordable Care Act.

League Calls on IRS to Stop "Dark Money" (Press Release)

LWVUS submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service urging urged them to keep pushing to stop the secret ‘dark money,’ while at the same time protecting truly nonpartisan work to provide the public with unbiased voter information.

Commission Recommends Election Changes at Congressional Hearing (Press Release)

This morning, the Presidential Commission on Election Administration will present their report to the Senate Rules and Administration Committee. We urged consideration of a 5-point reform agenda.

Court Hears Appeal on Arizona, Kansas Proof of Citizenship Requirements for Voter Registration (Press Release)

A U.S. District Court heard arguments to determine if the Election Assistance Commission's refusal to modify the National Mail Voter Registration Form was legal.

Keystone XL Report Deeply Disappointing, Misguided (Press Release)

We are deeply disappointed by the State Department's Environmental Impact Statement report on the Keystone XL Pipeline project. We urge President Obama to protect people, not polluters.

Forty-one years after Roe v. Wade: Protecting Abortion Access in Texas (Blog)

To mark the 41st anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, the League of Women Voters of Texas guest blogged on the new abortion restrictions in their state.

Presidential Commission on Election Administration Issues Solid Recommendations (Press Release)

“There are many good recommendations in this report and others that we will need to look at more closely to examine the real impact on American voters,” said League President Elisabeth MacNamara.

Election Assistance Commission Rejects KS, AZ Request to Change National Voter Registration Form (Press Release)

LWVUS, LWVAZ and LWVKS applaud the decision by the EAC to reject requests from the states of Arizona and Kansas to modify the national mail-in voter registration form to require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship.

Introduction of Voting Rights Amendment Act in House Meaningful Step (Press Release)

The Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 protects the rights of all voters from discrimination and repairs the damage to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 inflicted by the U.S. Supreme Court.