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Shannon Augustus

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Interim Chief of Communications / Press Secretary / Director of Media Relations

Shannon Augustus serves as press secretary of the League of Women Voters of the United States, where she is responsible for the League’s press outreach and media requests.

LWV Joint Statement on the Murder of Tyre Nichols by Memphis Police (Press Release)
League of Women Voters Welcomes 118th Congress in Session (Press Release)

WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the 118th Congress elected Kevin McCarthy to be Speaker of the House:

Two-Year Anniversary of January 6th Insurrection   (Press Release)

WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States’ president Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following joint statement on the anniversary of the January 6th attack on the US Capitol: 

Electoral Count Reform Act Passes in Senate Omnibus Bill (Press Release)

WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after Senate passage of the omnibus appropriations bill that includes the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act.   

LWV Statement on Moore v. Harper Supreme Court Oral Arguments   (Press Release)

The League of Women Voters and Fair Elections Center released the following statements after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for the Moore v. Harper case.

Court Must Intervene to Compel Cochise County, Arizona, Board of Supervisors to Certify Lawful Election Results (Press Release)

(COCHISE, ARIZ.) - The Board of Supervisors in Cochise County, Arizona, voted on Monday to delay certifying this year's midterm election results, a clear violation of state law. The action jeopardizes the votes of tens of thousands of Arizonans and undermines the integrity of our democratic system, according to an amicus brief filed Wednesday by the League of Women Voters of Arizona, ACLU of Arizona, Arizona Democracy Resource Center, and Arizona Center for Empowerment. The groups are represented by Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, and the law firms Latham & Watkins LLP and Spencer Fane in support of the plaintiffs in two cases, Hobbs v. Crosby et al., and Arizona Alliance of Retired Americans, Inc. et al. v. Crosby et al.

League Calls on Congress to Protect Dreamers in Lame Duck Session (Press Release)

WASHINGTON – Today, the League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase Solomón released the following statement in support of the legislation to protect DACA recipients:

LWVUS Statement on Speaker Pelosi Stepping Down from House Leadership (Press Release)

WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement in response to Speaker Nancy Pelosi announcement to step down from House leadership: 

Voting Rights Groups Ask US DOJ to Guard Against Unauthorized Ballot Access in Texas (Press Release)

LWV of Texas called on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to publicly assert Texas election officials’ duty to maintain the proper voting ballot chain of custody as required by federal law, and to step in swiftly if those duties are not upheld.  

Victory: League of Women Voters of Tennessee Protects Voters in Wake of Ballot Errors (Press Release)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, the League of Women Voters of Tennesee and the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee secured a court order to protect the right to vote of hundreds, if

not thousands, of Davidson County voters who would have been unable to vote in the races for their districts on November 8 due to receiving incorrect ballots.