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Next Tuesday, February 12th, President Obama will deliver his annual State of the Union (SOTU) address, which will outline his key priorities for the year and second term in office.

Last week LWVUS was proud to attend the 7th Annual Summit of our long-time partner, the

Today, the League marks the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States.

"Voting is the foundation stone for political action.” -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Voting rights have been under attack in state legislatures across the country for more than a decade and there are no signs of it letting up in 2013.

January 1, 2013 is the deadline for our financial future.

As I went about my day on Election Day volunteering to be a polling place evaluator for my local League (a program instituted by the Board of Elections done in

Please Note: This blog post was written by our intern, Vegard Tveito

Last week we shared updates on changes in voting procedures in the many states affected by Hurricane Sandy.

Since the 2000 Presidential Election, I have been anxiously waiting to get the opportunity to vote. I went as far as creating a mock election ballot for my elementary school for the 2004 Presidential Election to feel like I was contributing to the election in some way.  The 2008 election was the most frustrating for me; I was four months too young to be eligible to vote in California. I knew I would have to wait another four years.