www.lwv-va.org Ask this Local League a Question Learn More About This League Community Leaders Debora Wake, PresidentJoan Porte, Vice PresidentMary Crutchfield, Vice PresidentAndrianne Konstas, Membership Chair League ID VA000 Phone (804) 521-4171 Stories from Around the State Press ReleaseLeague Celebrates Equal Rights Amendment Ratified by VirginiaVirginia ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment, achieving support from three-fourths of all 50 states required for the ERA to become a constitutional amendment. Blog100 Years in the Making: One Step Closer to the ERA This past Wednesday, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee ruled 21-11 to remove the ERA's ratification deadline and now the resolution moves to the House floor for a vote. Press ReleaseLeague Celebrates Supreme Court Decision Limiting Political Interest in Redistricting Cases The Court provided clarity that state Attorneys General will maintain the exclusive right to bring future redistricting cases. BlogHigh Schoolers want to vote—we have a responsibility to show them howThe sooner we can start educating young people about our election and voting systems, the more empowered they will be to make their voices heard. Press ReleaseVirginia Legislators Should Put Voters First When Redrawing MapsThe Virginia General Assembly will convene in a special session to redraw eleven House of Delegates districts that a three-judge panel deemed in June were an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
