LWV of District of Columbia

In celebration of Women’s Equality Day and as the nation celebrates the historic 250th anniversary year for the United States, the League of Women Voters (LWV) today announced it is joining the Women’s Suffrage National Monument Foundation as an official partner in the effort to build the first monument on the National Mall dedicated to the history of American women and the suffrage movement. 

The League of Women Voters issued the following statement from CEO Celina Stewart in response to a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit regarding President Trump's executive order on mail voting.

Since its founding, the people of the District have not enjoyed the same rights as other Americans. As a result, Washingtonians are expected to bear the burdens and duties of citizenship and obedience to the laws while having no say in their creation, a major inequity in a republic that purports to stand for liberty and justice for all.   

This blog will examine the background of this inequality and feature the voices of LWVDC members and District residents who are currently undergoing illegitimate occupation by National Guard troops because of their lack of statehood.  

League of Women Voters CEO, Celina Stewart, Esq., issued the following statement in response to President Trump's vow to eliminate mail-in ballots and voting machines.

LWVUS and the League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia issued a joint statement in response to President Trump deploying the National Guard to Washington, DC, and taking over the DC Metropolitan Police Department

The League joined a coalition of groups calling for the Senate to reject a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government which threatens DC autonomy.