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Leagues Host 350 High School, Community College Voter Registration Drives (Blog)

8/8/2016

We’ve crunched the numbers: League volunteers in 25 communities registered nearly 15,000 high school and community college students to vote this past spring.

National Voter Registration Day is More Critical Than Ever in 2020 (Press Release)

9/21/2020

League members and volunteers will be hosting more than 850 registration events and virtual activations September 22.

One Classroom at a Time: Breaking Down Barriers to the Youth Vote (Blog)

2/10/2014

I’ve been a proud League of Women Voters staffer and a local volunteer since 2006. In my work I’ve had the opportunity to work with hundreds of inspiring League volunteers and seen large-scale voter…

As Election Day Nears, New Citizens Inspire (Blog)

10/2/2014

As volunteers of the League of Women Voters of Fairfax (VA) helped new citizens and others register to vote this past weekend, we also helped answer many of the common questions that come up about…

Singers and Leagues Urge Concertgoers to “Use Your Voice” by Voting (Blog)

3/8/2016

The League is proud to join forces with recording artists Patty Griffin, Sara Watkins and Anais Mitchell on the “Use Your Voice Tour.” At each show, local League volunteers talk on stage about the…

Kansas League Continues the Fight against Proof-of-Citizenship (Blog)

11/16/2015

Local Leagues throughout Kansas are reaching out to “purged” voters following changes to the state's proof-of-citizenship requirement on state voter registration forms. League volunteers will educate…

League of Women Voters on the Ground Getting Voters Ready (News Clips)

3/15/2023

This story was originally published in Generations Magazine. There is no “right” age to give back to your community. But for members of the League of Women Voters (LWV)—50 state League (and the…

Teen Poll Workers Helping Brookline [MA] Vote in 2012 (News Clips)

11/5/2012

"The Town Clerk's Office has taken on a group of 16- and 17-year-old Brookline teen volunteers to work the polls for the Nov. 6 election. According to a press release sent via the Brookline…

LWVUS Lobby Corps: An Invaluable Resource (Blog)

4/10/2014

Established in 1971, Lobby Corps convenes for briefings on League legislative priorities. They play a key role in promoting League issues and communicating our positions to Congress.

League of Women Voters reaches out as registration deadline looms (News Clips)

10/9/2012

"The two volunteers from the League of Women Voters had chosen the bus station Thursday to "reach out to under-represented voters," said Darden Rice, 42, president of the St.…