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LWVUS Sent a Letter to the State Department on Summit for Democracy Priorities (Legal Document)

8/23/2022

The League engaged with the Summit for Democracy, hosted by the State Department, to discuss key issues including election integrity, climate, racial justice,LGBTQIA+ issues, and gender.

LWVUS supports Youth Voting Rights Act (Legal Document)

7/26/2022

The League sent a letter to the US Senate urging them to pass the Youth Voting Rights Act as a measure to support eligible young voters’ access to the ballot.

Messages for Women Powering Democracy (Blog)

7/14/2022

On June 23, 2022, five leaders in the political and equal rights movements came together to discuss the current state of democracy and women's role in advancing it. Touching on subjects…

League of Woman Voters files lawsuit over South Dakota petition circulation law (News Clips)

6/30/2022

This article was originally published in DakotaNewsnow.com Back in 2015, there was a concern about hired employees brought to the state and paid to collect petition signatures. Back then, anyone…

Springfield organizations mobilize to get women out for early voting (News Clips)

6/21/2022

This article was originally published in the State Journal-Register.

League of Women Voters of New York State Files Federal Lawsuit to Postpone New York Statewide Primaries to August 23, 2022 (Press Release)

5/19/2022

The League of Women Voters of New York State filed a lawsuit yesterday in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York asking that the Court postpone the June 28 primary for…

With Liberty and Justice for All (Except DC) (Blog)

5/10/2022

But the District of Columbia is not a state. Why is that a problem?  Because of not being a state, the District of Columbia does not have any rights unless they are specifically allowed by Congress,…

Maine is about to open party primaries to hundreds of thousands more voters (News Clips)

4/25/2022

AUGUSTA, Maine — More than 350,000 Maine voters could vote in primaries starting in a key 2024 election after lawmakers approved a bill to allow for semi-open primaries for presidential,…

Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments on ballot boxes (News Clips)

4/13/2022

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Supreme Court was scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday in a case that will likely determine how extensively absentee ballot drop boxes can be used in the upcoming…

U.S. SENATE CONFIRMS JUDGE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON TO THE SUPREME COURT (Press Release)

4/7/2022

WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States Board President Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm…