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5 Ways to Volunteer for Voting Rights (Blog)

11/8/2023

It's up to us to make sure everyone has the information and ability to cast their vote! Here are five ways you can empower voters and defend democracy through volunteer work.

Language Access is Key to Voting Rights (Blog)

11/23/2022

Eligible voters deserve equal access to register and vote under the law. Increasing the language accessibility of voting materials allows voters to feel confident in voting and become educated and…

What COVID-19 Taught Us About Making Voting Accessible (Blog)

3/22/2022

COVID-19 brought pain, loss, and loneliness, but in the case of our democracy, it also brought important lessons. We saw firsthand how we could make our democracy available to more voters, honoring…

League Launches Historic Midterm Voter Registration Campaigns (Blog)

2/22/2022

With the first primary elections of 2022 taking place, League of Women Voters volunteer teams are launching three major national initiatives: our Youth Voter Registration and New Citizens Voter…

3 Takeaways from the Biden Administration's Speech on Voting Rights (Blog)

1/11/2022

Today, President Biden and Vice President Harris responded to a year of advocacy, including thousands of letters to members of Congress, hundreds of activist arrests, and countless calls to deliver…

Remaining Nonpartisan in Hyper-partisan Times (Blog)

2/10/2021

More than 100 years ago, the League of Women Voters of the U.S. was founded to be a nonpartisan voice for American women who wanted free, fair, and open elections, above all else. The politics may…

5 Reasons to Have Confidence in Mail-in Voting (Blog)

7/29/2020

Voters can trust in the safety and security of the mail-in voting process, regardless of recent politicized claims to the contrary. Here are five reasons why.

The Voting Rights Act in Action (Blog)

1/13/2020

An in-depth look at how the Voting Rights Act has protected voters of color and language-minority voters—and why we need the Voting Rights Advancement Act.

This Women’s History Month, Remembering the Women That History Books Forget (Blog)

3/27/2014

Women possess unbridled power to effect change, especially at the grassroots level. But there are many admirable women that history books often fail to recognize.

Voter Suppression in North Carolina: What’s happening and what it means for our country (Blog)

4/18/2013

Early this month, a plethora of voter suppression bills were introduced by members of the North Carolina Legislature. If passed, the consequences would be dire.