The Recent Rise of Anti-Voter Litigation (Blog) 1/27/2025 A significant number of anti-voter lawsuits were filed that sought to disrupt election administration and purge eligible voters from the rolls around the 2024 federal election. The League of Women…
Our Oath to Democracy (Blog) 1/17/2025 On January 20, Inauguration Day, the next president and vice president of the United States will be sworn into office in front of the US Capitol Building. As part of the peaceful transfer of power,…
Why We Will Remain the League of WOMEN Voters (Blog) 1/7/2025 Over a century after our founding — and the passage of the 19th amendment that granted many women the right to vote — some people question why the League of Women Voters keeps the word ‘women’ in our…
President Biden: Why Are Women Waiting for Equality? (Blog) 12/26/2024 It’s 2024. 101 years have passed since the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was proposed, and women’s equal rights are still not enshrined in the US Constitution.
Florida's Voter Intimidation Crisis (Blog) 12/18/2024 In recent years, the state of Florida has implemented an alarming series of policies that undermine voter participation, creating conditions ripe for mass voter intimidation. These instances of…
The League's Top Achievements in 2024 (Blog) 12/11/2024 As we wrap up this year, I’m reflecting on some of our greatest successes of 2024. From unprecedented voter outreach to the launch of a new moonshot campaign to the return of an important state…
The Sisters Who Inspired International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (Blog) 11/25/2024 On this International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, we invite you to learn about why the United Nations created this day and to put that knowledge to use. We invite you and your…
A Snapshot of LWV's 2024 Election Impact (Blog) 11/20/2024 In every election — federal or local, competitive or (seemingly) clear-cut, invigorating or exhausting — Leagues empower voters and defend democracy.The 2024 election was no exception.
Reflecting on the Election: We Will Speak Up and Speak Out (Blog) 11/13/2024 Last week, the 2024 presidential election was decided. Donald Trump will again become President of the United States. He won both the Electoral College and the popular vote, and when that happens, it…
Waiting For Election Results Means the Process is Working (Blog) 11/5/2024 It's normal to wish we could just find out results on the night of an election. But we're highly unlikely to know the results on election night — and that's good. It means our system is working…