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.
League Outlines Priorities for State of the Union (Legal Document) 2/24/2022 The League sent a letter to the White House outlining the issues that we hope President Biden will touch on during the State of the Union.
League Joins Call to Support the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Legal Document) 6/8/2021 The League joined a letter led by the Leadership Conference in support of two critical pieces of legislation needed to protect the freedom to vote: For the People Act and the John Lewis…
League Affirms Support for the For the People Act in 117th Congress (Legal Document) 11/23/2020 LWVUS sent a letter to Senate and House leadership outlining our continued support for the legislation commonly referred to as HR1 or the For the People Act.
LWVUS and Common Cause Demand Census Bureau Extend Operation Deadline (Legal Document) 8/6/2020 LWVUS and Common Cause have written a letter to Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham asking him to commit to a fair and accurate census count.
League Urges Congress to Protect Voting Rights in COVID-19 Stimulus Package (Legal Document) 3/21/2020 Congress must provide states with the funds they need to protect the right to vote amid COVID-19 in the economic stimulus package.
League Urges Adoption of Key Policies Around 2020 Elections Amid COVID-19 Threat (Legal Document) 3/18/2020 The League joined over 200 organizations supporting an effort led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights urging federal lawmakers and state elections officials to adopt key policies…
League Joins Groups Urging Presidential Candidates to Prioritize Democracy Reform Agenda (Legal Document) 5/15/2019 The League joined over 100 organizations on letters to all announced presidential candidates urging them to implement a democracy reform plan.
League Calls on Senate to Hold For the People Act Hearing (Legal Document) 4/23/2019 The League sent a memo to the U.S. Senate calling for a hearing on the For the People Act.
League Urges Support of HR1 and Opposition to Tactics to Weaken Bill (Legal Document) 2/28/2019 The League of Women Voters strongly urges members of the U.S. House to vote for HR1, the For the People Act.