League Joins Letter Regarding FEC appointments (Legal Document) 1/13/2020 LWVUS joined a letter sent to the White House and staff of Senators McConnell, Blunt, Schumer and Klobuchar asking them to make appointments to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
LWVUS Urges House and Senate to Remove Ratification Deadline on the Equal Rights Amendment (Legal Document) 1/7/2020 LWVUS sent a letter to leadership in the U.S. House and Senate urging them to remove the ratification deadline on the Equal Rights Amendment.
League Endorses SHIELD Act (Legal Document) 10/23/2019 The League joined a letter to U.S. House members urging support for HR 4617, the SHIELD Act.
LWVUS to U.S. House: Restore the Voting Rights Act (Legal Document) 8/14/2019 LWVUS seeks to find common ground with lawmakers as H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act moves forward in Committee this fall.
LWVUS Urges Members of U.S. House to cosponsor H. Res. 513 (Legal Document) 8/14/2019 A memo to members of the U.S. House supports H. Res. 513, which reaffirms the importance of democracy and the freedoms that it brings.
League Urges Support for Census Bureau Funding in FY 2020 Budget (Legal Document) 6/24/2019 The League joined letters to the Census Project and other affiliates calling on Congress to support the funding levels for the Census Bureau appropriated in the FY 2020 Commerce, Justice, Science…
League Amicus Brief filed in Castanon v. United States (Legal Document) 6/10/2019 The League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia filed an amicus brief along with partner civil rights groups in the D.C. voting rights…
League Endorses Creation of National Democracy Month (Legal Document) 6/5/2019 The League sent a letter to U.S. Senators encouraging them to support and pass a resolution making September National Democracy Month.
League Urges Congress to Support EAC (Legal Document) 5/21/2019 The League joined more than 30 organizations in urging the House Administration Committee to vigorously support for the bipartisan and independent U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
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.