Washington Post: Georgia purged 309,000 voters from its rolls. It’s the second state to make cuts in less than a week. (News Clips) 12/17/2019 LWV of Georgia filed a federal lawsuit to stop an unjust voter purge from taking effect.
ABC News: Groups answer Supreme Court with million-dollar push to counter gerrymandering (News Clips) 9/5/2019 This story was originally published by ABC News. After a setback at the Supreme Court earlier this year, advocates for what they see as…
The Hill: This Women's Equality Day, stop romanticizing the 19th Amendment (News Clips) 8/26/2019 Opinion piece from LWV CEO Virginia Kase on what it means to celebrate the passage of the 19th Amendment 99 years later.
Washington Post: How a large-scale effort to register black voters led to a crackdown in Tennessee (News Clips) 5/24/2019 Last year, an army of paid workers with stacks of voter registration forms fanned out in Memphis, Nashville and other parts of Tennessee to persuade African Americans to vote. In response, the…
Glamour: Virginia Kase's Midterm Plan: Make It Easier for Women to Vote (News Clips) 7/2/2018 Incoming CEO Virginia Kase told Glamour her vision for the League: Helping as many Americans as possible exercise their right to vote.
New York Times: Supreme Court Upholds Ohio’s Purge of Voting Rolls (News Clips) 6/11/2018 U.S. Supreme Court allows Ohio to purge voting rolls.
Washington Post: Voting rights advocates brace for ‘biggest fight of our lifetime’ under next administration (News Clips) 11/30/2016 This article originally appeared in the Washington Post.By Vanessa Williams and Katie Zezima Voting rights advocates are furious at President-elect…