League Condemns Gun Violence (Press Release) 10/27/2023 PORTLAND, WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters of Maine and the League of Women Voters of the United States issued this statement following the acts of violence and active shooter situation in…
League of Women Voters & Fort Circle Games Produce Women’s Suffrage Board Game (Press Release) 3/9/2023 WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters of the United States and a local board game designer are excited to mark Women’s History Month with the launch of a new board game highlighting the women…
VICTORY: Missouri Judge Blocks Restrictions on Voter Registration Activity and Distribution of Absentee Ballot Applications (Press Release) 11/4/2022 Jefferson City, Mo. — This afternoon, a judge for the Cole County Circuit Court granted a preliminary injunction in our LWV MO and Missouri NAACP v. Missouri lawsuit, which blocks enforcement of…
Democracy Is On The Ballot This Year, National Voter Registration Day 2022 Is More Critical Than Ever (Press Release) 9/19/2022 This year, civic organizations around the country recognize September 20th as National Voter Registration Day, registering hundreds of thousands of voters in a single day. This year, Leagues will…
League of Women Voters, Missouri NAACP Sue Over Law Criminalizing Voter Engagement Efforts (Press Release) 8/22/2022 Jefferson City, Mo. -- Two nonpartisan civic engagement organizations sued the state of Missouri and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft in Cole County Circuit Court to block provisions of one of…
League of Women Voters of Texas Statement on Mass Shooting in Uvalde (Press Release) 5/25/2022 Today, the League of Women Voters of Texas issued the following statement after a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas
Virginia Voting Rights Groups File Lawsuit to Extend Voter Registration Period Following Outage (Press Release) 10/13/2020 LWV of Virginia filed a federal lawsuit asking the court to grant a 48-hour extension for voter registration and to extend in-person early voting due to a system outage.
National Voter Registration Day is More Critical Than Ever in 2020 (Press Release) 9/21/2020 League members and volunteers will be hosting more than 850 registration events and virtual activations September 22.
HBCU Alumni Alliance To Host July 4th Virtual “Fire Up the Vote” Cookout (Press Release) 6/22/2020 LWV and VOTE411 team up with HBCU Alumni Alliance to prepare voters in an election year.
League Set to Break Voter Registration Records Tuesday (Press Release) 9/24/2018 This National Voter Registration Day, Leagues in more than 40 states will host over 400 registration events.