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Ballot shortages in Mississippi created a problem for democracy on the day of a governor's election (News Clips)

11/9/2023

This story was originally published in Associated Press. Voting rights activists plan to meet next week to discuss legal recourse around restoring fair access to ballots, said Debbie Pantenburg,…

League of Women Voters Reaches Over 2 Million Voters in 2023 Elections (Press Release)

11/8/2023

Washington, DC – On Tuesday, millions of Americans voted in pivotal state and local elections across the country. The League of Women Voters, the oldest voting rights organization reached over two…

Nonpartisan election resources available for Kentucky voters (News Clips)

11/7/2023

This story was originally published in Public News Service. As Kentucky voters head to the polls to choose the state's next governor, attorney general, secretary of state and other state officials,…

Pro-democracy groups plan to monitor Shasta County election (News Clips)

11/6/2023

This story was originally published by Public News Service. Dora Rose, deputy director of the League of Women Voters of California, will be in Shasta County for the vote. She condemned the county's…

League of Women Voters Empowers Voters with Election Information on Over 20,000 Races and 46,000 Candidates (Press Release)

11/6/2023

WASHINGTON – Millions of voters will cast a ballot in state and local elections Tuesday and can turn to the League of Women Voters’ election website, VOTE411.org, for all the election information…

Virginia Admitted to Wrongfully Removing 3,400 Voters. Can It Recover Ahead of Pivotal Elections? (News Clips)

10/31/2023

This story was originally published in Mother Jones. “How can you figure out how many people will not vote because they’re too afraid to go to the polls? There’s no way to get that number,” Joan…

Maine lawmakers, gun safety groups call for assault weapons ban (News Clips)

10/30/2023

This story was originally published by Public News Service. "It's going to take that kind of courage from our political leaders," said Kellar, "but I think it's what their constituents are really…

League of Women Voters: Gerrymandering is harming environmental protection in Wisconsin (News Clips)

10/23/2023

This story was originally published in WUWM 89.7. Debra Cronmiller is executive director of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin. She testified that a gerrymandered legislature is failing to do…

Opinion | How readers are working to renovate our democracy (News Clips)

10/19/2023

This opinion was written by Danielle Allen and originally published in the Washington Post. But I can tell you that one organization shines through in these results: Seven respondents named the…

North Carolina Pro-Democracy Groups File Lawsuit Against Youth Voting Restrictions (Press Release)

10/17/2023

DURHAM — North Carolina’s Senate Bill 747 (SB747) is an unconstitutional burden on the fundamental right to vote of young North Carolinians, according to a new lawsuit filed in federal court today by…