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Senate Fails to Pass the Freedom to Vote Act (Press Release)

10/20/2021

The League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement following the 49–51 Senate floor vote on the Freedom to Vote Act.

Voting Rights Activists Arrested at White House After Third Direct Action Calling on Biden to Help to Protect Freedom to Vote (Press Release)

10/19/2021

Faith leaders, local and state representatives, and national civil rights leaders were arrested in series of actions calling on the Biden administration to protect the freedom to vote.

LWVUS President Urges Senator Grassley to Support Voting Rights Legislation (Legal Document)

10/15/2021

LWVUS President and native Iowan, Dr. Deborah Turner, sent a letter to Senator Chuck Grassley, urging him to support final passage of the Freedom to Vote Act and the John…

LWVUS joins DFAD Coalition Urging Senate to Pass Freedom to Vote Act (Legal Document)

10/14/2021

LWVUS joined members of the Declaration for American Democracy coalition on a letter to the US Senate urging them to pass the Freedom to Vote Act.

LWV Applauds the Senate’s Introduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Press Release)

10/6/2021

Our freedom to vote remains under threat, and with the midterm election cycle just a few months away, we need the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act more than ever.

Dear Joe: It's Not Us, It's You (Blog)

10/4/2021

We need you to be the leader that will get these bills across the finish line. Protecting voting rights is the key to addressing all the issues that are keeping all of us up at night.

LWV Expands Calls for Filibuster Reform: ‘It is time to fix or nix the filibuster to save our right to vote' (Press Release)

9/27/2021

This week, the board of directors of the League of Women Voters of the United States voted unanimously to support filibuster reform, and as necessary, elimination of the…

League Urges Senate to Vote Yes on Freedom to Vote Act (Legal Document)

9/23/2021

In a memo to the US Senate, LWV urged Senators to support passage of the Freedom to Vote Act.

Senate Introduces the Freedom to Vote Act (Blog)

9/17/2021

This week, the US Senate introduced new legislation that protects and expands the right to vote, decreases the influence of money in politics, and curbs partisan gerrymandering. The Freedom to…

League of Women Voters of the United States v. Newby (also League of Women Voters of the United States v. Harrington) (Legal Case)

9/16/2021

The League filed a federal lawsuit to block the Election Assistance Commission from allowing three states to require documentary proof of citizenship on the federal voter registration form