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Local View: Popular vote for president 'essential to representative government' (News Clips)

4/29/2023

This op-ed was originally published by Duluth News Tribune. The League of Women Voters of Duluth, MN, wrote about the need for a national popular vote.

LWVUS Comments on OMB Race and Ethnicity Data Standards (Legal Document)

4/27/2023

The League submitted comments to the Management and Budget Office (OMB) regarding its proposed updates to the federal government’s race and ethnicity data collection standards. The outcome of this…

How LWV Registered 37,000 New Citizen Voters in 2022 (Blog)

4/24/2023

Almost 1 million immigrants became naturalized citizens in 2022, expanding the electorate significantly. During that time, 31 League volunteer teams across the country reported attending close to 800…

LWVUS Joins Letter Urging HHS to Take Action to Keep People Covered During Medicaid Unwinding (Legal Document)

4/24/2023

The League of Women Voters of the United States joined more than 200 civil rights and health care groups on a letter to the Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The…

What is the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC)? (Blog)

4/20/2023

Ensuring elections are fair and equitable includes maintaining clean and accurate voter rolls. The Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) is a nonpartisan membership organization…

LWVUS Sends Letter to Congress About Priorities for the 118th Congress (Legal Document)

4/18/2023

LWVUS reached out to members of Congress to outline its priority issues for the 118th Congress and urged Congress to implement necessary reforms like restoring the Voting Rights Act, regulating money…

Advocacy Groups launch campaign to encourage more Black voters to 'Vote Local Now' (News Clips)

3/18/2023

This story originally aired on News4JAX. A new campaign announced Saturday, called Vote Local Now, is aimed at getting more people to the polls, especially African American voters. It’s spearheaded…

LWV Reaches More than 27M Voters During 2022 Midterms (Press Release)

3/16/2023

WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters of the United States reached more than 27 million voters in the 2022 midterm election cycle last fall, resulting in the organization’s largest voter engagement…

League of Women Voters on the Ground Getting Voters Ready (News Clips)

3/15/2023

This story was originally published in Generations Magazine. There is no “right” age to give back to your community. But for members of the League of Women Voters (LWV)—50 state League (and the…

Schroeder v. Minnesota Secretary of State (Legal Case)

3/3/2023

LWV of Minnesota filed an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs seeking to overturn Minnesota’s restrictions on voting by people with felony convictions