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LWVUS Joins Comments for Mental Health Parity Under Private Health Insurance (Legal Document)

10/2/2023

The League of Women Voters of the United States joined public comments on the proposed rule on mental health parity under private health insurance plans.

Changes to Ohio's voter ID laws impact students (News Clips)

9/30/2023

This opinion was written by Jenny Fisher, co-president of the League of Women Voters of Oxford, OH.

League Urges Congress to Preserve funding for elections (Legal Document)

9/28/2023

The League joined over 100 coalition partners on a letter calling on Congress to preserve $755 million currently allocated for Election Security Grants in the Senate FY24 Financial Services and…

The Hyde Amendment: An Abortion Barrier Hiding in Plain Sight (Blog)

9/28/2023

The Hyde Amendment prohibits the use of federal funding for most abortions. As a result, most people enrolled in public health programs cannot use their health care coverage to pay for abortion…

Supreme Court Review: The October 2022 Term (Blog)

9/26/2023

During the 2022 Supreme Court term, the League of Women Voters filed amicus briefs in four cases: Moore v. Harper, Allen v. Milligan, Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, and 303 Creative, LLC v…

LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress to Support SNAP for College Students (Legal Document)

9/22/2023

The League of Women Voters of the United States joined a sign-on letter urging Congress to support the Enhance Access to SNAP Act. This bill would remove the requirement that college…

Advocates Raising Awareness on Voter Registration Day (News Clips)

9/19/2023

This story was originally published by Public News Service. Deb Liebman, director of voter services and vice president with the League of Women Voters, said state and local elections are also…

LWVPA Files Brief in Support of Voter Privacy in Federal Appeal (Press Release)

9/15/2023

HARRISBURG, PA — Yesterday, the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (LWVPA) filed an amicus brief in Public Interest Legal Foundation v. Schmidt, a case before the US Court of Appeals for the…

Pennsylvania Voting Rights Groups Are Working To Expand Ballot Access Through Education And Advocacy (News Clips)

9/15/2023

This story was originally published by the Bucks County Beacon. Amid ongoing attacks on democracy and the state’s electoral process, organizations like Common Cause and the League of Women Voters…

Voting Rights Heroes in the Disability Community (Blog)

9/12/2023

Our history is replete with people with disabilities who paved the way for a stronger, more representative democracy — like Judy Heumann, Sojourner Truth, Senator Tammy Duckworth, Claudia Gordan…