Celebrating Black Women Who Helped Pave the Way for More Black Women in Politics (Blog) 2/25/2021 Board president, Dr. Deborah Turner reflects on the contributions to voting rights advancement from Black women.
Remaining Nonpartisan in Hyper-partisan Times (Blog) 2/10/2021 More than 100 years ago, the League of Women Voters of the U.S. was founded to be a nonpartisan voice for American women who wanted free, fair, and open elections, above all else. The politics may…
LWV Joins Lawsuit Supporting Student Plaintiffs’ Right to Civic Education (Press Release) 2/1/2021 LWVUS and LWV of Rhode Island filed an amicus brief in the case of Cook v. Raimondo, in which twelve student plaintiffs are suing the state of Rhode Island to demand a right to an education adequate…
LWVUS Joins Lawsuit to Protect Transgender Women in Sports (Press Release) 12/21/2020 The Idaho law violates Title IX’s prohibition on sex discrimination in educational programs or activities.
20 Ways LWV Empowered Voters and Protected Democracy in 2020 (Blog) 12/10/2020 More voters than ever before participated in our elections in 2020, thanks in part to the work of the League across the country. Here are just a few of our successes in 2020.
USA TODAY NETWORK: COVID-19 changed election rules in the South. Now activists see chance for reform (News Clips) 12/1/2020 Changes to election laws due to COVID-19 creates an opportunity for election reform in some southern states.
Giving Thanks to the People Behind Our Elections in 2020 (Blog) 11/24/2020 A blog thanking election officials, workers, and volunteers.
League Affirms Support for the For the People Act in 117th Congress (Legal Document) 11/23/2020 LWVUS sent a letter to Senate and House leadership outlining our continued support for the legislation commonly referred to as HR1 or the For the People Act.
LWV Statement on the 2020 Presidential Election Results (Press Release) 11/7/2020 Democracy defines America, and democracy has prevailed in the 2020 elections.
POLITICO: States brace for surge of voter registrations as deadlines near (News Clips) 10/18/2020 After system crashes in Virginia and Florida, other states are warned of the possibility of glitches as registration deadlines approach.