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LWV Statement on Voting Rights Executive Order (Press Release)

3/8/2021

This executive order will expand voter access, strengthen voter registration, and improve election information so that all eligible Americans can participate in our democracy.

HUFFINGTON POST: Kentucky May Soon Restore Voting Rights To 200,000 People With Felony Records (News Clips)

3/6/2021

Kentucky could soon be expanding voting rights restoration to even more individuals who have been convicted of felonies.

League Celebrates House Passage of the For the People Act, HR1 (Press Release)

3/4/2021

League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement in response to the US House of Representatives passing HR1, the For the…

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 urges Biden to immediately shut down Dakota Access Pipeline (Legal Document)

2/8/2021

The League joined a letter lead by the Indigenous Environmental Network urging the President and Vice President to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) .

Historic Turnout in 2020 Shows Why America Needs the For the People Act (Blog)

2/2/2021

The historic 2020 election highlights the need for Congress to pass the For the People Act.

LWV Statement on Climate Executive Orders (Press Release)

1/27/2021

The League of Women of the United States president Dr. Deborah Ann Turner issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s Executive Orders on Climate Change.

League of Women Voters Joins Voting Rights Supreme Court Case (Press Release)

1/21/2021

Brnovich v. DNC is a case before the Supreme Court addressing the collection of ballots by third parties and the counting of provisional ballots cast outside of a voter’s designated precinct.…

Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Give Us the Ballot! (Blog)

1/18/2021

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom, with a transformative vision for the American South. Dr. King implored both the…