A Look at American Civics Education (Blog) 10/11/2022 Civics and democracy are integrally linked. An informed and civically knowledgeable population can work together to achieve a more fair society and confidently lead the future of our democracy.…
League of Women Voters dedicated to educating, registering voters (News Clips) 10/1/2022 This story was originally published by The City Journals. Many voters have paged through a booklet of candidates and chances are, it came from the League of Women Voters. Perhaps a great number of…
The (Not-So) Absolute Power of the Supreme Court (Blog) 9/27/2022 Like the legislative and executive branches, the Supreme Court of the US is subject to checks and balances. These restrictions are part of the United States Constitution and may be exercised by…
Letter: Rejecting Ranked Choice bad for Richmond (News Clips) 9/22/2022 This letter to the editor was originally published by the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The Richmond City Council recently made the short-sighted decision to reject a proposal to adopt Ranked Choice…
Are You Up On Your Voter Trivia? (Blog) 8/3/2022 Thanks to resources like VOTE411.org, you know where and how to cast your vote, but how knowledgeable are you on voting history? Quiz yourself and compare your score with your friends!
Messages for Women Powering Democracy (Blog) 7/14/2022 On June 23, 2022, five leaders in the political and equal rights movements came together to discuss the current state of democracy and women's role in advancing it. Touching on subjects…
LWVUS Urges Senators to Pass Civics Secures Democracy Act (Legal Document) 6/15/2022 The League supports bringing the Civics Secures Democracy Act for debate and passage to promote an informed citizenship via K-12 education nationwide.
ARIZONA SUPREME COURT DISMISSES CASE SEEKING TO ELIMINATE EARLY VOTING (Press Release) 4/5/2022 PHOENIX — Today the Arizona Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by the Arizona Republican Party that threatened to end all early voting. The case requested that the Court invalidate all…
Houston woman shares inspiring story on how she became a voting rights advocate (News Clips) 3/31/2022 One Houston woman has made it her life's mission to fight for voting rights and she is currently the president of the local chapter of The League of Women Voters. “Voting rights is a passionate…
League of Women Voters of Arizona Seeks to Safeguard Early Voting in State Supreme Court Lawsuit (Press Release) 3/15/2022 PHOENIX – Today, the League of Women Voters of Arizona filed an amicus brief in the Arizona Supreme Court in the matter of Arizona Republican Party v. Hobbs – a case that threatens to end all early…