Voter Registration Rates Highest in 20 Years (News Clips) 5/17/2023 This story was originally published by Public News Service. Liz Tentarelli, president of the League of Women Voters of New Hampshire, said research shows increasing political polarization…
Pro-Democracy Groups Sue Louisiana Over Inequitable Felony Disenfranchisement Scheme (Press Release) 5/1/2023 Baton Rouge, LA — Today, the League of Women Voters of Louisiana (LWV of Louisiana), along with Voice of the Experienced (VOTE) and the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice (Power Coalition),…
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…
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…
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…
LWVUS Submits Comments to USCIS Opposing Immigration Application Fee Increases (Legal Document) 3/13/2023 LWVUS submitted public comment to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on the proposed rule to adjust certain immigration and…
Want a more representative democracy? Reform CT's redistricting process (News Clips) 1/31/2023 This opinion was originally published in the CT Mirror. LWVCT president Laura Smits co-wrote this opinion about the importance of fair maps in Connecticut.
LWVUS Joins Letter Urging the Administration not to Issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on an Asylum Ban (Legal Document) 1/18/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined nearly 300 civil, human rights, and immigrant rights organizations on a letter to President Biden urging the Administration not to issue a…
11 Ways You Protected Democracy in 2022! (Blog) 12/15/2022 In a groundbreaking year, you rallied, donated, wrote representatives, and voted to defend a democracy in which all voters can safely and fairly make their voices heard. Here are a few highlights.
LWVUS Submits Comments to HHS on Healthy People 2030 Objectives (Legal Document) 12/2/2022 LWVUS submitted public comments to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the proposed Healthy People 2030 objectives. The League articulated why the objective to increase the…