Celebrating Voter Registration Wins and Utah’s Colorful Suffrage Past (Blog) 3/24/2014 Utah was the second territory to grant women the right to vote in 1870. Like it or not, polygamy did play a part in suffrage in Utah.
Bad Decision on Proof of Citizenship Will Hurt Voters (Press Release) 3/19/2014 A district court issued a ruling that approves the documentary proof of citizenship requirement for voter registration by Arizona and Kansas.
League Supports EAC Decision to Reject Proof of Citizenship Requirement (Article) 2/11/2014 The League filed a merits brief in the U.S.
Court Hears Appeal on Arizona, Kansas Proof of Citizenship Requirements for Voter Registration (Press Release) 2/11/2014 A U.S. District Court heard arguments to determine if the Election Assistance Commission's refusal to modify the National Mail Voter Registration Form was legal.
Election Assistance Commission Rejects KS, AZ Request to Change National Voter Registration Form (Press Release) 1/18/2014 LWVUS, LWVAZ and LWVKS applaud the decision by the EAC to reject requests from the states of Arizona and Kansas to modify the national mail-in voter registration form to require voters to provide…
2013 – A Watershed Year for Voting Rights (Blog) 12/12/2013 It's possible that when we look back at 2013, we'll see it as a watershed year - the year America realized we need to expand access to the polls, not create new barriers to voting.
League of Women Voters Seeks to Intervene in Kobach v. EAC (Press Release) 11/21/2013 We intervened in Kobach v. Election Assistance Commission, which concerns the documentary proof-of-citizenship requirement on the national mail-in voter registration application.
Support the League’s Work and our Successes: Join us for #GivingTuesday! (Blog) 10/24/2013 The League is participating in #GivingTuesday, an annual campaign created to promote a national day of giving at the start of the holiday season.
Hundreds of Young Activists Making Progress Together (Blog) 7/19/2013 “When you’re talking about changing the world, you don’t need permission and no one will tell you how to do it.” That was the message of the Make Progress national summit, hosted by Generation…
Celebrate Independence Day by Making Democracy Work (Blog) 7/3/2013 This Independence Day help us make our democracy work – encourage your fellow citizens to visit VOTE411.org and register to vote!