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Climate Change Threats to Food and Water (Blog)

3/17/2022

In the US, most people take for granted that ample food and clean water are, and will be, available for consumption. Yet climate change has already impacted food and water resources here and around…

Legal Trends to Watch in 2022 (Blog)

3/15/2022

With the new year comes more litigation. In the past year, the League has continued our work of fighting against anti-voter bills and purges, challenges to new district maps, and pushing back against…

League of Women Voters Reacts to 2020 US Census Bureau Report Undercount of Black, Latino, & Indigenous People (Press Release)

3/10/2022

Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement in reaction to the US Census Bureau report undercounting 18.8 million and…

Colorado Voting Rights Advocates File Lawsuit Against Voter Intimidation (Press Release)

3/9/2022

Today, the League of Women Voters of Colorado and other civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit against election conspiracy group US Election Integrity Plan (USEIP) for voter intimidation…

League of Women Voters says Alabama bill would suppress voter outreach efforts (News Clips)

3/8/2022

This story was originally published in Al.com. The League of Women Voters of Alabama, Black Voters Matter, Greater Birmingham Ministries and other organizations spoke out today against a bill…

How the US Has Shifted Away from Pro-Voter Legislation (Blog)

3/7/2022

The pro-voter Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 moved quickly through Congress with strong bipartisan support. The…

Baltimore Co. Ordered to Resubmit Redistricting Plan In Compliance With VRA (News Clips)

3/1/2022

A federal judge has ordered the Baltimore County Council to scrap its redistricting plan after a lawsuit brought by Black residents and civil-rights groups said it…

NEW JERSEY MONITOR: Texans go to the polls under sweeping new voting restrictions (News Clips)

2/28/2022

HOUSTON — With less than two days until Texas’ primary election, Cedric and Myrtis Tatterson sat in a community center gym in Houston to fulfill the training required of them as election judges.

League Outlines Priorities for State of the Union (Legal Document)

2/24/2022

The League sent a letter to the White House outlining the issues that we hope President Biden will touch on during the State of the Union.

Voting Rights History is Black History (Blog)

2/23/2022

As we celebrate Black history and commemorate many great leaders — both the known and unsung heroes of our time — we must also remember that the struggle to protect voting rights continues.