Why I’m an early voter (Blog) 10/22/2018 Like many Americans, I never know where I’ll be on Election Day. What if I have to travel for work? What if the baby is sick and I can’t make it to the polls? What if I get stuck at the office late…
League Celebrates Record Number of Women Elected in 2018 (Press Release) 11/7/2018 Expected Historic Voter Turnout in Record-Setting Midterm Washington, DC – On Tuesday, Americans elected more female candidates to office than ever…
Two Climate Reports, One Conclusion: "It’s happening. It’s now." (Blog) 12/4/2018 A United Nations special report and the US National Climate Assessment confirm: climate change is worsening.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Blog) 2/12/2019 In December, the LWV UN Observer for Climate, Robin Tokmakian, and three Delegates (Rebecca Boyd of LWV Wilmette, IL, and Claudia Keith and Cathy…
League of Women Voters Statement on President Trump’s Emergency Order to Build a Border Wall (Press Release) 2/15/2019 The League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement following President Trump's declaration of a national emergency.
League Submits Amicus Brief in Juliana v. US (Legal Document) 3/5/2019 The League submitted a brief to the 9th Circuit in the case of Juliana v. US.
'Tis the season for caps, gowns, and graduations! (Blog) 6/15/2018 As a new wave of high school seniors transition to higher education and enter the workforce, they also acquire a new set of responsibilities to engage in our democratic process as first-time voters.
League Endorses RECLAIM Act (Legal Document) 9/25/2020 LWVUS sent a letter of support endorsing Senator Manchin’s Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More (RECLAIM) Act to recover and reinvest in…
League Submits Comments Disapproving of DHS’ Intention to Destroy Civil Rights Complaint Records (Legal Document) 10/8/2020 LWVUS joined a letter to the National Archives disapproving of the Dept. of Homeland Security's (DHS) proposed request seeking permission to destroy civil rights complaints, sexual abuse records, and…
California Lawsuit Blocking President’s Order Excluding Undocumented Individuals from Census Heads to the US Supreme Court (Press Release) 10/23/2020 A federal judge ruled in City of San Jose, California v. Trump that the president’s executive order to block undocumented individuals from being counted in the U.S. Census is unconstitutional.