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Complexities of the Filibuster: The Accidental Rule That Is Interrupting the Democracy We All Deserve (Blog)

4/7/2021

The League has a decade-long history of supporting filibuster reform to ensure a functioning democracy.

LWV & Vot-ER Announce Partnership to Promote Civic Health (Press Release)

3/31/2021

The League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS) and Vot-ER/Civic Health Month (Vot-ER) announce a joint partnership to work collectively on initiatives that promote civic health and a healthy…

LWV Supports Senate Filibuster Reform for a Healthy Democracy (Press Release)

3/30/2021

The American people are tired of seeing this archaic tool used and abused to delay progress. It is time to amend the filibuster for the health and safety of our democracy.

Then and Now: How Two Pandemics Tested the Power of Women (Blog)

3/30/2021

In 2020, during one of the most significant and contentious elections in decades, women faced a new public health crisis: COVID-19. More than one…

LWV Celebrates House Vote to Eliminate ERA Deadline (Press Release)

3/17/2021

The League of Women Voters of the United States president Dr. Deborah Ann Turner issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to advance the Equal…

LWVUS Letter to Congress re ERA ratification (Legal Document)

3/11/2021

The League has fought for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to secure equal rights and we ask Congress to pass HJ Res 17, to remove its ratification deadline.

LWV Statement on Voting Rights Executive Order (Press Release)

3/8/2021

This executive order will expand voter access, strengthen voter registration, and improve election information so that all eligible Americans can participate in our democracy.

LWV Applauds House Passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 (Press Release)

3/4/2021

This bill provides the necessary first step towards fully addressing systemic constitutional violations by law enforcement officers, and we are pleased to see the…

Remaining Nonpartisan in Hyper-partisan Times (Blog)

2/10/2021

More than 100 years ago, the League of Women Voters of the U.S. was founded to be a nonpartisan voice for American women who wanted free, fair, and open elections, above all else. The politics may…

LWV Joins Lawsuit Supporting Student Plaintiffs’ Right to Civic Education (Press Release)

2/1/2021

LWVUS and LWV of Rhode Island filed an amicus brief in the case of Cook v. Raimondo, in which twelve student plaintiffs are suing the state of Rhode Island to demand a right to an education adequate…