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How Ohio's Issue 1 could affect the rest of the country (News Clips)

8/1/2023

This article was originally published in Ohio Capital-Journal. What Ohio voters decide on Aug. 8 is likely to shape whether similar efforts to restrict ballot measures are brought in other states.

LWVUS Joins Coalition in Support of the Protecting Our Democracy Act (Legal Document)

7/27/2023

The League of Women Voters of the United States joined 55 other organizations to endorse the Protecting Our Democracy Act.

LWVUS Joins Coalition in Support of the Freedom to Vote Act (Legal Document)

7/27/2023

The League of Women Voters of the United States joined 34 other organizations in strong support of the Freedom to Vote Act (FTVA), S.1 and H.R.11.

LWVUS Urges US House to Support Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) for Centennial (Legal Document)

7/20/2023

LWVUS sent a memo to the US House urging them to support H.J. Res. 25, a resolution to affirm the validity of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), during the 100-year anniversary of the ERA's…

Anti-LGBTQIA+ State Legislative Trends (Blog)

7/13/2023

In the past couple of years, we have seen unprecedented numbers of legislative attacks on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and other sexual and gender…

Felon voting registration events held following new law enactment (News Clips)

7/7/2023

This story originally aired on FOX9. It’s been more than a month since over 55,000 Minnesotans re-gained the right to vote, and efforts to remind them of that continue. "A lot of these events…

Why Elections Matter: Shelby County v. Holder’s Impact on the Voting Rights Act (Blog)

6/25/2023

Ten years ago, the Voting Rights Act's power to prevent election discrimination was undermined by the Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder. The ruling's impact is still felt, as…

LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress to Support National Paid Sick and Safe Days Standard (Legal Document)

6/15/2023

The League of Women Voters of the United States joined a sign-on letter urging Congress to support the Healthy Families Act, which would create a national paid sick and safe days standard.

LWVUS joins a letter in support of the Office of Congressional Ethics (Legal Document)

6/12/2023

LWVUS joined a letter to the House Administration Oversight Subcommittee in support of the Office of Congressional Ethics.

Alabama lawmakers end session marked by tax cuts (News Clips)

6/6/2023

This story was originally published by Associated Press. Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday concluded the 2023 legislative session that was marked by tax cut measures and ended with the shelving of some…