Representing Middle Eastern and North African Citizens in the Census (Blog) 5/15/2024 A proposed expansion to the racial identification categories in the US Census would increase representation for the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) community.
Voter ID and absentee-ballot limits: the South tightens key voting laws ahead of election (News Clips) 4/6/2024 This story was originally published by USA Today States across the South are passing new restrictions on how votes are cast. Civil rights activists say it will reduce turnout among Black voters.
LWVUS Joins Letter Urging President to Remove Anti-abortion Weldon Amendment from FY25 Budget (Legal Document) 2/1/2024 The League signed onto a letter to the President urging him to ensure that the Weldon Amendment is not included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget. The Weldon Amendment is an appropriations rider…
League joins call for disclosure of presidential campaign bundlers (Legal Document) 1/22/2024 LWVUS joined a coalition of groups calling calls on presidential candidates to reveal their campaign “bundlers.” This letter follows up on a similar letter sent by this cross-…
League Joins Effort to Encourage Disclosure of Campaign Bundlers (Legal Document) 10/5/2023 The League joined Issue One and other coalition partners on a letter sent to all presidential candidates encouraging them to publicly disclose information about campaign bundlers on a regular basis…
Annie Benifield leads League of Women Voters (News Clips) 10/26/2022 This profile was originally published in Defender. For Annie Benifield, voting is in her blood. Her father was a first generation born out of slavery African American, who lived to be 90 years old…
Arab American Women in Democracy You Should Know (Blog) 4/26/2022 April is Arab American Heritage Month! We’re highlighting Arab American women who've helped shaped American democracy.
DeSantis signs controversial voting bill, creates election crimes office (News Clips) 4/25/2022 TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis asked the Legislature to create an office within the executive branch that would have the power to investigate and enforce election related crimes.
The Women of Bloody Sunday (Blog) 3/4/2022 On March 7, 1965, hundreds of civil rights protestors attempted to march the 50 miles between Selma and Montgomery, Alabama to protest the suppression of Black votes. In this blog, we honor the work…
LWVUS joins request for global gender equality investments in Biden funding requests (Legal Document) 10/25/2021 LWVUS joined a letter sent to the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), requesting increased investments in global gender equality