LWV's Work with Urgent Social Justice Issues (Blog) 5/22/2024 To achieve a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge, and the confidence to participate, LWV advocates on issues like voting rights and “urgent issues." Urgent…
Empowering Women at the Ballot Box: Breaking Down Barriers with Help From VoteRiders (Blog) 3/20/2024 In honor of Women’s History Month, VoteRiders’ Digital Communications Coordinator Erin Carden spoke with Jessica Jones Caparell, Director of Government Affairs at the League of Women Voters, about…
Day in the Life Registering High School Voters (Blog) 6/28/2023 LWV Press Secretary Shannon Augustus shares her experience registering high school voters with Virginia League members.
LWVUS Sends Letter to Congress About Priorities for the 118th Congress (Legal Document) 4/18/2023 LWVUS reached out to members of Congress to outline its priority issues for the 118th Congress and urged Congress to implement necessary reforms like restoring the Voting Rights Act, regulating money…
NC organizations engage voters on National Voter Registration Day (News Clips) 9/20/2022 This story was originally published in The Daily Tar Heel. As the midterm elections approach, organizations in North Carolina are working to get more people to the polls – especially on Tuesday,…
Young Kansas voters embrace political power in fight to preserve democracy (News Clips) 9/15/2022 This story was originally published in the Kansas Reflector. Record turnout for abortion vote in Aug. 2 primary counters concerns about attempts to undermine election integrity
The power of us: Black women deciding elections (News Clips) 9/14/2022 This article was originally published by Defender. Black women have played pivotal roles in voter mobilization and voter turnout for years. More than two-thirds of Black women…
LWV Hosts 900 High School & Community College Registration Events Ahead of Midterms (Blog) 9/6/2022 The League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF) has tapped into the power of young people through its Youth Voter Registration project since 2010. In the spring of 2022 alone, 87 League volunteer…
League of Women Voters Statement on Reports of ICE Human Rights Abuses (Press Release) 9/17/2020 WASHINGTON—League of Women Voters board president, Dr. Deborah Turner, issued this statement in response to reports of human…
League Urges Support of HR1 and Opposition to Tactics to Weaken Bill (Legal Document) 2/28/2019 The League of Women Voters strongly urges members of the U.S. House to vote for HR1, the For the People Act.