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How new state and local efforts are trying to register more people to vote (News Clips)

9/19/2023

This segment originally aired on PBS NewsHour. Organizers on Tuesday took part in National Voter Registration Day, a civic holiday to encourage and register Americans to participate in elections up…

League of Women Voters works to bring out the vote (News Clips)

9/18/2023

This story was originally published by The Meridian Star. September is national Voter Registration Month, and the east central Mississippi chapter of the League of Women Voters is working to help…

NH Voting-Rights Advocates Push for Online Registration (News Clips)

6/19/2023

This article was originally published by Public News Service.

TSU, League of Women Voters partner to reach young voters (News Clips)

6/14/2023

This story was originally published in Defender. Texas Southern University’s Executive Master of Public Administration Program (eMPA) and the League of Women Voters-Houston have signed a Memorandum…

Supreme Court Strikes Down Alabama's Congressional Maps (News Clips)

6/9/2023

This story was originally published by Public News Service. Kathy Jones, president of the League of Women Voters of Alabama, praised the ruling as a "momentous day" for voters and voting-rights…

Meet Alice Upshaw Hawkins, first Black leader of League of Women Voters of Corpus Christi (News Clips)

5/31/2023

This profile was originally published in the Corpus Christi Caller Times. Upshaw Hawkins is the first Black president of the Corpus Christi chapter of the nonpartisan grassroots organization…

'Drag for Democracy' in SF shows LGBTQ+ community about power of voting (News Clips)

5/21/2023

This story was originally aired by ABC 7. The League of Women Voters of California honored several San Francisco leaders who have shown support for the LGBTQ+ community.

30 years after the NVRA, we're still fighting for voting rights (News Clips)

5/20/2023

This op-ed was originally published by The Hill. LWVUS CEO Virginia Kase Solomón wrote about the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and the right to vote thirty years later.

Voter Registration Rates Highest in 20 Years (News Clips)

5/17/2023

This story was originally published by Public News Service. Liz Tentarelli, president of the League of Women Voters of New Hampshire, said research shows increasing political polarization leads to…

Advocacy Groups launch campaign to encourage more Black voters to 'Vote Local Now' (News Clips)

3/18/2023

This story originally aired on News4JAX. A new campaign announced Saturday, called Vote Local Now, is aimed at getting more people to the polls, especially African American voters. It’s spearheaded…