League of Women Voters Applauds House of Representatives for Passing the For the People Act (Press Release) 3/8/2019 LWV Urges Senate Leaders to Vote on This Essential Bill WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed…
Administration’s Action to Bypass the Supreme Court’s Ruling is a Threat to Democracy (Press Release) 7/11/2019 Highest Court Decision to Exclude Citizenship Question Must Be Protected WASHINGTON – Ahead of an expected White House announcement…
Census Moves Forward Without Citizenship Question (Press Release) 7/12/2019 Now that the threat of a citizenship question on the Census appears to have ended, the focus must turn toward ensuring the 2020 Census is conducted …
Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Citizenship Question in 2020 Census (Press Release) 6/27/2019 Today, the Supreme Court ruled in Department of Commerce v. New York that a citizenship question in the U.S. Census report cannot proceed. LWVNY was one of the several plaintiffs.
League Celebrates 2020 Census Will Not Include a Citizenship Question (Press Release) 7/2/2019 Late Tuesday the Trump Administration announced the 2020 Census forms will be printed without a citizenship question. The announcement came days after the Supreme Court blocked the question.
League Demands Funding for Elections in COVID-19 Stimulus Package (Press Release) 3/25/2020 The League calls on Congress to include at least $2 billion for election funding in COVID-19 (cornoavirus) stimulus package
COVID-19 Stimulus Package Falls Short of Adequate Election Funding (Press Release) 3/26/2020 The $400 million included in this third relief deal is a mere fraction of what is needed for all voters to safely cast their ballot with confidence this November.
VOTE411.org Wins Webby People's Voice Award for Best Government & Civil Innovation Website (Press Release) 5/19/2020 VOTE411 named Best Government & Civil Innovation Website in the 24th Annual Webby People’s Voice Awards
Arizona Voting Rights Advocates Win Settlement Improving Statewide Access to Voter Registration (Press Release) 1/6/2020 Voting rights advocates celebrated an agreement requiring the State of Arizona to provide more effective voter registration services.
VOTE411 is the one-stop shop for Super Tuesday voting information (Press Release) 3/2/2020 WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters Education Fund is proud to launch the 2020 primary presidential candidate voter guide…