5 Ways to Volunteer for Voting Rights (Blog) 11/8/2023 It's up to us to make sure everyone has the information and ability to cast their vote! Here are five ways you can empower voters and defend democracy through volunteer work.
Nonpartisan election resources available for Kentucky voters (News Clips) 11/7/2023 This story was originally published in Public News Service. As Kentucky voters head to the polls to choose the state's next governor, attorney general, secretary of state and other state officials, …
League of Women Voters Empowers Voters with Election Information on Over 20,000 Races and 46,000 Candidates (Press Release) 11/6/2023 WASHINGTON – Millions of voters will cast a ballot in state and local elections Tuesday and can turn to the League of Women Voters’ election website, VOTE411.org, for all the election information…
Pro-democracy groups plan to monitor Shasta County election (News Clips) 11/6/2023 This story was originally published by Public News Service. Dora Rose, deputy director of the League of Women Voters of California, will be in Shasta County for the vote. She condemned the county's…
LWVUS Joins Comments on Harassment in the Workplace Based on Reproductive Health Care Decisions (Legal Document) 11/1/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined public comments to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on its proposed enforcement guidance on harassment in the workplace.…
Virginia Admitted to Wrongfully Removing 3,400 Voters. Can It Recover Ahead of Pivotal Elections? (News Clips) 10/31/2023 This story was originally published in Mother Jones. “How can you figure out how many people will not vote because they’re too afraid to go to the polls? There’s no way to get that number,” Joan…
Maine lawmakers, gun safety groups call for assault weapons ban (News Clips) 10/30/2023 This story was originally published by Public News Service. "It's going to take that kind of courage from our political leaders," said Kellar, "but I think it's what their constituents are really…
See which states are expanding — or restricting — voting rights (News Clips) 10/27/2023 This story was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity. While restoration of the federal Voting Rights Act languishes in a split Congress, an already deep divide in Americans’ access…
League of Women Voters: Gerrymandering is harming environmental protection in Wisconsin (News Clips) 10/23/2023 This story was originally published in WUWM 89.7. Debra Cronmiller is executive director of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin. She testified that a gerrymandered legislature is failing to do…
Opinion | How readers are working to renovate our democracy (News Clips) 10/19/2023 This opinion was written by Danielle Allen and originally published in the Washington Post. But I can tell you that one organization shines through in these results: Seven respondents named the…