High School Voter Registration (Article) 10/11/2011 The High School Voter Registration Project is a nationwide effort to encourage young people--especially young minorities--to register to vote.
Redistricting (Topic Page) Redistricting, or community districting, is the process of creating representational district maps for states and local communities. By determining which neighborhoods are included in each mapped…
Increasing Voter Registration (Topic Page) We work year-round to make sure all eligible Americans — especially first-time voters, non-college youth, new citizens, communities of color, and low-income Americans — have the…
Health Care Reform (Topic Page) Every US resident should have access to affordable, quality health care, including birth control and the privacy to make reproductive choices.
LWV Statement on Executive Order to End Health Care Subsidies (Press Release) 10/13/2017 President Trump’s executive order to end health care subsidies for insurance companies will raise premiums and leave more Americans without meaningful health insurance.
LWV Statement on President Trump's Assault on Women's Right to Contraceptive Care (Press Release) 10/6/2017 Eliminating employer-covered birth control coverage, a requirement under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is a direct assault on a woman’s right to make her own health care choices.
New Health Care Bill is More of the Same (Press Release) 9/13/2017 This Hail Mary Attempt to Repeal Obamacare will Harm Millions
League Urges Court to Protect Minority Voters' Rights (Legal Document) 6/24/2008 In an amicus curiae brief, the League asked the Supreme Court to protect fair voting districts by holding that the Voting Rights Act does not require a minority community's size to meet a rigid…
League Files Amicus Brief in North Carolina Voting Rights Act Case (Legal Document) 12/28/2007 LWVUS filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court that will determine the rights of minority voters in North Carolina. The brief urges the Court to hear the case which will review the Voting Rights
In a Break From Partisan Rancor, Ohio Moves to Make Elections More Competitive (News Clips) 12/22/2014 This article originally appeared in the New York Times.By Trip Gabriel COLUMBUS, Ohio — Of 435 House races in November, only a few dozen were…