Pete Altman Blogs About Scott Brown’s Senate votes (Article) 5/19/2011 In two blog posts Climate Campaign Director, Pete Altman, discusses Senator Brown’s votes in the Senate and his reaction the League’s advocacy on the Clean Air Act.
President MacNamara Statement on Massachusetts TV Ad (Article) 4/29/2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 29, 2011
League Commentary on Citizens United v FEC Case Before the Supreme Court (Article) 11/16/2009 A Revolution from the Court?by Mary G. Wilson, President, League of Women Voters of the United States
Amicus brief on Citizens United v FEC (Article) 7/16/2009 The League filed an amicus brief in the case Citizens United v. FEC in association with the Constitutional Accountability Center.
On the 97th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, we are STILL Fighting for Equal Voting Rights (Blog) 8/18/2017 On this day in 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, granting American women the right to vote. Ninety-seven years later, however, we are still…
The Birth of the Namesake of Gerrymandering (Blog) 7/14/2017 This July 17th, a day that usually goes unnoticed by many, is the birthday of a man who vastly impacted the American electoral system.
League Volunteers Registered Tens of Thousands of New Citizens to Vote in 2016 (Blog) 12/14/2016 Each year, hundreds of thousands of immigrants complete the naturalization application process and take part in swearing-in ceremonies—also known as naturalization ceremonies—in cities and counties
Open Letter to the U.S. Senate: Oppose All Campaign Finance Riders to Funding Bills (Blog) 11/21/2016 November 21, 2016 Dear Senator:
Reflections on the State of Women (Blog) 6/15/2016 I attended the United State of Women Summit hosted by the White House, which highlighted the White House’s initiatives on women and girls, was a star studded event with political heavy weights,…
EPA’s Clean Power Plan Continues to be Tested (Blog) 5/26/2016 Despite the stay on implementation of the Clean Power Plan, some states are moving forward to develop state plans to implement the regulation in their own jurisdictions. The LWVUS Climate Change task…