Carroll v. Gianforte (Legal Case) 9/6/2023 LWV of Montana and partners filed a lawsuit in Montana state court asserting a new law creating a parallel “community choice” school system violated Montana’s Constitution
SC election officials encouraging voter registration now (News Clips) 9/1/2023 This news segment originally aired on WCSC. League of Women Voters of South Carolina President Nancy Williams says leaders elected in local races often make decisions or policies that affect…
LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress to Protect Water-Related State Revolving Funds (Legal Document) 8/28/2023 LWVUS joined a letter to Congress urging that they protect the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) -the primary federal support for wastewater and…
LWVUS Urges Congress to Support the Children’s Fundamental Rights and Climate Recovery Resolution (Legal Document) 8/16/2023 LWVUS sent a memo to members of Congress urging them to support S. Con. Res. 13/H. Con. Res. 56. This concurrent resolution recognizes the disproportionate impact of the human-caused climate crisis…
LWVUS Joins Sign-on Letter Urging Congress to Invest in Gender Justice in the 2023 Farm Bill (Legal Document) 8/14/2023 LWVUS joined more than 250 other groups on a letter to House and Senate agriculture committee leadership urging them to protect and strengthen the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and…
LWVUS Advocates for Election Funding (Legal Document) 8/10/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States sent a letter to Congress in support of the Senate’s proposed $75 million appropriation for the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Security Grants in the…
Scioto graduate brings civic engagement to Harvard (News Clips) 7/31/2023 This story was originally published by CityScene Columbus. Many high school graduates have lofty goals for their next steps, but for those who know Will Smialek, it was no surprise he set his eyes…
Commonwealth v. Dush (consolidated as Costa v. Corman) (Legal Case) 7/31/2023 LWV Pennsylvania and partners moved to intervene on behalf of voters in a lawsuit contesting a subpoena for the personal information of almost nine million registered voters
LWVUS Joins Coalition in Support of the Protecting Our Democracy Act (Legal Document) 7/27/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined 55 other organizations to endorse the Protecting Our Democracy Act.
LWVUS Joins Coalition in Support of the Freedom to Vote Act (Legal Document) 7/27/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined 34 other organizations in strong support of the Freedom to Vote Act (FTVA), S.1 and H.R.11.