Mason-Hobbs v. Texas (Legal Case) 3/29/2024 Crystal Mason is a Black Texas resident who was unaware she was ineligible to vote while on supervised release and was sentenced to five years in prison for voting in the 2016 election.
One Person, One Vote: How Does the Electoral College Work? (Blog) 2/15/2024 When you vote for the President of the United States, you are not voting directly for a candidate. Instead, your vote — and the votes of everyone else in your state — directs the votes of the people…
Voting Is Bewildering This Primary Season. That Worries Experts (News Clips) 1/29/2024 This story was originally published in The New York Times. “It’s all very confusing for us, even as people who are elections people,” said Virginia Kase Solomón, the chief executive of the League of…
LWVUS Urges Congress to Support DC Statehood (Legal Document) 3/31/2023 DC statehood is critical to our democracy, and support for DC statehood means allowing the people of DC to be fully represented and have their voices heard.
LWVUS Submits Comments to HHS on Healthy People 2030 Objectives (Legal Document) 12/2/2022 LWVUS submitted public comments to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the proposed Healthy People 2030 objectives. The League articulated why the objective to increase the…
LWVUS Sent a Letter to the State Department on Summit for Democracy Priorities (Legal Document) 8/23/2022 The League engaged with the Summit for Democracy, hosted by the State Department, to discuss key issues including election integrity, climate, racial justice,LGBTQIA+ issues, and gender.
HUFFINGTON POST: Kentucky May Soon Restore Voting Rights To 200,000 People With Felony Records (News Clips) 3/6/2021 Kentucky could soon be expanding voting rights restoration to even more individuals who have been convicted of felonies.
The Electoral College: What is it good for? (Blog) 12/11/2020 The Electoral College is often not a well-understood entity. I want to highlight some of the history and shortcomings of this process and offer some possible solutions to replacing this flawed system…
USA TODAY NETWORK: COVID-19 changed election rules in the South. Now activists see chance for reform (News Clips) 12/1/2020 Changes to election laws due to COVID-19 creates an opportunity for election reform in some southern states.
POLITICO: States brace for surge of voter registrations as deadlines near (News Clips) 10/18/2020 After system crashes in Virginia and Florida, other states are warned of the possibility of glitches as registration deadlines approach.