President Trump Makes False Claims of Voter Fraud (Press Release) 4/5/2018 False Claims of Voter Fraud Undermines the Public Trust in our Election System.
Comments to the United States Commission on Civil Rights (Legal Document) 3/19/2018 The League submitted comments to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights as part of its ongoing assessment of federal enforcement of the Voting Rights Act (VRA).
Democracy Now: Armed Secret Service Agents Should Not Be Allowed at Polling Sites (News Clips) 3/13/2018 A bipartisan group of secretaries of state is condemning a proposal to allow armed Secret Service agents at election polling stations.
New York Times: Supreme Court Weighs Purge of Ohio Voting Rolls (News Clips) 1/10/2018 In a spirited argument on Wednesday, the Supreme Court appeared deeply divided over whether Ohio may kick people off the voting rolls if they skip a few elections and fail to respond to a notice from…
LWV Statement on the Shut-down of the 'Election Integrity' Commission (Press Release) 1/3/2018 Washington, DC – League of Women Voters president, Chris Carson issued the following statement in response to President Trump's Executive Order terminating his 'election integrity' commission.
Groups Demand FEC Require Online Political Ad Transparency (Blog) 11/9/2017 Every American has the right to know who is paying for online political ads, whether it is organizations with ties to foreign governments or wealthy special interests at home.
League Supports Honest Ads Act (Legal Document) 10/24/2017 The League joined 27 reform groups calling on Senators to support and cosponsor the legislation.
LWV v. Rucho: NC's Historic Opportunity to End Gerrymandering (Blog) 10/20/2017 The case of League of Women Voters of North Carolina v. Rucho challenges North Carolina’s 2016 congressional redistricting plan, arguing the plan violates the First and Fourteenth…
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…
Kansas City Star Op-Ed: Don’t be intimidated by Trump and Kobach’s election commission (News Clips) 7/19/2017 This article was originally published in The Kansas City Star.