Getting Ready to Vote on Election Day 2015 (Blog) 9/16/2015 You wouldn't know there are thousands of important state and local elections this year from reading the news! Go to www.VOTE411.org to see what's happening in your community!
How Are You Celebrating National Voter Registration Day? (Blog) 8/28/2015 More than 225 League of Women Voters affiliates around the country will help register voters as part of this year’s National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, September 22.
15 Years of Making Democracy Work (Blog) 8/24/2015 I will be stepping down in a few weeks after 15 years as the League’s executive director. I am confident that the League will continue its work to make American democracy as good as the ideals on…
New Research: Issues, Common-Sense Voting Options Key to Youth Turnout (Blog) 7/28/2015 Our friends at CIRCLE have crunched the latest census data on young people and political participation. The news isn't great, but their report underlines key ways to increase turnout in 2016.
White House Holds Summit on Climate Change and Public Health (Blog) 6/24/2015 The Summit brought together White House officials, health professionals, academics, and other stakeholders to provide communities with the tools to protect public health in the face of climate change.
Why This Mom Chooses the League (Blog) 5/7/2015 Mother's Day is the day to honor all of the moms who balance motherhood with being an active citizen, therefore ensuring our kids – and our communities – have the tools they need to be smart voters…
How Our Elections Can Work Better for Voters (Blog) 5/4/2015 Watch our new video, which outlines five ways to improve our elections.
‘Candi-dating:’ Using speed networking to meet candidates (Blog) 4/13/2015 Faced with a slate of 10 candidates for city government, the League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri decided to try something new to introduce them to voters. The League dubbed the event “Candi-…
Voting as a Dual Citizen (Blog) 3/12/2015 As a citizen of both the U.S. and the U.K., I believe it is important to be politically engaged in both of the countries that I call home.
CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE CRYOSPHERE (Legal Document) 3/9/2015 The LWVUS Climate Change Task Force has developed a background paper for League members and others on the projected impacts of climate change on the cryosphere.