Your Turn: Every vote is important (News Clips) 11/2/2012 "The Lawrence/Douglas County League of Women Voters — thanks to 33 volunteers — registered nearly 300 voters at 29 events this summer and fall. A highlight was witnessing dozens of brand-new,…
SGA gets students to Rock the Vote (News Clips) 10/22/2012 "The Student Government Association sponsored a “Rock the Vote” initiative this year to get students ready for the upcoming election. SGA has hosted voter registration and debate viewing parties…
Take Action on International Day of the Girl Child (Blog) 10/11/2023 International Day of the Girl Child is a day to acknowledge and raise awareness that no nation in the entire world has achieved equality for women or girls. What can you do on this International Day…
Top Reflections From Our 102nd Birthday (Blog) 2/14/2022 On February 14, 2022, the League celebrated its 102nd anniversary. In addition to events hosted by Leagues across the country, LWVUS hosted a virtual rally uniting us as One League Together, during…
Democracy Advocates, Elected Officials Lead Jan. 6 Vigil in Chapel Hill (News Clips) 1/9/2023 This story was originally published on Chapelboro.com. While much of the focus in Washington D.C. on Friday was more on selecting a new Speaker of the House, the day also marked a solemn anniversary…
League of Women Voters Thanks President Biden for Directing Senate to End Filibuster (Press Release) 1/11/2022 LWV CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement in response to President Biden and Vice President Harris’s speech at the Atlanta University Center Consortium. Virginia was honored to…
Opinion | League of Women Voters: Voting is self care, not a chore (News Clips) 2/23/2023 This opinion was originally published by the Daily Journal. I am a first-year college student. I have declared two majors, a minor, and a certificate. I am an honors student, working for my…
UN's Conference to End Violence against Women & Girls: LWV Sponsors Panel Discussions (Article) 3/15/2013 On behalf of the LWVUS, we had a delegation of 19 attending the Commission at UN headquarters. We also organized a parallel event--Implementing Laws Preventing Violence against Women & Girls –…
Groups Race Against Time to Get Florida Voters Registered (News Clips) 9/17/2012 “Elisabeth MacNamara, president of the League of Women Voters, said 30 local chapters are registering voters in Florida, trying to make up for lost time. ... ‘They are targeting under-served…
League celebrates 90th anniversary with valued partners around the world (Press Release) 8/4/2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Martha Patzer (202) 263-1332August 4, 2010