Arguments Today: Federal Voting Protections are Key (Press Release) 8/25/2014 Tens of thousands of people could find it harder to vote as Kansas and Arizona seek to impose strict proof of citizenship requirements
ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER ADDRESSES VOTING RIGHTS (Press Release) 6/11/2012 League is “Fiercely Committed” to Nation’s Voters, says Holder
League of Women Voters Seeks to Intervene in Kobach v. EAC (Press Release) 11/21/2013 We intervened in Kobach v. Election Assistance Commission, which concerns the documentary proof-of-citizenship requirement on the national mail-in voter registration application.
Statement of Voting Rights Advocates in Response to Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling (Press Release) 9/17/2020 The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled that state law allows county bureaus of elections to set up drop boxes and satellite offices to accept mail and absentee ballots.
League Opposes End to Voting Agency Passed by House Panel (Press Release) 2/7/2017 Abolishing the Election Assistance Commission is “Irresponsible”
CBS Evening News Anchor Norah O’Donnell to Deliver League of Women Voters Convention Keynote Address (Press Release) 5/14/2020 CBS News Anchor to commemorate League’s 100th anniversary with remarks in June 2020.
LWV Supports Senate Filibuster Reform for a Healthy Democracy (Press Release) 3/30/2021 The American people are tired of seeing this archaic tool used and abused to delay progress. It is time to amend the filibuster for the health and safety of our democracy.
League Files Complaint Against Florida Governor for Refusing to Extend Voter Registration (Press Release) 10/12/2016 Washington, DC and Tallahassee, FL - Tuesday the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL)
Initiative Celebrates Centennial of Women’s Right To Vote (Press Release) 3/30/2016 “I am excited that the League is part of launching the 2020 Women's Vote Centennial Initiative to remind us of the decades of hard work and perseverance it took to win voting rights for women,” said…
League to Host 500 Events on National Voter Registration Day (Press Release) 9/23/2019 On National Voter Registration Day (NVRD), the League will host more than 500 voter registration events in local communities.