165 Years Since Seneca Falls: Continuing to Organize for Equality (Blog) 7/17/2013 One-hundred sixty-five years ago this week in 1848, 300 women and men met in Seneca Falls, New York, to plant the seed for the women's suffrage movement.
President Trump’s Executive Order Walks Back Border Crisis of his Own Making (Press Release) 6/20/2018 Public Pressures President to End Family Separations Washington, DC - The League of Women Voters president Chris Carson issued a statement following…
League Demands Funding for Elections in COVID-19 Stimulus Package (Press Release) 3/25/2020 The League calls on Congress to include at least $2 billion for election funding in COVID-19 (cornoavirus) stimulus package
U.S. SENATE CONFIRMS JUDGE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON TO THE SUPREME COURT (Press Release) 4/7/2022 WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States Board President Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm…
Voting access remains a focus for League of Women Voters (News Clips) 12/29/2022 This story was originally published by Door County Daily News. Making sure your right to vote remained accessible was a major focus of the League of Women Voters of Door County in 2022.
Health Care Reform (Topic Page) Every US resident should have access to affordable, quality health care, including birth control and the privacy to make reproductive choices.
Voters Finally Cast Ballots, Make Decisions in Election 2014 (Press Release) 11/4/2014 Today, after months of relentless attack ads and millions of dollars in dark money campaign spending, American voters are casting their ballots and making their voices heard.
LWV Reacts to Supreme Court Decision on the Voting Rights Act (Press Release) 6/25/2013 The League of Women Voters statement on the U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding the Voting Rights Act.
LWV Commends President Obama’s Attention to Our Issues in SOTU Address, But Hoped for More Action on Voting Rights (Blog) 2/13/2013 In last night’s State of the Union (SOTU) address, President Obama addressed many crucial issues affecting our country. His remarks touched on some of the League’s priority issues including voting…
LWV of Ohio Files Lawsuit to Challenging Ohio’s ‘New’ Primary (Press Release) 3/31/2020 LWV of Ohio challenges the cumbersome vote-by-mail process in one month’s time will prevent thousands of eligible citizens from casting a ballot in the state's primary.