League Joins Efforts to Support Funding in 4th COVID-19 Stimulus (Legal Document) 4/22/2020 LWVUS has actively been supporting additional measures for inclusion in the next emergency funding stimulus bills related to the coronavirus.
League of Women Voters Supports the For the People Act in the Senate (Press Release) 3/27/2019 This bill will make elections fairer and put power back in the hands of the American people.
Chester County, PA Coalition Working to Register 9,000 Women to Vote (Blog) 3/18/2016 The Your Vote is Your Voice! Empowered Women Vote seeks to empower women in our community, particularly those underserved, to better engage them in the political process.
Court Hears Appeal on Arizona, Kansas Proof of Citizenship Requirements for Voter Registration (Press Release) 2/11/2014 A U.S. District Court heard arguments to determine if the Election Assistance Commission's refusal to modify the National Mail Voter Registration Form was legal.
Supreme Court Ruling Opens Door to Widespread Voter Suppression (Blog) 6/28/2013 The Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling this week leaves the country vulnerable to the very forms of voter suppression Congress warned of in 2006.
LWV of North Carolina Challenges Burdensome Requirements to Register and Vote in November (Press Release) 5/26/2020 The League of Women Voters of North Carolina filed a federal lawsuit challenging several of the state’s registration and voting requirements.
Opinion: Legislature should restore voting rights to Kentuckians with felony convictions (News Clips) 2/23/2023 This opinion was originally published in the Lexington Herald-Leader. It’s long past time for our elected leaders to pass legislation that will right this wrong. They must, and can, take steps to…
LWV Opposes Termination of EAC in Appropriations Bill (Press Release) 6/29/2017 Washington, DC - The League of Women Voters strongly urges the House Appropriations
League of Women Voters Supports HR1 (Press Release) 1/4/2019 The first bill introduced by the 116th Congress will make our election system more free, fair, and accessible to all eligible Americans.
Legal battles over voter roll purges heat up as mail-in ballot fight continues (News Clips) 5/28/2020 Attempts to suppress votes through voter purges have led to legal battles.