Help Stop Big Money (Blog) 5/28/2015 It’s time to close this loophole that is letting too much big money into our elections. Stand up today and urge your Representatives to strengthen the coordination rules!
Outlining the League’s Priority Federal Issues for 2016 (Blog) 1/12/2016 In addition to lobbying the 114th Congress in support of our priorities, the League is working on a number of important policy proposals put forth by the President and agencies of the federal…
Celebrating Women’s History Month with the Powerful Women of Congress (Blog) 3/28/2019 The League of Women Voters celebrated the record number of women serving in the House and Senate this year with a reception for the female members of Congress.
League Calls on Senate to Support Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act (Legal Document) 7/23/2015 The League joined a letter to U.S. Senators encouraging Senators to support and co-sponsor the Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act. The bill, sponsored by Senator Leahy (D-VT), would shut down…
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.
League Urges Support of HR1 and Opposition to Tactics to Weaken Bill (Legal Document) 2/28/2019 The League of Women Voters strongly urges members of the U.S. House to vote for HR1, the For the People Act.
Good Government Groups Defend Washington State Disclosure Law, Facing Opposition from Meta (Press Release) 8/10/2023 Seattle, WA – Campaign Legal Center, joined by the League of Women Voters of Washington, Fix Democracy First and the Brennan Center for Justice, today filed an amicus brief in State of Washington v.…
Statement by Elisabeth MacNamara for FEC Hearing on "Corruption in the Political Process" (Legal Document) 2/12/2015 President MacNamara offered testimony at a hearing held by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on February 11, 2015. The hearing follows a comment period where thousands of citizens expressed their…
LWVUS joins a letter in support of the Office of Congressional Ethics (Legal Document) 6/12/2023 LWVUS joined a letter to the House Administration Oversight Subcommittee in support of the Office of Congressional Ethics.
League and Partners Surpass FEC Petition Goal (Press Release) 2/9/2012 Today, we surpassed our goal of 25,000 petition signatures on the White House "We the People" website that asks President Obama to appoint new commissioners to the Federal Election Commission.