Tomorrow’s Voters Already Making Their Mark (Blog) 6/12/2013 Four young women from Austin, TX who are in DC to compete in the National History Day Competition visited our offices to discuss their impressive project on the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Obama Commits to Improve Voting, Expand Participation (Press Release) 1/12/2016 "The League is pleased to have the power of the presidency behind reforms that lower barriers to voters and help us work toward a more perfect democracy," said President MacNamara.
House Judiciary Committee Holds First Hearing on HR1 (Blog) 1/31/2019 Tuesday, January 31, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on HR1, the For the People Act. As legislators asked questions of the six expert witnesses, several strong arguments for HR1 emerged.
League of Women Voters Applauds House of Representatives for Passing the For the People Act (Press Release) 3/8/2019 LWV Urges Senate Leaders to Vote on This Essential Bill WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the For the…
FY20 Litigation Wrap-Up: A Comprehensive Review of Cases Leagues Are Engaged in Across the Country (Article) 7/29/2020 BY THOMAS TAI 7/29/2020 COVID-19 has upended America’s election systems. With federal standards varying by state, the election laws throughout…
League Urges U.S. Senators to Cosponsor We the People Act (Legal Document) 10/24/2017 The Act provides an important roadmap for solving the vital issues facing our political system and serves as a vehicle to help renew Americans’ faith that the problems facing our democracy can be…
League Joins Call to Support the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Legal Document) 6/8/2021 The League joined a letter led by the Leadership Conference in support of two critical pieces of legislation needed to protect the freedom to vote: For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights…
ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER ADDRESSES VOTING RIGHTS (Press Release) 6/11/2012 League is “Fiercely Committed” to Nation’s Voters, says Holder
Fair Districts Equal Fair Elections: LWV Ohio Shows how Gerrymandering Took the “Swing” Out of Swing State (Blog) 9/3/2015 Predictable Results: A Report from the League of Women Voters of Ohio Comparing 2011 Gerrymandering to the 2012 and 2014 Election Results, concluded that Ohio’s legislative districts are rigged to…