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Challenges Facing Student Voters (Blog)

Young voters are becoming a force in American politics, and as a result, anti-voter state legislatures are going to great lengths to add hurdles for young voters.In spite of these barriers, young…

New League of Women Voters forming in Kosciusko County (News Clips)

This story was originally published in News Now Warsaw on June 19, 2024.A new group is working to revive efforts to establish a League of Women Voters chapter in Kosciusko County, Indiana.

Mifepristone: Where Things Stand in the Legal Battle Over Medication Abortion (Blog)

The Supreme Court recently ruled on a case around mifepristone, a drug commonly used for medication abortion. Their decision preserves access to one of the most common, effective, and safest forms of…

Supreme Court Preserves Access to Abortion Drug Mifepristone (Press Release)

WASHINGTON — Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine.  The…

Voter advocacy groups ask feds to step in after Texas allowed some voters’ ballots to be identified (News Clips)

This story was originally published in Votebeat Texas on June 13, 2024. A coalition of watchdog and voter advocacy groups asked the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday to use “all available…

League of Women Voters and American Booksellers Association Partner to Get Out the Vote through Independent Bookstores (Press Release)

Today, the American Booksellers Association (ABA) and League of Women Voters (LWV) announced a new partnership to educate and empower voters in 2024. The collaboration is part of ABA’s member and…

League of Women Voters and American Booksellers Association Partner to Get Out the Vote through Independent Bookstores (News Clips)

This story was originally published in the EinPresswire on June 11, 2024.Today, the American Booksellers Association (ABA) and League of Women Voters (LWV) announced a new partnership to educate and…

LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress to Remove Anti-abortion Weldon Amendment from FY25 Budget (Legal Document)

The League signed onto a letter to US Congress urging them to ensure that the Weldon Amendment is not included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget. The Weldon Amendment is an appropriations rider…

Ohioan who serves as US League of Women Voters co-CEO says voting is the baseline for democracy (News Clips)

This story was originally published in the Ohio Capital Journal on June 7, 2024.Twenty years ago, Kelly McFarland Stratman was among the Ohioans working on reform to the state’s redistricting process…

Why Gun Safety is an LGBTQIA+ Issue (Blog)

Gun violence has a relatively more devastating impact on certain groups of people, including the LGBTQIA+ community. The disproportionate impact of gun violence on the LGBTQIA+ community makes…