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Transparency

Top Ten open government stories of 2023 (part one) (News Clips)

This story was originally published by Forward Kentucky.

On November 29, the League of Women Voters of Kentucky published a study examining “Transparency and Citizen Participation in Kentucky’s Legislative Process” and asking the recurring question, “How Can They Do That?”

Fast-track legislative maneuvers hinder public participation, nonpartisan Kentucky group says (News Clips)

This story was originally published in Associated Press.

The review conducted by the League of Women Voters of Kentucky found that lawmakers increasingly have relied on fast-track maneuvers to pass bills, which it says can give Kentuckians little or no time to offer input. The group urged lawmakers to slow down and give constituents more time to weigh in on legislation.

League Joins Effort to Encourage Disclosure of Campaign Bundlers (Legal Document)

The League joined Issue One and other coalition partners on a letter sent to all presidential candidates encouraging them to publicly disclose information about campaign bundlers on a regular basis during the 2024 presidential election. 

LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress to Strengthen the Office of Congressional Ethics (Legal Document)

The League of Women Voters joined more than 25 other groups in urging the House of Representatives to codify the Office of Congressional Ethics into law, as well as to give it subpoena authority.

LWVUS Joins Letter to President Biden to Improve Political Spending Disclosure (Legal Document)

The League of Women Voters joined about 80 other organizations to urge the Biden Administration to issue an executive order requiring federal contractors to disclose their political spending, including spending by their subsidiaries and affiliated organizations. 

LWVUS Joins Letter Supporting the DISCLOSE Act (Legal Document)

The League of Women Voters joined about 70 other organizations in urging the US Senate to actively support the DISCLOSE Act, pass it, and move it to President Biden’s desk. 

League Submits Comments on NEPA Regulations (Legal Document)

The Leauge submitted comments regarding the Council on Environmental Quality's rulemaking on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Modifications were made to NEPA by the Trump Administration and finalized on July 16, 2020. LWVUS supports the complete restoration of the NEPA to its essential form.

League supports Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Legal Document)

LWVUS joined a letter to Senators Schumer and McConnell in support of the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (ACMRA).

League Supports Protect Our Democracy Act (Legal Document)
The League joined nearly 160 groups supporting the Protect Our Democracy Act (PODA).
LWV of Arizona Files in Support of Public Transparency in AZ Senate’s Sham Election “Audit” (Press Release)

LWV of Arizona filed an amicus brief in support of transparency in the Arizona Senate’s so-called “audit” of votes cast in Maricopa County during the 2020 Election.