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Voter Registration

Leagues, Libraries, and Informing Voters (Blog)

Access to free, trusted, and unrestricted information is essential to empowering an informed and engaged electorate. Elections at the federal, state, and local levels directly affect the communities that libraries serve and the issues their users care about. Access to nonpartisan civic information that breaks down the barriers to ballot casting is critical to ensuring all Americans can engage in the democratic process.

At Selma event, panel urges Alabama to expand voting rights for people with criminal histories (News Clips)

This was originally published in the Alabama Reflector.

LWVUS staff member Chelsey Cartwright spoke at a panel in Selma, AL, on expanding voting rights for people with criminal histories.

 

Missouri Court Permanently Strikes Down Unconstitutional Restrictions Criminalizing Voter Engagement Efforts  (Press Release)

Jefferson City, Mo. - A Cole County Circuit Court judge issued a permanent injunction against four provisions of Missouri House Bill 1878 that criminalized voter engagement efforts and chilled the freedom of speech of organizations whose priorities are to register and educate voters. The challenge was brought by the League of Women Voters of Missouri and the Missouri State Conference of the NAACP, who are represented by the ACLU of Missouri, Campaign Legal Center, and the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition. 

LWVCG: Record turnout in Coastal Georgia shows the power of community engagement (News Clips)

This opinion was originally published in the Savannah Morning News.

Chassidy Malloy, president of LWV of Coastal Georgia, shares the impact community engagement has on voter turnout.

Dr. Sania Irwin Recognized on US House Floor (News Clips)

This clip was originally published on C-SPAN.

Former LWVUS president and current vice president, Sania Irwin, was recognized by Rep. Delia Ramirez (IL-3) on the US House floor for her commitment to empowering voters and defending democracy.

US Elections: 101 (Blog)

Got questions about the different types of elections? What about how to cast your ballot, or who different election workers are? We explain all this and more.

New UMass Amherst/League of Women Voters Poll Finds Women Overwhelming Call for a National Popular Vote for Presidential Elections (Press Release)

Topline results and crosstabs for the poll can be found at https://www.umass.edu/political-science/about/reports/2024-9

As president of one of the nation's largest civic groups, Dianna Wynn ('88 M.S.) encourages people to make their voice heard in elections. (News Clips)

Dianna Wynn ('88 M.S.) heads one of the most influential voter education organizations in the country. That journey began with her college education.

LWVFL, SPLC File Emergency Motion to Extend Voter Registration as Floridians Face Back-to-Back Hurricanes (Press Release)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — LWVFL, with SPLC, filed emergency litigation to reopen Florida's voter registration after Gov. DeSantis missed extending the Oct. 7 deadline.

League of Women Voters of Indiana County partners with libraries to honor National Voter Registration Day (News Clips)

LWVs of Indiana County honored National Voter Registration Day, a one-day nationwide, nonpartisan effort to register voters, voter information and resource table at the Indiana Free Library.