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LARGEST DIRECT ACTION TO DATE: Voting Rights Activists Arrested (Press Release)

Hundreds of voting rights activists escalated demands for the White House to act on voting rights today, in an action that resulted in the arrests of more than 200 participants.

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).

LWVNC Asks to Intervene in North Carolina Voter Purge Case (Press Release)

The League of Women Voters of North Carolina (LWVNC), along with partners, asked to intervene in a lawsuit designed to purge eligible voters from the voter rolls in 40 North Carolina counties.  

Women Power Democracy: A Panel Discussion with Women of Congress (Blog)

On October 20, the League of Women Voters hosted a panel discussion on the state of democracy with four distinguished members of Congress. The panelists included Congresswomen Terri Sewell (AL-7), Jackie Speier (CA-14), Lauren Underwood (IL-14), and Nikema Williams (GA-5). Invitations were extended to Congresswomen from all parties. 

League calls on President Biden to cease sale of Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf for oil and gas development  (Legal Document)

The League joined over 250 organizations calling on President Biden to cancel Lease Sale 257 in the Gulf of Mexico 

NPR: In the wake of 2020, Election Officials are Beleaguered (News Clips)

League of Women Voters CEO, Virginia Kase Solomón speaks about how election administrators are being targeted across the country.

Voting Rights Activists Arrested at White House After Fourth Direct Action Calling on Biden to Help to Protect Freedom to Vote (Press Release)

Voting rights activists escalated demands for the White House to act on voting rights today, in an action that resulted in the arrests of 59 participants, including leading youth activist Yolanda King, the 13-year-old granddaughter of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 

Senate Fails to Move John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Press Release)

League of Women Voters of the US Board President Dr. Deborah Ann Turner issued the following statement in response to the Senate’s first floor vote on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

League Supports Cloture Vote on John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Legal Document)

LWVUS joined the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights calling on the US Senate to move the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act forward for debate.