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Making Democracy Work® (Article)

Making Democracy Work® engages Leagues nationwide in advancing core democracy issues. The campaign includes ensuring a free, fair, and accessible electoral system for all eligible voters.

Seventh Circuit Upholds Ruling Against Indiana’s Faulty Voter Roll Purges (Press Release)

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in League of Women Voters of Indiana v. Sullivan (previously called Indiana NAACP v. Lawson) that Indiana’s purge law was inconsistent with the National Voter Registration Act.

Local Candidates Must Fill Out Voter Guides — Have Yours? (Blog)

Voter guides, particularly the candidate information they provide, are essential tools for state and local elections that every American deserves access to.

League of Women Voters of Georgia submits written statement to GA field hearing (Legal Document)

The Senate committee on Rules and Administration held a voting rights field hearing in Atlanta, GA.

League of Women Voters Urges White House to Take Urgent Action to Protect Voting Rights (Press Release)

We applaud President Biden for elevating the need for the For the People Act and we urge him to use the full weight of the presidency to see this bill become law.

PRESS HERALD: While Some States Restrict Voting, Maine Lawmakers Pass Bills to Expand Access (Article)

Maine lawmakers pass several bills expanding access to voting.

League of Women Voters Launches ‘Women Power Democracy’ (Press Release)

New programming focus will cover countering mis- and disinformation, increasing election participation, advancing voter access, and reforming redistricting  

LWVTX Files Amicus Brief in Case Challenging Governor’s Defunding of the Legislature (Press Release)

The League of Women Voters of Texas filed an amicus curiae in In Re Chris Turner, et al. asking the Texas Supreme Court to void the Governor’s veto, highlighting the impact of Governor Abbott's veto of the legislative budget.

CNN: New Hampshire Supreme Court strikes down 2017 law requiring proof of residence to vote (News Clips)

The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Friday voted in a 4-0 decision that a 2017 state law requiring proof of residence to vote is unconstitutional, saying that it "imposes unreasonable burdens on the right to vote."

Women Power Democracy (Article)

‘Women Power Democracy,’ the new programmatic focus of the League of Women Voters, will advance a stronger, more representative American democracy.