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SCOTUS Hearing on LGBTQ+ Protections In Title VII (Blog)

On October 8, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Bostock v. Clayton County, et al. and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. EEOC. The Court’s decision will determine whether it violates federal law for employers to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people.

At Long Last, Voting Rights Act Restoration to Get a Vote on House Floor (Blog)

Legislation that responds to the Shelby decision will now come to the floor of the U.S. House. H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA), has broad support from civil rights and voting rights groups across the country. 

The Hill: Fixing our democracy is key to immigration reform (News Clips)

CEO Virginia Kase's op-ed about how democracy fixes can bring about immigration reform.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia purge list scrutinized for voter registration removals (News Clips)

The state of Georgia is threatening to purge over 300,000 voters from the voting rolls. After experiencing serious problems with purge lists in Ohio, LWV of Ohio weighs in.

Election Day is tomorrow! (Blog)

Election Day is tomorrow in many states! You’ve made your plan, you’ve found your ballot information, and now it’s time to get out and vote! 

USA Today: After 2016 election hacks, officials in Florida offer few details on 2020 security (News Clips)

Florida state officials are working with local and federal authorities to assure citizens that they are doing all that they can to be certain that the 2020 election is secure. LWV of Florida calls for greater transparency in the process.

They were ordinary women who did an extraordinary thing. (Blog)

As the League prepares for 2020 and continues to defend democracy, it is the power of women like Virginia and each of us that is advancing this movement.

Convening to Transform Redistricting (Blog)

Our state leaders met last week in Dulles, VA, to learn and strategize on how they could organize, empower, and mobilize their state leagues to accomplish our goal to end partisan gerrymandering.

League to Receive Champion of Democracy Award from DC Vote  (Press Release)

DC Vote will honor the League of Women Voters of the United States with the Champion of Democracy award at DC Vote’s annual gala on November 21, 2019.

The Black Wall Street Times: Initiative Petition Filed to End Gerrymandering in Oklahoma (News Clips)

The League of Women Voters of Oklahoma, as part of the People Not Politicians coalition, filed an initiative petition to end gerrymandering in Oklahoma.