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Increasing Voter Registration

Washington Post: How a large-scale effort to register black voters led to a crackdown in Tennessee (News Clips)

Last year, an army of paid workers with stacks of voter registration forms fanned out in Memphis, Nashville and other parts of Tennessee to persuade African Americans to vote. In response, the legislature passed a law imposing civil penalties on groups that employ paid canvassers if they submit incomplete or inaccurate voter registration forms.

Registering High School Students Nationwide at Youth Summit (Blog)

On Tuesday, May 21, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and several local museums nationwide hosted the annual National Youth Summit, this year focusing on the forthcoming 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage.

League Joins Groups Urging Presidential Candidates to Prioritize Democracy Reform Agenda (Legal Document)

The League joined over 100 organizations on letters to all announced presidential candidates urging them to implement a democracy reform plan. 

League Calls on Senate to Hold For the People Act Hearing (Legal Document)

The League sent a memo to the U.S. Senate calling for a hearing on the For the People Act. 

High Schoolers want to vote—we have a responsibility to show them how (Blog)

The sooner we can start educating young people about our election and voting systems, the more empowered they will be to make their voices heard. 

League Urges Support of HR1 and Opposition to Tactics to Weaken Bill (Legal Document)

The League of Women Voters strongly urges members of the U.S. House to vote for HR1, the For the People Act.

99 Years Later – the League of Women Voters is Still Fighting for Voting Rights (Blog)
Leagues Register A Record Number of New Citizens in 2018 (Blog)

This year, in addition to helping register a record number of new voters in 2018, 853 League volunteers dedicated 6,600 hours of their time to inform, assist, and engage with over 47,000 new citizens at the ceremonies nationwide.

2018 Election Impact Report (Blog)

Our League volunteers spent over 180,000 hours working to register, inform, and protect voters. Check out our impact in the 2018 midterm elections.

One of the first acts of patriotism as a new citizen: registering to vote (Blog)

After the election, I joined fellow members of the League of Women Voters of DC to register new voters at a naturalization ceremony. It was my first time at one; I was uncertain of what to expect.