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Expanding Voter Access

5 Ways to Defend Democracy in 5 Minutes (Blog)

Our nation is at a crucial turning point, how we proceed will determine whether our democracy survives. Our system of government is fractured, but the will of the people is strong. We don’t have a reputation for backing down and we will not give up now. Quite the opposite. 

Just as our advocacy led, directly or indirectly, to all the gains mentioned above, our actions can save our democracy in this pivotal moment. 

League joins coalition calling on Congress to protect federal elections and elections officials from attacks  (Legal Document)

The League calls on members of Congress to enact federal elections protections by supporting the Freedom to Vote Act and other legal remedies as needed. 

Voting Rights Groups Respond to President Biden’s Comments on Ending the Filibuster (Press Release)

While words are great, President Biden must now do everything in his power to get the Freedom to Vote Act over the finish line and restore the full protections of the Voting Rights Act.

Senate Fails to Pass the Freedom to Vote Act (Press Release)

The League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement following the 49–51 Senate floor vote on the Freedom to Vote Act. 

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

Faith leaders, local and state representatives, and national civil rights leaders were arrested in series of actions calling on the Biden administration to protect the freedom to vote.

LWVUS President Urges Senator Grassley to Support Voting Rights Legislation (Legal Document)

LWVUS President and native Iowan, Dr. Deborah Turner, sent a letter to Senator Chuck Grassley, urging him to support final passage of the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.  

LWVUS joins DFAD Coalition Urging Senate to Pass Freedom to Vote Act  (Legal Document)

LWVUS joined members of the Declaration for American Democracy coalition on a letter to the US Senate urging them to pass the Freedom to Vote Act.  

LWV Applauds the Senate’s Introduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Press Release)
Our freedom to vote remains under threat, and with the midterm election cycle just a few months away, we need the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act more than ever.
Dear Joe: It's Not Us, It's You (Blog)
We need you to be the leader that will get these bills across the finish line. Protecting voting rights is the key to addressing all the issues that are keeping all of us up at night.  
LWV Expands Calls for Filibuster Reform: ‘It is time to fix or nix the filibuster to save our right to vote' (Press Release)
This week, the board of directors of the League of Women Voters of the United States voted unanimously to support filibuster reform, and as necessary, elimination of the filibuster.