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Expanding Voter Access

League Remembers Congressman John Dingell (Press Release)

The League of Women Voters national president Chris Carson issued the following statement on the passing of Congressman John Dingell.

LWV Texas Joins Lawsuit to Combat Voter Suppression (Press Release)
House Judiciary Committee Holds First Hearing on HR1 (Blog)

Tuesday, January 31, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on HR1, the For the People Act. As legislators asked questions of the six expert witnesses, several strong arguments for HR1 emerged.

League Joins Joint Statement to House Judiciary Committee in Support of HR1 (Legal Document)

The League and members of the Declaration for American Democracy Coalition sent a joint statement from diverse groups to the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of HR1, the For the People Act.
 

League Lobby Corps Urges Support for HR1 (Legal Document)

Members of the LWVUS Lobby Corps visited members of the U.S. House urging them to support HR1, the For the People Act.

League Sends Letter to U.S. House Addressing HR1 (Legal Document)

The League sent a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives addressing HR1 as the bill needed to heal our country.

U.S House Unveils Legislation “For the People” (Blog)

U.S. House leadership unveiled a democracy reform bill, HR1 (the For the People Act), that will make elections fairer and put power back in the hands of the American people. 

League of Women Voters Supports HR1  (Press Release)

The first bill introduced by the 116th Congress will make our election system more free, fair, and accessible to all eligible Americans.  

The Hill: Why Same Day Registration is critical to the success of HR1 (News Clips)

Same Day Registration is the best stop-gap solution to solve errors in the registration process, fix inaccuracies in voter rolls, reduce provisional ballots, and increase voter participation.

League Submits Comments on VRA to U.S. Civil Rights Commission (Legal Document)

LWVUS  submitted comments about the federal government's role in civil rights enforcement on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights' Fall Report.