Expanding Voter Access

Check out our Storify to catch up on the President’s speech and to see how our Bingo boards played out!

We’re 1 week from the deadline to submit comments to the Federal Election Commission on how to address corruption. So far, we have submitted over 12,000 comments supporting stricter regulations.

Representative Steve Scalise’s recent comments regarding the League of Women Voters were misinformed. We are committed to working for all voters regardless of their party affiliation.

Here's a sample of just some of the important work the League accomplished in 2014, and what lays ahead in 2015.

Online voter registration is taking hold across the country. But almost every system leaves out a significant part of the population – citizens who don’t have a driver’s license or ID.

I have been taking this time to think about all that I am thankful for this year – and one of the biggest things is you! You have made this an amazing year for LWV and for our democracy.

Attending the Election Protection convening made me excited for what’s ahead in 2015. I’m looking forward to hearing about the successes that will emerge next year.

The Federal Election Commission is now receiving public comments about steps they should take “to address corruption in the political process.” We need you to tell the FEC to act and enforce the law.

The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin has been running an election observer program since 2010. Read their guest blog post on their observations from Election Day 2014.

...Arizona cannot demand federal election officials to help them enforce their laws requiring new voters to submit a birth certificate, passport or other papers documenting U.S. citizenship.