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LWV Statement on President Biden's Women's Equality Day Proclamation (Press Release)

LWVUS Board President Dr. Deborah Ann Turner issued this statement in response to President Biden's proclamation on Women's Equality Day, 2021.

LWV Statement on House Passage of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Press Release)

Dr. Deborah Ann Turner issued the following statement following the US House passage of HR 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

Voting Rights Activists Demand White House Take Action (Press Release)

League leaders and voting rights activists rallied at the White House to demand the Biden administration take swift action to ensure passage of voting rights legislation.

LWVUS Joins Partners in Urging US House to Support HR4 (Legal Document)

The League joined 200 organizations urging Representatives to support HR4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. 

Senate Fails Again to Advance the For the People Act – Must Be #1 Priority After Recess (Press Release)

We need the Senate and President Biden to use their full power and influence to pass this bill and ensure that the For the People Act becomes law.

The Fight for Voting Rights: Then and Now (Blog)

The Voting Rights Act (VRA) was signed into law on August 6, 1965, by President Lyndon B. Johnson. It was a proud day in American history. But the history to get to this point was stormy and full of thorns. And today, we have neither tamed the storm nor nipped the thorns still present as we work towards the American dream of life, liberty, and justice for all.  

Stringer v. Hughs (Legal Case)

LWV of Texas filed a federal lawsuit to require Texas to allow online voter registration through the Department of Public Safety’s website

Lifting As We Climb: LWVUS Cases in January - July 2021 (Blog)

The mission of the League of Women Voters is to empower voters and defend democracy. In the first half of 2021, LWV has done just that through a variety of cases nationwide.  

Where is the For the People Act Now? (Blog)
Seventh Circuit Upholds Ruling Against Indiana’s Faulty Voter Roll Purges (Press Release)

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in League of Women Voters of Indiana v. Sullivan (previously called Indiana NAACP v. Lawson) that Indiana’s purge law was inconsistent with the National Voter Registration Act.