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Fighting Voter Suppression

In this election so much is at stake. Here in Georgia, as in so many states, every statewide office is on the ballot and for the first time in over a decade, the race for Governor is up for grabs.

Since 2011, Wisconsin has been one of the battlegrounds for those fighting to protect voting rights. I had the privilege of visiting Wisconsin this past weekend to do my part to help protect and educate Wisconsin voters.

In a win for voters, a federal judge ruled to restore early voting hours that had been cut in Ohio. The move, which comes just in time for the November election, follows tireless work on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Ohio and its partners.

Tens of thousands of people could find it harder to vote as Kansas and Arizona seek to impose strict proof of citizenship requirements

Earlier this month, a federal judge denied a preliminary injunction barring North Carolina’s new restrictive elections law.

Thanks to the work of the League of Women Voters and our coalition partners, no eligible voter in Wisconsin was disenfranchised by the state's state’s voter photo ID, which remains blocked by a federal court injunction to this day.

...registration form, in which case only votes for federal races will be counted.

...succeed, I have no doubt that this will continue to be an agenda item, and it will be an ongoing battle in many states," said Wendy Weiser, director of the Democracy Program at New York Uni

Voter discrimination cannot be tolerated in the 21st century. That's why we're pushing Congress to pass the Voting Rights Amendment Act, a flexible, modern answer to the problem of discrimination in voting.