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6 Ways the League of Women Voters Has Impacted Your Life

Tags:#LWVat95, voting rights, educating voters, women's suffrage, 19th amendment, Carrie Chapman Catt, League history, #actonclimate, Campaign Finance, health careIn honor of our 95th anniversary,...

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Leagues Help Defeat Voter ID Bills in Nebraska and Colorado

Tags:voter id, voter photo id, voter protection, Voter Discrimination, voting, election laws, voting rightsThe League believes that access to the vote is about equality, not politics. Fortunately,...

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Bernice Johnson Reagon: The Voice of Freedom

Tags:Black History Month, 1960s civil rights movement, voting rights, women's historyReagon’s unique blend of activism and music led her to become of the "voice of freedom" during the civil rights...

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8 Throwback Pictures of Empowering Voters – Then & Now!

Tags:Celebrating Women: Past Present & Future, women's history month, #LWVat95, voter registration, voter education, voting rights, Voting Rights Act, VOTE411, youth vote, civic engagement, voting,...

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Meet the League: Renee Davidson

Tags:#LWVat95, voter photo id, voting rights, Voter Discrimination, meet the league"We’ve come a long way, but today’s voting restrictions make it clear that there is still much to be done, and the...

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League Statement on the Death of Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond

Tags:Julian Bond, Voting Rights Act, voting rights, #JulianBond, civil rights"The League is committed to honoring Julian Bond's legacy in our ongoing work to keep our elections free, fair and...

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League of Women Voters Executive Director to Depart

Tags:#LWVat95, League of Women Voters staff, League of Women Voters leadership, voting rights, VOTE411“Nancy has guided the staff and inspired the national Board to think and act strategically and lead...

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League Registers Voters at More Than 260 Community Events

Tags:NVRD, #celebrateNVRD, voter reigstration drives, voting rights, VRA, VRAA, elections, VOTE411"League teams are finding new voters at bike races, gyms and new citizen ceremonies on this National...

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League Joins Partners in Calling for Voting Rights to be Part of Debates

The League joined the Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights and its member organizations calling for voting rights to be addressed at the upcoming Democrat and Republican debate/forum. The...

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Voting Restrictions Must Be Stopped

Tags:election assistance commission, proof of citizenship, voter registration, election 2016, EAC, voting rights“If the illegal action is allowed to stand there will be substantial and continuing harm...

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League of Women Voters Asks Why Women Couldn’t Grace the Front of the New $10...

Tags:Carrie Chapman Catt, Alice Paul, Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, Sojourner Truth, elizabeth cady stanton, voting rights, women's vote, 19th amendment“We are pleased that the images of several of...

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North Carolina’s Restrictive Election Law Approved by Federal Court

Tags:North Carolina, voter id, voter suppression, voting rights, election 2016, early voting, same day voter registration“This decision sends a dangerous signal to voters across the country, one the...

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League Urges Congress Repair Voting Rights Act

The League sent a letter to members of the U.S. House and Senate urging them to move the Voting Rights Advancement Act forward.

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League Joins Amicus in Maslenjak v. United States

The League joined an amicus in Maslenjak v. United States. The case will be argued at the U.S. Supreme Court on April 26, 2017. The brief argues that the Sixth Circuit’s holding—that any knowing false...

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League Calls on President Trump to Commit to Protecting Civil Rights

The League joined the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights on a letter to President Trump expressing concern that the civil and human rights of all Americans are being drastically undermined...

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