Feedback for Proportional Voting Event LWVUS staff will be attending a policy conference at the Harvard Kennedy School on alternative voting methods, proportional voting, ranked-choice voting, and other methods of selecting leaders. We’re interested in feedback or progress Leagues have made with adopting or administering elections using these systems. Please send your thoughts, experiences, or accomplishments to Adam Ambrogi (aambrogi@lwv.org) by Feb....Continue Reading
Celebrate the League’s 103rd birthday with us on Feb. 14 with a national day of action! Through storytelling, digital actions, local events, and advocacy, we will flex the breadth of our League people power and advance our priorities. We will have a marquee event with featured speakers livestreamed on our Facebook page at 11am ET on the...Continue Reading
Our Nation 2023 has been off to a speedy start, with February just days away! February is home to Black History Month, a time to reflect and celebrate Black history, as well as uplift the contributions of Black activists who power our democracy. I want to be clear: Black history is American history, and it should be encompassed...Continue Reading
Corrine Carey, the New York State campaign director for Compassion and Choices, discusses the Medical Aid in Dying Act first introduced in 2016. Compassion and Choices.org is an organization that advocates for legislation to permit terminally ill people to request medication to end their lives. She talks with NCM host Donna Seymour about the history of the legislation, the need...Continue Reading
LWV’s one-stop-shop for election information turned 16 on October 27! We reflected on some of our favorite moments in VOTE411’s history, from making it completely bilingual to getting shouted-out by our favorite celebrities! Celebrate by heading to VOTE411 and making your voting plan! Or, if you’ve already done so, spread the word on social media (and tag us @VOTE411)! On Instagram,...Continue Reading
On October 26, Leagues from all 50 states and DC filed an amicus brief in Moore v. Harper. The case concerns the so-called “independent state legislature theory,” which, if adopted, would have far-reaching implications for the future of American democracy. As LWV’s CEO Virginia Kase Solomón stated in our press release: “Historically, state legislatures have enacted...Continue Reading
The League of Women Voters, a strictly non-partisan political organization, does not support or oppose any political party or candidate. Its mission is to engage and educate voters, to promote political responsibility through informed and active participation in government, and to act on selected governmental issues after study, deliberation, and consensus. Our Voting Services teams...Continue Reading
The League of Women Voters, a strictly non-partisan political organization, does not support or oppose any political party or candidate. Its mission is to engage and educate voters, to promote political responsibility through informed and active participation in government, and to act on selected governmental issues after study, deliberation, and consensus. Our Voting Services teams...Continue Reading
The League of Women Voters, a strictly non-partisan political organization, does not support or oppose any political party or candidate. Its mission is to engage and educate voters, to promote political responsibility through informed and active participation in government, and to act on selected governmental issues after study, deliberation, and consensus. Our Voting Services teams...Continue Reading
Local League News Rochester Metro The Rochester Metro League’s 2022 GOTV includes getting local fire stations involved! Thanks to Annette Hunt of the Voting Rights Task Force, the League has two messages displayed on the message board outside of a local firehouse. The signs were Annette’s idea and she followed through with making it happen....Continue Reading
