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LWV of the United States
Statements, Press Releases, and News Clips
LWV & Vot-ER Announce Partnership to Promote Civic Health
3/31/2021 - Vot-ER is a relatively new nonpartisan organization committed to a vision of healthy communities powered by an inclusive democracy. Through health care-specific voter registration resources, they provide the tools, training, and community to support a growing movement that amplifies the voices of patients, families, and health care professionals in America’s democracy.
LWV Supports Senate Filibuster Reform for a Healthy Democracy
3/30/2021 - Today the League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase issued this statement about the Senate filibuster rule.
Virginia Kase Statement for Senate Rule Committee Hearing on S1, the "For the People Act"
3/24/2021- The League of Women Voters of the United States appreciates the opportunity to share ... our strong support for S1, the For the People Act, the transformational democracy reform package that makes elections fairer and restores power to the hands of the American people.
LWVUS and LWVGA Condemn Hate Crimes Against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders
3/18/2021 - The League of Women Voters grieves the murders of the eight individuals who were killed on Tuesday, March 16th, and the countless other AAPI lives that have been tragically taken as a result of racially motivated violence.
LWV Celebrates House Vote to Eliminate ERA Deadline
3/17/2021 - The League of Women Voters of the United States president Dr. Deborah Ann Turner issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to advance the Equal Rights Amendment by removing the ratification deadline.
League Celebrates House Passage of the For the People Act, HR1
3/4/2021 - League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement in response to the US House of Representatives passing HR1, the For the People Act.
3/31/2021 - Vot-ER is a relatively new nonpartisan organization committed to a vision of healthy communities powered by an inclusive democracy. Through health care-specific voter registration resources, they provide the tools, training, and community to support a growing movement that amplifies the voices of patients, families, and health care professionals in America’s democracy.
LWV Supports Senate Filibuster Reform for a Healthy Democracy
3/30/2021 - Today the League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase issued this statement about the Senate filibuster rule.
Virginia Kase Statement for Senate Rule Committee Hearing on S1, the "For the People Act"
3/24/2021- The League of Women Voters of the United States appreciates the opportunity to share ... our strong support for S1, the For the People Act, the transformational democracy reform package that makes elections fairer and restores power to the hands of the American people.
LWVUS and LWVGA Condemn Hate Crimes Against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders
3/18/2021 - The League of Women Voters grieves the murders of the eight individuals who were killed on Tuesday, March 16th, and the countless other AAPI lives that have been tragically taken as a result of racially motivated violence.
LWV Celebrates House Vote to Eliminate ERA Deadline
3/17/2021 - The League of Women Voters of the United States president Dr. Deborah Ann Turner issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to advance the Equal Rights Amendment by removing the ratification deadline.
League Celebrates House Passage of the For the People Act, HR1
3/4/2021 - League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement in response to the US House of Representatives passing HR1, the For the People Act.
LWV Applauds House Passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021
3/4/2021 - This bill provides the necessary first step towards fully addressing systemic constitutional violations by law enforcement officers, and we are pleased to see the US House prioritize this reform this congress.
LWVUS requests no federal funding for police in schools
2/25/2021 - LWVUS signed onto an ACLU and disability rights groups letter asking President Biden to end federal funding of police in schools. This would occur via an executive order, in partnership with Congress on a FY 2022 budget that includes no federal funding for school police and presidential support for the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act, which LWV previously endorsed.
3/4/2021 - This bill provides the necessary first step towards fully addressing systemic constitutional violations by law enforcement officers, and we are pleased to see the US House prioritize this reform this congress.
LWVUS requests no federal funding for police in schools
2/25/2021 - LWVUS signed onto an ACLU and disability rights groups letter asking President Biden to end federal funding of police in schools. This would occur via an executive order, in partnership with Congress on a FY 2022 budget that includes no federal funding for school police and presidential support for the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act, which LWV previously endorsed.
LWV Supports Bipartisan DREAM Act of 2021
2/5/2021 - The League of Women Voters strongly endorses this common-sense bipartisan legislation, and we stand ready to work with lawmakers to see it become law.
2/5/2021 - The League of Women Voters strongly endorses this common-sense bipartisan legislation, and we stand ready to work with lawmakers to see it become law.
On January 15, 2020, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT – crossing the three-fourths threshold of support required from the states.
Now we need Congress to remove the deadline so the ERA can become a permanent part of the U.S. Constitution. The ERA passed Congress in 1972, with a 1977 ratification deadline, later extended to 1982. On Jan, 7, 2020, the LWV of the United States sent a letter to the United States Congress urging them to remove the ratification deadline on the ERA.
On January 15, 2020, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT – crossing the three-fourths threshold of support required from the states.
Now we need Congress to remove the deadline so the ERA can become a permanent part of the U.S. Constitution. The ERA passed Congress in 1972, with a 1977 ratification deadline, later extended to 1982. On Jan, 7, 2020, the LWV of the United States sent a letter to the United States Congress urging them to remove the ratification deadline on the ERA.
LWV of California
Meeting the Moment - Our 2020 Advocacy Wrap-Up
Brief paraphrased summary: California ended 2019 and began 2020 with great optimism and a robust economy, but by mid-March, COVID-19 had it. LWVC shifted focus as we faced the virus’ threats to democracy and the immediacy of racial justice needs.
Read or download our 2020 Advocacy Wrap-Up, with the League’s biggest wins of 2020, and a few notable losses, in:
Government – election adaptations, date change for non-presidential primaries (for anticipated census-data delays)
Natural Resources – land and coastal (marine) conservation, sustainable transportation
Social Policy - racial justice, voting rights, immigration, student debt
Read or download our 2020 Advocacy Wrap-Up, with the League’s biggest wins of 2020, and a few notable losses, in:
Government – election adaptations, date change for non-presidential primaries (for anticipated census-data delays)
Natural Resources – land and coastal (marine) conservation, sustainable transportation
Social Policy - racial justice, voting rights, immigration, student debt
LWV of the Bay Area
Bay Area League Day: Excellent Forum on Equity in Action
Six times a year, the Bay Area League publishes the Bay Area Monitor. Inside are professionally written articles on topics affecting the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area such as transportation, air quality, water, open space and land- use issues.
April/May 2021 Bay Area Monitor
- Getting Experimental by Editor
- Academic Research Gives a Tune-up to Electric Vehicle Market by Cecily O'Connor
- Regional Planning for Sea-Level Rise Is Key to Environmental Justice by Robin Meadows
- A Burning Issue: Reducing Both Wildfire Fuel and Carbon Emissions by Leslie Stewart
- Take These Broken Wings by Aleta George
The Monitor Notes is a weekly email newsletter featuring useful information related to the topics and organizations covered in the Bay Area Monitor magazine. You can subscribe here for these brief weekly updates. Each photo below links to a story.
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