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Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and expand voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy. We empower voters and defend democracy through advocacy, education, and litigation, at the local, state, and national levels.
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In 2020, more than 6 million people found nonpartisan voting resources on VOTE411, including 2.2 million Spanish speakers.
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Defending the Right to Vote
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Urge Congress to Support the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
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Urge Congress to Address the Climate Crisis and Protect Our Youth
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Support the Expansion of Voting Rights
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Demand Equality in Our Constitution
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Tell Your Senators to Pass the Disclose Act
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Demand Bipartisan Cooperation on Voting Rights
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Defending the Right to Vote
In 2020 we protected more than 25 million voters in courts across the nation.
Keeping power in the hands of the people
The Republican-controlled North Carolina Legislature, asserting that state legislatures had exclusive power over redistricting, petitioned the Supreme Court for review, after the state supreme court struck down its redistricting plan.
Fighting for Lifesaving Abortion Care
LWVUS and nearly 100 other organizations joined an amicus brief arguing that the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) preempts Idaho’s abortion ban, which prohibits abortion in all instances unless necessary to save the life of the mother. EMTALA requires hospitals participating in Medicare to provide stabilizing care to any individual experiencing a medical emergency, regardless of their ability to pay.
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Fighting Racial Gerrymandering
LWV of South Carolina and LWVUS filed amicus briefs at the United States Supreme Court supporting plaintiffs seeking affirmation of a three-judge panel ruling that found South Carolina’s first congressional district to be a racial gerrymander. The plaintiffs argued the state legislature violated the Fifteenth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause by dividing Black communities and voters among multiple districts to reduce their power to affect elections.
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