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LWV Declares Constitutional Crisis
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LWV CEO Celina Stewart and LWV President Dianna Wynn released the following statement declaring that our country is in a constitutional crisis and announcing a new initiative to mobilize voters.

LWV Responds to Passage of the SAVE Act in the US House
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Celina Stewart, CEO of the League of Women Voters of the United States, issued the following statement in response to the passage of the SAVE (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility) Act in the US House of Representatives.

LWV’Response to No Rogue Rulings Act in the US House
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The League of Women Voters CEO Celina Stewart released the following statement after the US House of Representatives passed the "No Rogue Rulings Act of 2025.”

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Celina Stewart, CEO of LWV, Marilyn Jackson,  CEO of the American Alliance of Museums, and John Chrastka, ED of EveryLibrary, spotlight the Trump administration's attack on libraries and democracy.

Press Release (CA Capitol Bldg)
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Rep. Issa’s lawsuit is an attack on voting rights and fair, accurate elections in the nation’s most populous state.

Blog Post

2025 marks the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the historic day when civil rights activists attempted to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, but were violently stopped by law enforcement.   

The horrors of Bloody Sunday, broadcast across the nation, led to the signing of the most important and impactful civil rights legislation in our history. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) marked the first time that access to the ballot was genuinely available for all American voters, directly addressing racial discrimination in voting. 

Today, as we examine our current state of voting in the US, it’s crucial to see our history led us here and what we can learn.