Selection of the President

Promote the election of the President and Vice-President by direct- popular-vote. Support uniform national voting qualifications and procedures for presidential elections. Support efforts to provide voters with sufficient information about candidates.

Biden's Out: What Does This Mean for the Election?

Submitted by Rhode Island in July 2024.

Blog Post

On July 21, 2024, President Biden announced he was standing down from running for reelection.

Submitted by Rhode Island in July 2024.

News

This spring the League launched One Person, One Vote, our long-term campaign to build the movement to end the Electoral College.

LWV Statement in Response to SCOTUS Decision on Presidential Immunity

Submitted by Fresno in July 2024.

Public Statement

National Popular Vote gold text on a purple background

Submitted by Alachua County in May 2024.

Event Date:

06/05/2024 - 5:00pm

The LWVFL is offering the opportunity for Floridians for the National Popular vote to do several presentations during the next year, sponsored and promoted by the LWVFL, to “spread the word” and educate League members and other Floridians about NPV.

Submitted by Alachua County in February 2024.

Event Date:

03/06/2024 - 1:15pm

LWVFL is hosting a free one-hour information session about the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact entitled, “National Popular Vote: How does it work?” If you believe that every vote should count equally, then this presentation will open your eyes to what is actually happening in U.S. Presidential elections. The presentation is just over 30 minutes with plenty of time for questions with your host, Suzanne Low.

Submitted by Connecticut in January 2024.

Blog Post

Thanks to the hard work of our leaders, members, voting rights allies around the state, and state legislators, there's a lot to look forward to this year: Early voting, the most comprehensive voting rights act in the country, a new presidential primary date, and a statewide referendum on absentee voting.

Submitted by Rhode Island in January 2021.

Action Alerts

This week, our nation saw horrific events unfold on the United States Capitol and for the world to see as armed white supremacist militias attacked a joint session of Congress meeting to count and certify the electoral college results of the 2020