The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area Subscribed Articles

The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area Subscribed Articles

Blog Post

In June 2024, LWV announced Celina Stewart as the 104-year-old organization's newest CEO. Learn more about this expert litigator and life-long democracy defender!

Public Statement

The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of South Carolina, and Duffy & Young LLC filed a lawsuit today challenging partisan gerrymandering of South Carolina’s congressional districts. The League of Women Voters of South Carolina is the plaintiff.

Public Statement

WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters Education Fund issued a statement regarding the League’s nonpartisan election information tool VOTE411.org.

News

This story was originally published in The Wake Weekly on July 17, 2024. 

Wake County resident Dianna Wynn has been chosen as the new president of the League of Women Voters of the United States.

News

This opinion was originally published by The Columbian

Nancy Halvorson, president of the League of Women Voters of Clark County, WA, discusses election security in Clark County, Washington.

Public Statement

The funding and quality of K-12 education in Pennsylvania is a hot topic in our state legislature, with over $1 billion in new spending recently approved to address funding inequities.

Blog Post

Constitution Day and Citizenship Day is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the U.S. Constitution and celebrates the privileges and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship for both native-born and naturalized citizens.

Blog Post

The Labor Day holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America’s strength, prosperity, and well-being. The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union.

Public Statement

This ruling is a victory for voters across the state, ensuring that mail-in ballots won’t be tossed out due to minor errors on the external envelopes.

photo of black woman standing in a crowd holding a sign that reads women power the vote
Blog Post

August 26 celebrates Women's Equality Day to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. Yet today, women have fewer rights than they'd had in decades. To recognize this, the League of Women Voters acknowledges August 26 as Women's Inequality Day. Click read more to learn how women power elections.

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