With attacks from the recent administration, DEI has been a hot topic recently. In a recent blog, I broke down what DEI really is — and isn’t. In this piece, I’ll describe just a few of the ways DEI impacts us and our democracy. I’ll then share ways you can support it. 

Several election bills are cheduled in the Constitutional Laws Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 20, 2025, The last of these bills, H.3459, is of the greatest interest. While the requirements are not very demanding for organizations that routinely conduct registration drives, the bill could be an impediment to smaller-scale groups involved in church or school registration.

As I leave my role of chief of staff at LWVUS and wrap up my tenure at the League, I am so grateful for that community — for the people that live the mission of empowering voters  and defending democracy day in and day out (often behind the scenes), who center voters, who fight for what is right, and who work together to create a more perfect democracy

A significant number of anti-voter lawsuits were filed that sought to disrupt election administration and purge eligible voters from the rolls around the 2024 federal election. The League of Women Voters of the United States (“LWVUS”) monitored these eleventh-hour anti-voter lawsuits, including the substantial amount of voter purge lawsuits.