Fr SCOTUS in AM to @snfagora.bsky.social and McArthur award winner @hahrie.bsky.social on the Democracy Festival, honoring late Rep Elijah Cummings. How can we create more physical spaces to practice democracy??

At SCOTUS FOR callais case, to defend the Voting Rights Act with @lwvus.bsky.social and many partners. Watch at 10. www.lwv.org/blog/livestr...

College students can be a key part of our pro-democracy future. Celina Stewart @thecelinafactor.bsky.social from @lwvus.bsky.social is published in @forbes.com on how we've worked with All In Campus Challenge @allintovote.bsky.social is key for a brighter democracy! www.forbes.com/sites/civicn...

So excited that @lwvus.bsky.social is going to be leading a great coalition to support and lift up election officials, pollworkers and other public servants who support elections. #civicholidays #EHD "LWV Education Fund Named Managing Partner of Election Hero Day" www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre...

Always read @raylaraja.bsky.social and @agtheodoridis.bsky.social —-

"So it’s troubling that [the] administration would go out of its way to bar groups like the League [@lwvus.bsky.social] from doing the important work of registering new citizens to vote at naturalization ceremonies." www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...

It is #NVRD today-- and 600+ @lwvus.bsky.social chapters will host more than 750 voter registration events for celebration of voter registration: www.lwv.org/increasing-v...

If you are at #APSA2025, come check out what should be a fascinating panel with @niloufersiddiqui.bsky.social, @lilymasonphd.bsky.social & Kate Krimmel marking the 75th anniversary of the 1950 @apsa.bsky.social Report!

Great to see some champions of democracy at the Capitol, talking to @lwvus.bsky.social Sens @klobuchar.senate.gov and @padilla.senate.gov about voting rights, elections, J6 and the future of democracy. facebook.com/events/s/cul...

Registration at naturalization ceremonies is a huge initiative at the League. If the gov’t did registration, we wouldn’t need to. Which begs thw question as to why they’re trying to stop the practice. www.npr.org/2025/09/02/n...

Almost missed this effort going after gerrymandering, this in Utah, fr the Utah League and amazing partners such as Mormon Women for Ethical Government and more... @lwvus.bsky.social www.fox13now.com/news/politic...

A whistleblower complaint says that the personal data of over 300 million Americans was copied to a private cloud account to allow access by members of the Department of Government Efficiency team.

Sharing our position on this fine redistricting mess that was prompted by Texas and a demand for more safe seats- seeks to ignore the voice of the voters in selecting their member of Congress. The @lwvus.bsky.social believes that that the people need to decide, and voter protection is paramount.

The @lwvus.bsky.social and @lwvtexas.bsky.social have issued following statement on the bad Texas redistricting moves of the last few weeks— voters, not politicians should make these calls. And it is clear Texas has started this. www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre...

Texas Voters! Share your story of how this redistricting scheme will impact you or your community. Make the record clear that Texans don't want to be picked by politicians; they want the freedom to elect their own leaders.

I hope that we understand the levers of power at different levels of government- and this is not a power of a President. @lwvus.bsky.social Statement on Mail-in Ballots and Voting Machines | League of Women Voters www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre...

Was a great day yesterday at @chq1874.bsky.social with @thecelinafactor.bsky.social of @lwvus.bsky.social kicking off the focus on global authoritarianism week with address the concerns and showing how each of us can take just one step towards a reimagined democracy.

At the storied @chq1874.bsky.social in upstate New York- looking forward to @thecelinafactor.bsky.social ‘s speech as we kick off the week on the rise of global authoritarianism. Glad the @lwvus.bsky.social could be a part of this event.

Super proud of our our @lwvus.bsky.social states are showing in ways others do not expect— this support of our Arkansas LWV will grow access to civic power in a way that will improve democracy in that region talkbusiness.net/2025/07/leag...

We are so proud to have strong leadership heading our efforts. Celina Stewart, @lwvus.bsky.social CEO, recently co-authored a piece urging women lawyers to rise & uphold the values of the legal profession during this pivotal time in our country. Democracy depends on it. We salute her! bit.ly/3Gundsp

Thread— it is horrific.

Women lawyers have shown their fearlessness in this moment— read this piece fr @lwvus.bsky.social CEO @thecelinafactor.bsky.social and brave attny @cohen489.bsky.social in Natl Law Journal!

So maddening. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

The news of the day for me is from the @lwvus.bsky.social in Newport County, RI, pushing back: "stands in solidarity with those who are heartbroken and outraged by the forceful removal of citizens of Newport County by trickery and without due process" www.eastbayri.com/stories/lett...

There is absolutely zero place in our democracy for treating a sitting Senator – for that matter, anyone – this way. I've never seen anything like this before. This is not normal, and it's appalling. Those agents and this administration should feel ashamed.

What is this?

Election day in NJ today!

Great to see the @lwvus.bsky.social Alabama President promote voting access (in keeping with where the rest of the country is headed). As I head to Alabama today, great to see this support for a change. alabamareflector.com/2025/06/10/v...

I wrote this analysis for @justsecurity.org on the Trump Admin's retreat from voting rights enforcement and its efforts to restrict access to the ballot. The piece details 8 cases DOJ has dropped. It also discusses a new legal strategy to undermine the Voting Rights Act.

Great historical piece about impact on women, League work, esp on the SAVE Act and the implication for women (and voters) to solve a problem that does not exist in any meaningful way-- @lwvus.bsky.social Thanks to @phdrachel.bsky.social for writing this! time.com/7280834/save...

One of @lwvus.bsky.social ‘s key work is voter registration at naturalization—new citizens! The fact that a movement wants you to prove citizenship, but wants to bar groups from voter registration when you ACTUALLY HAVE THAT PROOF should mean something. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/05/15/f...

Great to see @lwvus.bsky.social of Arizona President Pinny Sheoran at the American Democracy Summit on the independent redistricting commission and the League’s work engaging with a fair transparent process.

we published three pieces this week that delve into major stakes in next Tuesday's elections. all in Pennsylvania, but they should matter to you many places. this is why i love having Bolts: it's a space where we get to take really seriously why local elections matter to people's lives. brief 🧵:

Good panel at @representwomen.bsky.social ‘s panel at ADS about the challenges related for women running for office featuring an awesome roundtable panel. How do we fund and support women candidates?

Section 1983 is a critical tool for remedying civil rights abuses -- including voting rights violations. It is unconscionable that the 8th Circuit would rule that Section 2 of the VRA can’t be enforced under Section 1983.

Check out @lwvus.bsky.social CEO @thecelinafactor.bsky.social at a spotlight hearing in the Senate on voting! x.com/senalexpadil...

Glad to kick off the @representus.bsky.social American Democracy Summit kick-off with @normeisen.bsky.social on Rule of Law. We at @lwvus.bsky.social are happy to sponsor, and look forward to talk about the League’s role in building a stronger democracy. More to come!

With each passing day, the decision of several big law firms to cut deals with Trump is looking worse and worse for them. Clients are steering business away from them and they are losing lawyers and the ability to recruit top talent. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

"Voting rights advocates are concerned that Florida will now wield the slew of violations created by the law to target routine political activity and investigate grassroots organizations and volunteers over minor clerical errors." boltsmag.org/florida-new-...

My new one @theatlantic.com: When judges act as partisan hacks, it is important to condemn their conduct. But just as important is lauding the Republican judges who stand up against election subversion, including the Trump-appointed federal judge Myers www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Volunteers with Florida's League of Women Voters are often seen at farmers markets, book clubs, and parades, collecting petitions for a ballot measure. But a new Florida law turns common tactics the League uses to gather signatures into a criminal offense. boltsmag.org/florida...

A Tennessee man with ties to several white supremacist groups has been charged with setting a fire in 2019 that destroyed the offices of a social justice center connected with Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., according to court records.

Back on my old stomping grounds— the @lwvus.bsky.social and state and local league hit the Hill with info around democracy and voting rights— talking to ALL Member offices today!

“The big story here is that never, ever, ever before have we seen a court, months after an election, change election rules to retroactively disqualify a class of voters and flip the results. If you can do that, no election is safe — period,” @anne-tindall.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/27/u...

Without knowing more, this is incredibly disturbing.