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August 30, 2023

Support D.C. Statehood and Full Representation

Urge your state representatives to vote YES on SJR-8 and support D.C. statehood, giving 700,000 people in the nation's capital the full rights of citizenship.

LWVC Action Alert (rallygoers, sign "Voting is People Power")

August 29, 2023

Take Action: Oppose a Constitutional Convention

The League of Women Voters of California (LWVC) strongly opposes Governor Newsom's recent decision to seek an Article V constitutional convention. The proposal, encapsulated in SJR-7, seeks to add California to the states aiming to alter the U.S. Constitution, a move that comes without a clear structure or guidelines.

Two men shake hands and embrace in a crowd of people

July 17, 2023

Fair Maps in the State of California

The League of Women Voters of California and California Common Cause have released a comprehensive report evaluating both the outcomes and the processes of the 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission (CRC).

LWVC Action Alert (people holding signs, wearing LWV beanies)

May 25, 2023

Take Action for Fair and Just Redistricting Practices

Redistricting, the process of redrawing election district boundaries every ten years to ensure that districts have equal population, is crucial to our democracy.

Celebrating Black History Month: Fannie Lou Hamer

February 24, 2023

Pioneers in the Black Women’s Suffrage Movement: Fannie Lou Hamer

Fannie Lou Hamer was an African American civil rights activist and leader in the civil rights movement.

Celebrating Black History Month: Fannie Barrier Williams

February 21, 2023

Pioneers in the Black Women’s Suffrage Movement: Fannie Barrier Williams

Frances "Fannie" Barrier Williams was an African American suffragist, civil rights activist, and educator in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Celebrating Black History Month: Sojourner Truth

February 16, 2023

Pioneers in the Black Women’s Suffrage Movement: Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth was an African American abolitionist and a women's rights activist who lived a life of strength and courage.

February 14, 2023

Strength through Defiance – My Love Letter to the League

Read our Executive Director, Stephanie Doute's Love Letter to the League in observance of our 103rd anniversary since the founding of the League of Women Voters on February 14, 1920.