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Editorial Note: This piece was first published on my Huffington Post Blog. 47 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law to prevent voter discrimination.

Forty-seven years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the historic Voting Rights Act (VRA) into law.

Beginning August 1st, millions of women around the country will be able to receive free preventive health care benefits through the Affordable Care Act!

Leading up to the June 5th recall elections, LWV of Wisconsin worked with the nonpartisan Wisconsin Election Protection coalition to train citizens as volunteer election observers.

The Brennan Center's latest research reveals the extent of the obstacles challenging 3-4 million voters in affected states across the country as they try to obtain valid voter photo IDs.

Today marks the 164th anniversary of the start of the Seneca Falls Convention, when 300 people gathered in Seneca Falls, NY to discuss the role of women in American society.

We recently aired radio ads on the importance of disclosure in Maine and Tennessee. Now, Leagues across the country are writing op-eds so Senators know we want them to stop secret spending.

League President Elisabeth MacNamara and Senior Elections Director Jeanette Senecal are among the “foes” in this piece on how the “Foes of Voter ID Laws Find Ways to Mute Their Impact.”

Late yesterday afternoon the League received an official notification from the State Department indicating that regrettably the first regional workshop on women’s empowerment scheduled to take place in Doha July 10-12 needed to be postponed.

We are pleased with the Supreme Court's decision upholding the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  Today’s decision protects the health of millions of Americans. Read our full statement.