Today (October 11th @ 5pm) is the deadline to register to vote in North Carolina.  Watch this clip to hear League of Women Voters of the United States' President Dianna Wynn on the importance of registering and voting to honor those who fought for the right of women to vote.

 

With an important General Election on the horizon, the League of Women Voters and the United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers (UAW) Women's Department is reaching out to family and friends to remind you to check your voter registration status to ensure that your registration is active.

 

So, please checkout VOTE411 to check your status and get the latest election and candidate information.

Join the League and our partners at the Transformative Justice Coalition on Monday, June 24 at 7:00 PM/ET for a virtual town hall meeting focused on Runaway State Legislatures, Supreme Court Injustice & Reform, and the Perils of Project 2025.

Today is an important opportunity to honor our planet — and those who live on it — through environmental protection. It's more important than ever, as the climate crisis is devastating our planet, harming our nation, and threatening our democracy. Climate change has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable communities, including youth. Today’s children are born into a climate system that is harming their health and well-being. We need bold action now to protect their futures.

Be prepared when you go to the polls! Check out our LWV voting plan checklist. 

On this first day of Black History Month, take time to listen to this powerful story from themoth.org and remember that voting is not a gift, but a right.

 

 

 

Stop County Board from Rezoning Rural Conservation to Heavy Industrial on Dec 4! Liquified Gas Facility to be built on site near the Flat River which flows to Durham's drinking water. 

 

Please consider supporting the League of Women Voters of Charlotte Mecklenburg as you make your charitable giving plans.  Your financial donation helps us continue our ongoing mission to empower voters and defend democracy.  In 2023 we were able to provide online VOTE411.org voter guides for multiple NC counties, register multitudes of voters, provide election information for primary and general municipal elections, host candidate forums, fight misinformation, and much more!  As we prepare for the 2024 election cycle, we need your support to continue our vital work.

August 26, otherwise known as Women’s Equality Day, marks the anniversary of the certification of the 19th Amendment, which granted some women the right to vote in 1920.  The fight for women’s equality has always been grounded in the right to vote. When some women have fewer rights and access, we cannot call ourselves equal or celebrate equality.  This August, women are standing together demanding that our rights be restored, our voices be heard, and that we ourselves be seen and treated as equals in our democracy. Together, we have the power to create a more perfect and inclusive nation that celebrates our diversity and welcomes everyone to participate. We can create the change we need and want with the power of our votes.

 

Let your representatives in Congress know that you support women’s equality. Sign LWV’s petition today!

 

 

May 20, 2023, marks the 30th anniversary of the passage of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), a landmark law that increased accessibility to the electoral process and reformed voter registration.

 

But did you know the League was instrumental in passing the NVRA? Check out our video to learn more about the fight for the NVRA and LWV's role in it. 

On March 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14019, Promoting Access to Voting. In 2023, LWV joined nearly 100 organizations writing to POTUS emphasizing the urgency for departments & agencies to fully implement the Executive Order Promoting Access to Voting before the end of this term. 

 

Voting rights are foundational to every value we cherish & every right we seek to protect. Read our progress report on federal agency action to promote access to voting.

Women Deserve Equal Rights. Sign to Support ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Do you think you could go a single day without single-use plastic? This Earth Day, see just how much single-use plastic comes into your life, and explore the ways we can work together to eliminate it.

Make it a contest with your family!

 

North Carolina is one of only 11 states yet to expand Medicaid.  A version of House Bill 76 which expands Medicaid to over 600,000 North Carolinians, passed the the N.C. House with bipartisan support on Feb. 16th.  It now goes to the N.C. Senate for debate.  To encourage your NC Senator to support this important legislation, contact her or him by calling, writing, or emailing.  To read more about this legislative effort click here:

 

 

Find your N.C. senator here:

North Carolina's own Dr. Anna Julia Cooper

 

Born into slavery in Raleigh, NC in 1858, Anna Julia Cooper was one of the most prominent African-American scholars in US history.  Best known for her groundbreaking collection of essays and speeches, A Voice from the South:  By a Black Woman of the South, Cooper has been called the mother of Black feminism.  During her 105 year lifespan, she gave a voice to the African-American community during the 19th and 20th centuries, from the end of slavery to the beginning of the Civil Rights movement.  At the age of 65, she became the fourth black woman in American history to earn a Doctor of Philosophy degree.  She was immortalized on a US postage stamp in 2009 and is the only woman quoted in the "American Icon" style US passport.

We have waited too long for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to become part of the US Constitution. Over a century after some women gained the right to vote, people are still NOT constitutionally guaranteed equality in the United States. 

 

Inequality hurts everyone. Urge Congress to support removing the ERA's ratification time limit today. 

As the League of Women Voters and national partners rally in front of the Supreme Court during oral arguments of Moore v. Harper, we must ensure that our friends and family understand what this means for our democracy. 

 

The so-called "Independent State Legislature Theory" is a desperate attempt to upend 200 years of precedent and attack our freedom to vote. Let everyone you know what a handful of state legislators are trying to accomplish! 

On December 7, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Moore v. Harper case that centers on a fringe "Independent State Legislature Theory" (ISLT), which could give state legislatures nearly unrestricted authority to set the rules for federal elections. 

 

Learn more about the massive implications for our democracy by reading LWVUS's Moore V. Haper explanation blog! 

We have waited too long for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to become part of the US Constitution. Over 100 years after (some) women gained the right to vote, they are still not guaranteed equality under the law. 

 

Inequality weakens us as a nation. The ERA is for everyone, regardless of gender identity or sex. Contact your senators to support legislation to remove the ERA's ratification timeline today.