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League of Women Voters
U.S. nonpartisan civic organization promoting voting participation
Organization details
- Founded
- February 14, 1920 · Chicago, Illinois
- Founder
- Carrie Chapman Catt and suffrage movement organizers
- Purpose
- Voter education, participation and election-law advocacy
The League of Women Voters is a U.S. nonpartisan civic organization focused on voter education and participation.
Founding and work
The League of Women Voters was organized in 1920, shortly before ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. The League is nonpartisan in election contests, and works on voter education, participation and voting rights litigation.
2025–2026 federal litigation
The League was a plaintiff in litigation concerning the 2025 expansion of DHS’s SAVE program; after a lower-court ruling, the Supreme Court stayed that judgment in September 2026 while appeal continued. In a distinct case over access by volunteer groups to USCIS naturalization ceremonies, the League reached an October 2026 settlement restoring access.
References
Research compiled through November 12, 2026. Sources and historical roles are dated where known.