League of Women Voters of Wyoming
Amendment 23 was passed in 1961. A 1978 effort to ratify a constitutional amendment giving DC voting representation in Congress failed. Its text appears below. Read more>>> Section 1. A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole
Join LWVUS for a walkthrough of our new Legal Center, a one-stop shop for locating the League's litigation at the national, state, and local level. This webinar is a great resource for League leaders and members tracking their litigation work.
Library subject specialists Michelle Krowl and Ahmed Johnson will explore the historical context of the document and provide genealogical research related to the thousands of names on the petition. Since this petition is also a new transcribing project, information about
The National First Ladie's Library sponsors this zoom event and it's one of their monthly Legacy Lectures. In describing both the book and this lecture, author William Kuhn writes: She was a book editor in New York for nearly two
Amendment 17 passes in 1913. Its text appears below. Originally state legislators chose congressional senators. A striking example of how dysfunctional this process could be comes from Delaware 1895. Their legislators were completely deadlocked and Delaware didn't have a senator
Talented UW faculty are selected twice yearly to receive this coveted award. This semester Dr. Jeff Lockwood. The flyer for his talk, shown below, suggests the humor we can expect during the conversation. On campus, find Jeff on the 2nd
This event is the last of three sponsored by CWC-Jackson, the WY Humanities Council, the WY Cultural Trust Fund, and the Teton County Library. The other dates are March 2 and March 23. Jacki Klancher, CWC’s Professor of Environmental Science and Health
The last 27th Amendment passed in 1992, although Congress approved it 1789, and it was intended to part of the Bill of Rights. The Amendment text is below. Read more >>> No law, varying the compensation for the services of
After following the Constitutional process for the 1796 and 1800 elections of president and vice president, legislators wanted a new system. Mostly pushed by New Yorkers, especially a State Senator named DeWitt Clinton, that new procedure became the 12th Amendment
This year's Council begins on June 22 and ends on June 25. The venue will be the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV. All costs -- meals, special events, hotel -- are included in the registration. The cost is
In 1971, the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. In the turmoil surrounding the unpopular Vietnam War and the draft that fueled the ranks, the voting age was lowered to the draft age. It's text is below. Read more