We are going to go to bed on election night, not knowing the results of the presidential election or the dozens of down-ballot races in every state.
And we will be fine. This year, we are going to have to wait for democracy to run its course.
Author: Virginia Kase
Virginia Kase is the CEO of the League of Women Voters of the United States. Her career started when she co-founded a youth-led non-profit in her hometown in her twenties; now, Virginia has more than 20 years of experience working in the non-profit sector, including serving previously as COO of CASA, an organization at the forefront of the immigrant rights movement representing nearly 100,000 members, and eight years as the National Technical Assistance and Training Manager at the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise.
One Century Later, Women are (Still) Powering the Vote
100 years ago today—on Valentine’s Day, 1920—a group of brave suffragists founded the League of Women Voters. Today we honor their fight by continuing to push our democracy forward so that every voter can play a critical role in shaping our country.