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Urge Your Assemblymember – Vote YES on SJR 1!

US Capitol - Action Alert

Submitted by California in September 2025.

Action Alerts

Democracy is under threat, and SJR 1 (Wiener) is California’s shield: it rescinds open calls for an Article V Constitutional Convention to protect safety, health, family, and voting rights. Stand with the League—tell your Assemblymember to vote YES on SJR 1.

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LWV Statement on Mail-in Ballots and Voting Machines

Action Alert

Submitted by Butte County in August 2025.

Public Statement

LWV Statement  

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Hold Congress Accountable for the One Big Beautiful Bill

Action Alert (Black woman with megaphone)

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in August 2025.

Action Alerts

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act was enacted in early July. As members of Congress head home to connect with their constituents, it’s time for us to let them know how we feel about the bill.

Contact Your Representatives

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Tell Congress to Guarantee the Right to Vote

Action Alert - League of Women Voters (Vote for Your Rights)

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in August 2025.

Action Alerts

Since the 2013 Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder gutted the Voting Rights Act (VRA), at least 31 states have enacted 114 voting laws that make it harder to vote, with the burden falling hardest on Black voters and other voters of color.  We need a fully restored VRA to defend our democracy and protect the freedom to vote. 

Tell your members of Congress to protect the freedom to vote and support the passage of the JLVRAA.

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ICE Activity Escalating – Resources to Protect Our Communities

Stand Up. Speak Out. ICE Cannot Silence Us. Informed. Prepared. United.

Submitted by California in June 2025.

News

ICE’s operations in Los Angeles and around California mark a troubling escalation – workplace raids coupled with the arrest of community members exercising their First Amendment rights to observe and protest. These tactics, along with the federal activation of the California National Guard and the deployment of U.S. Marines, weaponize fear to terrorize not just undocumented residents, but anyone who would stand with their neighbors or participate in democratic discourse.

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Why We Will Remain the League of WOMEN Voters

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2025.

Blog Post

Over a century after our founding — and the passage of the 19th amendment that granted many women the right to vote — some people question why the League of Women Voters keeps the word ‘women’ in our name. 

To me, now more than ever, it’s clear that “women” is an essential part of our name — and always will be.

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