League Leaders and Members:

The assault on our democracy and our rights is unrelenting and LWV is fighting back.

LWVDV members have participated in protests around the area on May 1 and on Saturdays in Walnut Creek. Several of us attended the press conference advocating for immigrants outside the Federal Immigration Court on Concord on May 15.
 
In California, LWVC is co-sponsoring SB 42, the California Fair Elections Act, to remove the ban on publicly-financed local elections. I attended a kickoff event in Berkeley on May 18 with other LWVDV members, and we are working to get this legislation passed in Sacramento. See this action alert from LWVC for more details: Lift the Ban on Public Financing of Campaigns in California.

At the national level, LWVUS is active on many fronts, including challenging the Anti-Voter Trump Executive Order signed in April. More information and updates are here. LWVUS issues statements and press releases frequently, and you can keep up by signing up for their emails. You can also check the information and links to details on LWVUS activities on our LWVDV webpage.

Mary Schreiber
LWVDV President