Our News and Announcements

Our News and Announcements

Use the following links for a complete list of news articles from our local League, the LWVUS and LWV of California.  

Orange Coast Articles

Thank You Orange Coast Suppoters

Women Cheering

Submitted by Orange Coast in May 2025.

News

LWV Orange Coast wants to thank our supporters. 

by Anne Stone

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Update Your Contact Information

Moving Boxes

Submitted by Orange Coast in February 2025.

News

Moving? Lost your Phone?

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Exciting Speech by LWVC State Convention

Dora Rose Deputy Director LWVC

Submitted by Orange Coast in July 2025.

News

Dora Rose, Deputy Director California LWV

by Petti Van Rekom

 

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Affordable Housing: Foundations and Fundamentals

Housing

Submitted by Orange Coast in June 2025.

News

Presentation by Kennedy Commission

by the Housing Advocacy Team

League of Women Voters of Orange Coast

May 21, 2025

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Lunch with League - April 2025 Speaker

Karl Seckel April LWVOC Speaker

Submitted by Orange Coast in April 2025.

News

Karl Seckel, Director - District 4, Municipal Water District of Orange County 

by Shirley Nixon

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League of Women Voters Denounces National Guard Deployment in Memphis as Dangerous Overreach

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2025.

Public Statement

LWV of Memphis-Shelby County, LWV of Tennessee, and LWV of the US issued the following joint statement in response to President Trump and Governor Bill Lee’s plan to deploy the National Guard in Memphis.

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LWV of Iowa, One Iowa file Brief Against Discriminatory Anti-LGBTQIA+ Law in Schools

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2025.

Public Statement

LWV of Iowa filed an amicus brief on Friday supporting a partial preliminary injunction against provisions of SF496, a law that restricts books on LGBTQIA+ subjects in school libraries and the rights of LGBTQIA+ students in schools. 

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LWV and Partners File Amicus Brief in Opposition to Texas’ Racially Discriminatory Congressional Maps

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2025.

Public Statement

LWV, LWV of Texas and other nonprofit, nonpartisan civil rights and racial justice organizations filed an amicus brief arguing that the court should block Texas’s newly enacted and racially discriminatory 2025 congressional map. 

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League of Women Voters Mobilizes Voters for National Voter Registration Day 2025

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2025.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters will host more than 750 voter registration events this year in recognition of National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, September 16.  

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What You Need to Know About the National Guard, the Insurrection Act, and Martial Law

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2025.

Blog Post

In moments of political uncertainty, concepts like the Insurrection Act or “martial law” can feel abstract – until they don’t. Given the current administration’s recent federal deployment of the National Guard in California and federal takeover of Washington DC, many are wondering: what is martial law? Does the president have the right to use military force in our cities? Are we on the brink of something more dangerous?  

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