All San Joaquin County Subscribed Action Alerts

TAKE ACTION: Every Californian Deserves Access to Voting Opportunities

TAKE ACTION

Submitted by California in September 2024.

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Voting is essential to our democracy. Did you know that people in county jails are eligible to vote but are often unable to exercise this fundamental right?

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Urgent Action Needed: Support Judicial Review of Old Criminal Sentences

Reform Justice: Review Extreme Prison Sentences

Submitted by California in August 2024.

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Stand Against Xenophobia: Urge Your Members of Congress to Oppose the SAVE Act

Action Alert (Black woman with megaphone)

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in July 2024.

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The House and Senate introduced a bill that would require citizenship documentation to register to vote, even though voters in every state are already required to affirm or verify their citizenship status when registering to vote.

Tell your members of Congress to oppose the SAVE Act. 

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Protect Climate-Smart Agriculture Programs in the Farm Bill

Take Action to Protect Climate-Smart Agriculture Programs!

Submitted by California in October 2023.

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The League of Women Voters of the United States has joined nearly 650 other organizations in a letter to congressional agriculture committee leadership, urging them to protect the $20 billion investment in climate-smart agriculture and conservation technical assistance, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, and to maintain it in the 2023 Farm Bill.

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Defend Equal Access to the Ballot

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

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2023.

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Every day, the freedom to vote is under attack. Since the Supreme Court decision of Shelby County v. Holder that gutted the Voting Rights Act (VRA), at least twenty-nine states have passed ninety-four laws that make it harder to vote, with the burden falling hardest on Black voters and other voters of color.

Urge Your Representatives to Prevent Voter Discrimination and Support the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

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Take Action: Ensure Fair Redistricting

ACTION ALERT - League of Women Voters of California

Submitted by California in September 2023.

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Redistricting, the process of redrawing election district boundaries every ten years to ensure that districts have equal populations, is crucial to our democracy. AB 764 (Bryan & Cervantes) and AB 1248 (Bryan & Allen) would help ensure that local jurisdictions adopt electoral maps that result in fair representation for all Californians. Ask Governor Newsom to sign AB 764 and AB 1248.

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Protect and Retain the Majority Vote

Protect and retain the majority vote with ACA13!

Submitted by California in September 2023.

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ACA 13 (Ward) would require ballot measures proposing to increase the number of votes needed to pass a measure, to also pass by the same increased number. ACA 13 would also preserve the right of local governments to place advisory questions asking voters their opinions on the ballot.

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Support D.C. Statehood and Full Representation

Submitted by California in August 2023.

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Urge your state representatives to vote YES on SJR-8 and support D.C. statehood, giving 700,000 people in the nation's capital the full rights of citizenship.

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Protect Our Youth From Climate Change

Action Alert from LWV (young and senior protestors hold signs of Planet Earth and one that reads "ACT NOW"

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in August 2023.

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Climate change and its effects threaten the physical, psychological, and economic well-being of our nation, particularly our youth.

Urge your Members of Congress to cosponsor the Children’s Fundamental Rights and Recovery Resolution to address climate change and protect our youth’s futures!

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Take Action: Oppose a Constitutional Convention

Submitted by California in August 2023.

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The League of Women Voters of California (LWVC) strongly opposes Governor Newsom's recent decision to seek an Article V constitutional convention. The proposal, encapsulated in SJR-7, seeks to add California to the states aiming to alter the U.S. Constitution, a move that comes without a clear structure or guidelines.

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