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Public Statement

The LWV of Santa Monica submitted the following public comments regarding Santa Monica City Council Agenda 3/24/2022 Item 4A:
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May 23, 2022

Re: City Council Agenda Item 4A

Public Statement

The LWV of Santa Monica submitted the following public comments regarding Santa Monica City Council Agenda 2/22/2022 Item 13G:

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February 22, 2022

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City Council Meeting

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Public Statement

The LWC of Santa Monica submitted the following public comments regarding Santa Monica City Council Meeting 2/22/2022 Agenda Item 8A:

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February 22, 2022

Public Statement

February 22, 2022

Re: City Council Agenda Item 7C

Dear Mayor Himmelrich, Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, and City Councilmembers,

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Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of Alabama issued the following statement in response to the US Supreme Court’s decision to allow Alabama to use the Legislature's gerrymandered 2023 congressional map for the 2026 election cycle.

Public Statement

Celina Stewart, a nationally recognized voting rights attorney and champion of American democracy, has been named by Northeastern Law’s Judith Olans Brown Forum for Women in the Law (WIL) as its Practitioner-in-Residence for 2026–2027.

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In March 2026, the Supreme Court determined that Colorado’s Conversion Therapy ban violated the First Amendment, in a major loss to LGBTQIA+ rights. 

Colorado moved quickly on two fronts: maintaining protections for youth in a way consistent with the First Amendment and strengthening accountability for past harm. 

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A federal District Court heard arguments today in a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s March 31 executive order concerning mail-in voting. Plaintiffs argue that the order violates the US Constitution and federal law and risks mass disenfranchisement of eligible voters.

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The federal court in New Hampshire struck down the state’s anti-voter law enacted in 2024, declaring it unconstitutional. The law, known as HB 1569, created some of the strictest registration requirements in the nation and, among other things, required documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration.