Stanislaus County Subscribed Articles

Stanislaus County Subscribed Articles

Arizona Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Availability of Voter Registration Forms and Access to Ballot Drop-Off Sites

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2024.

Public Statement

The Arizona Supreme Court dismissed a GOP challenge to Gov. Hobbs' executive orders expanding voter registration and ballot drop-off access.

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VICTORY: CLC, Utahns Win Case Over Amendment D

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2024.

Public Statement

Campaign Legal Center represents LWV Utah, MWEG, and bipartisan voters in a hearing on the legality of Utah's Constitutional Amendment D on the ballot.

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Voting Rights Groups Defend Alabamians Against Illegal Voter Roll Purge

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2024.

Public Statement

LWV Alabama, ACIJ, and NAACP sued over an illegal voter purge targeting four individual Alabamians unfairly removed from rolls.

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League of Women Voters Urge Congress to Fully Fund the Government

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2024.

Public Statement

LWVUS opposes the House's attempt to sneak the dangerous SAVE Act into the budget resolution to avoid a government shutdown.

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League of Women Voters of the United States Applauds Actions Taken by Federal Agencies to Expand Access to Voter Registration

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2024.

Public Statement

The LWVUS commends recent actions by several federal agencies under the Voting Access Executive Order which directs federal agencies to provide all eligible voters. 

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LWVUS Commitment to Protecting Democracy in 2024

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2024.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of the US president, Dianna Wynn, issued a statement about the state of American democracy ahead of the 2024 general election.

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New League of Women Voters forming in Kosciusko County

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2024.

News

This story was originally published in News Now Warsaw on June 19, 2024.

A new group is working to revive efforts to establish a League of Women Voters chapter in Kosciusko County, Indiana.

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Challenges Facing Student Voters

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2024.

Blog Post

Young voters are becoming a force in American politics, and as a result, anti-voter state legislatures are going to great lengths to add hurdles for young voters.

In spite of these barriers, young voters are energetic, organized, and ready to make their voices heard.

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Voter advocacy groups ask feds to step in after Texas allowed some voters’ ballots to be identified

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2024.

News

This story was originally published in Votebeat Texas on June 13, 2024. 

A coalition of watchdog and voter advocacy groups asked the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday to use “all available legal authorities” to protect the secrecy of ballots after Votebeat and The Texas Tribune confirmed that the private choices some voters make in the voting booth can in some instances be identified using public, legally available records.

The advocacy groups said the ability to identify how people vote could lead to voter intimidation.

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Supreme Court Preserves Access to Abortion Drug Mifepristone

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2024.

Public Statement

WASHINGTON — Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine.  The decision ensures continued access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone:     

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