All West Contra Costa County Subscribed Action Alerts

Support Democratic Reform: Tell Your Senators to Pass the Freedom to Vote Act

Time for Action

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2021.

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The fight for voting rights has been a long and enduring battle. And the newly released Freedom to Vote Act is a transformative voting rights bill that will protect and expand the right to vote, decrease the influence of money in politics and curb partisan gerrymandering. This legislation will put power back into the hands of American voters by prioritizing voting access and participation, while also modernizing future elections to ensure a system that everyone can trust. Contact your Representative TODAY and tell them to pass the Freedom to Vote Act.

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Take Action for a More Inclusive Democracy

Submitted by California in August 2021.

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Improve the voter registration process at the DMV: https://bit.ly/VoterRegAction

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Take Action Against Exclusionary Zoning

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Submitted by California in August 2021.

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This isn’t just about increasing the housing supply, it’s about unraveling systemic racism in housing - yes on SB 9!

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Ask Your Representatives to Support the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

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Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in August 2021.

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At this critical moment in our nation’s history, as the freedom to vote remains under threat, we need pro-voter legislation more than ever! Tell your representatives to vote yes on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and live up to the full promise of American democracy.

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Take Action: Improve Voter Registration at the DMV

Act Now: Help us Streamline Voter Reg at the DMV, voting, California, elections

Submitted by California in May 2021.

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Demand a More Inclusive System to Strengthen Our Democracy

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Action Alert: Tell the Senate to support S1!

Take Action for SR1

Submitted by Diablo Valley in March 2021.

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It should be easier, not harder, to vote. The For the People Act (S1), improves access to voting with reforms like Same Day Registration and Automatic Voter Registration.

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Take Action: Tell your Senators to Support the Equal Rights Amendment

Pass the ERA

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2021.

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Over 100 years after (some) women gained the right to vote, women and nonbinary people are still not guaranteed equality under the law.

Tell your senators to support the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

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Action Alert: LWVUS Calls for Immediate Removal of President Donald Trump

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Submitted by Diablo Valley in January 2021.

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The LWVUS and LWVEF boards unanimously voted to call for the removal of President Trump from the office of the president.

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LWVUS Action Alert: SCOTUS Case Challenging Order to Exclude Undocumented individuals from Census

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Submitted by Diablo Valley in November 2020.

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The League of Women Voters of the United States and the Leagues of Women Voters of California, Florida, and Texas filed an amicus brief in New York v. Trump, a case which challenges President Trump’s executive order to block undocumented individuals from being counted in the U.S. Census. The Leagues join in support of the plaintiffs.

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LWVUS Action Alert: League Urges U.S. Senate to Extend Census Reporting Deadlines

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Submitted by Diablo Valley in November 2020.

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LWVUS is urging Congress to extend the statutory reporting deadlines that the U.S. Census must follow when sending apportionment numbers to the President and sending redistricting data to the states..

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