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Immigrants Make America Great by Nitish Meena from Unsplash.com
Blog Post

Nearly 15% of people living in the United States are immigrants; if our nation’s story is a quilt, the immigrant community’s diverse stories are integral squares that hold it together.
Yet immigrants have always been an easy target for bad actors, who use xenophobia to scapegoat foreign-born communities. In moments like this, we must stand against hate and for our neighbors. LWV and the National Partnership for New Americans have identified a few ways you can defend America’s immigrant communities.

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Public Statement

Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Celina Stewart issued the following statement in reflection on the first 60 days of the Trump administration: “If the past 60 days have made one thing clear, it’s this: our democracy is facing a five-alarm fire..."

CT Mirror Legislative Guide 2025
Blog Post

Access Connecticut Mirror's nonpartisan guide to learn all you need to know about Connecticut's 2025 legislative session from January 8 to June 4. Find out who is new to the legislature, who represents you, how laws are adopted, how the budget process works, and much more.

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News

In this review, we summarize the races that the LWV of Connecticut (LWVCT) covered in 2024, how many candidates participated in the VOTE411 Voter Guides, and key statistics on VOTE411 users. We also identify ways to increase awareness of VOTE411—both within our League networks and among candidates and voters.

Public Statement

Ahead of the Appropriations Committee hearing on Friday, February 14, 2025, the League of Women Voters of Connecticut urges Governor Lamont and the legislature to prioritize adequate funding to protect and expand voting access and implement the Connecticut Voting Rights Act.

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Regardless of immigration status, we all have guaranteed rights under the United States Constitution. What you can do today: learn more about immigrants' rights and share these important resources with your community.

picture of Patricia Rossi, Peggy Lampkin, Susan Bysiewicz, and Joanne Moore
Blog Post

Pictured above (l-r): Patricia Rossi, Peggy Lampkin M.D., Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, and Joanne Moore

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Blog Post

The process known as the Electoral College is at the center of a lot of debate and confusion since it does not guarantee that the candidate with the most votes nationwide will win the presidency. To level the the playing field, the League of Women Voters is promoting the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC). Good news: Connecticut is already part of the Compact. Bad news: That could change this year.

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Blog Post

From our nation’s founding until 1920, women were generally shunned from American politics and virtually invisible in our democracy. Laws and policies ensured that we were largely not seen and not heard. The founding of the League of Women Voters, by the very suffragists who fought for the passage of the 19th Amendment, is an important part of women’s history in this nation – and that history should never be erased.

ERA Equal rights Amendment LWV
Blog Post

The League of Women Voters has been a steadfast advocate for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and is committed to continuing this fight until equal rights is enshrined in the United States Constitution. Although the required 38 states have ratified the ERA, it has not yet been published in the US Constitution, thanks to an arbitrary time limit imposed by Congress in the 1970s. Read this update to understand the status of the ERA as of January 9, 2025, as well as the conflicting views about how to finally get it published.

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