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Connecticut Subscribed Articles

LWV President Responds to SCOTUS Stay Ruling in Mifepristone Case

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2023.

Public Statement

LWVUS President Dr. Deborah Turner issued the following statement after the Supreme Court issued a stay of a lower court decision that limited access to the abortion drug mifepristone while the issue is heard on appeal.

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Betty Keller: Ranked-choice voting would work well for Vermont

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2023.

News

This opinion was originally published in VTDigger.

Betty Keller from the League of Women Voters of Vermont outlines the benefits of ranked-choice voting.

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Voting rights advocates are organizing against new voter suppression bill

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2023.

News

This story was originally published by Alabama Political Reporter.

“House Bill 209 will incite fear and confusion for vulnerable and underserved voters who have in the past obtained information and assistance from trusted, non-profit, non-partisan organizations such as the League of Women Voters,” said Kathy Jones, president of the League of Women Voters Alabama. “There is no actual problem with voter fraud in the current Alabama absentee ballots process.

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7th graders turned their favorite subject into competition at 6th annual Civics Challenge

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2023.

News

This story originally aired on WCJB.

The League of Women Voters of Alachua County are hosting their 6th annual civics challenge and these 7th graders can’t hold their excitement.

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Arkansas 'Election Integrity Unit' Bill Awaits Gov's Signature

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2023.

News

This story was originally published by Public News Service.

Bonnie Miller, president of the League of Women Voters of Arkansas, said the bill appears to be a remedy in search of a problem. Miller pointed out there are real issues related to election security, but voter fraud is not one of them, especially in Arkansas.

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Common Cause, LWV decry Buckingham County voting office controversy

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2023.

News

This story was originally published by Augusta Free Press.

Two voting-rights groups are urging an end to the baseless rhetoric from the right about election fraud that has targeted poll workers across the country, including in Virginia, where the entire registrar’s office in Buckingham County quit in the face of unfounded allegations from local Republicans.

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Ambrogi and Senecal: "Voter Registration Systems Need Both Access & Security – How ERIC Helps State Government Strike the Balance

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2023.

News

Adam Ambrogi and Jeanette Senecal discuss ERIC in this guest post for Election Law Blog.

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Celebrating Women Who Pioneered Litigation at the League

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2023.

Blog Post

In March 2023, LWV staff met with four women attorneys — Trudy Levy, Katherine Mazzaferri, Cynthia Hill, and Maureen Thornton Syracuse — who pioneered the League’s litigation work between the 1970s and 1990s. The goal was to learn about their experiences litigating alongside Leagues during those critical decades.

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Activists Call for DC Statehood on Emancipation Day

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2023.

Blog Post
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How LWV Registered 37,000 New Citizen Voters in 2022

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2023.

Blog Post

Almost 1 million immigrants became naturalized citizens in 2022, expanding the electorate significantly. During that time, 31 League volunteer teams across the country reported attending close to 800 naturalization ceremonies and registering over 37,000 New Americans to participate in our democracy — this represents just a small portion of our 750+ Leagues’ impact. 

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