Connecticut Subscribed Articles

Connecticut Subscribed Articles

Public Statement

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Today voting rights advocates agreed to dismiss a lawsuit that pitted them against conservative activist group Judicial Watch, in a lawsuit Judicial Watch originally filed in 2020 to force three Pennsylvania counties to remove thousands of voters from the rolls ahead of the 2020 election. 

Blog Post

The League of Women Voters became a household name in the mid-twentieth century as the award-winning sponsor of the US’s first televised presidential debates. Why did that change, and will the League ever host Presidential debates again?

Blog Post

The League of Women Voters became a household name in the mid-twentieth century as the award-winning sponsor of the US’s first televised presidential debates. Why did that change, and will the League ever sponsor Presidential debates again?

Early Voting Coalition Partners
Public Statement

Mayors of major Connecticut cities are urging state lawmakers to equitably fund Early Voting, joining with a coalition of voting advocates. Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons, and Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim are joining advocates for a press conference on Thursday, May 11th at 10 a.m. on the North Steps of the State Capitol.

Early Voting Coalition Partners
Public Statement

A coalition of Early Voting advocates called the Make it Count Coalition, which includes Common Cause Connecticut, The Connecticut Project Action Fund, AARP, League of Women Voters of Connecticut, ACLU Connecticut, Shoreline Indivisible, Bridgeport Generation Now Votes, Connecticut Citizen Action Group and the SEIU State Council released a statement regarding Thursday's passage of H.B. 5004.

Blog Post

Civic education and involvement are key to a healthy American democracy. Included are stories from states across the country about the importance of civic engagement and the work that they are doing to promote it. 

This blog highlights work in Florida, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania.

News

This story was originally published in the Oxford Observer.

The Oxford League of Women Voters is organizing a letter-writing campaigns against two proposed bills that they say would damage democracy in Ohio.

News

This op-ed was originally published by Duluth News Tribune.

The League of Women Voters of Duluth, MN, wrote about the need for a national popular vote.

News

This is an episode of Deeper Dive with Dara Kam and was originally shared on City & State Florida.

League of Women Voters of Florida President Cecile Scoon and Dara discuss a wide-ranging elections bill, as well as recent laws that Scoon, a civil-rights attorney, said have made it more difficult for Floridians to vote.

Blog Post

When redistricting is done fairly, each person’s vote is equal to every other person’s because their districts are drawn in ways that accurately represent the voting power of the people within them.

When redistricting is done unfairly, however, and maps are created to favor one party (partisan gerrymandering) or with race as the predominant factor (racial gerrymandering), voters in certain districts are given more power than others. 

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