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Stand Against Xenophobia: Urge Your Members of Congress to Oppose the SAVE Act

Action Alert (Black woman with megaphone)

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in July 2024.

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The House and Senate introduced a bill that would require citizenship documentation to register to vote, even though voters in every state are already required to affirm or verify their citizenship status when registering to vote.

Tell your members of Congress to oppose the SAVE Act.

Submitted by Connecticut in May 2024.

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The Climate Bill passed the State House, now on to the Senate! Please contact your State Senator by Wednesday and urge them to vote YES on HB 5004: An Act Concerning the Implementation of Certain Climate Change Measures. This Climate Bill is a crucial step toward obtaining a safe and healthy climate.

Submitted by Connecticut in May 2024.

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Contact Speaker of the House Matt Ritter and ask him to support funding for Early Voting. Many worked for a decade to pass Early Voting in Connecticut, a landmark event that the Governor said would "improve the ability of voters to cast their ballots and enable more people to participate in our democracy". However without funding and support this hard fought right may not succeed.

Submitted by Connecticut in April 2024.

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We must protect our planet from the physical, economic, and public health effects of climate change. Contact your legislators by the end of the day Wednesday and urge them to support HB 5004: An Act Concerning the Implementation of Certain Climate Change Measures. HB 5004 is a crucial step toward obtaining a safe and healthy climate. We need the Connecticut General Assembly to bring the bill to the House floor and vote YES.

Submitted by Connecticut in April 2024.

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Contact your legislators and urge them to support funding for Early Voting implementation and the No Excuse Absentee Ballot referendum. Many worked for a decade to pass Early Voting in Connecticut, a landmark event that the Governor said would "improve the ability of voters to cast their ballots and enable more people to participate in our democracy". However without funding and support this hard fought right may not succeed.

Submitted by Connecticut in April 2024.

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Contact your state senator and representative and urge them to support HB 5448 to protect elections workers! It has become apparent over the past few years that election workers need protection. This bill would take measures to prevent and penalize harassment, threats of violence, and/or doxxing of election workers, and prohibits guns from polling locations and elections related locations.

Submitted by Connecticut in April 2024.

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Please email or call your Representative in support of Raised Bill 5408, which supports local press through reallocation of the state’s advertising revenue. Local news outlets spark civic engagement and voter turnout, and their collapse poses a threat to our cities and towns due to increasing polarization and misinformation. We can reverse this trend through reallocation of funding.

Submitted by Connecticut in March 2024.

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Ask your reps to co-sponsor HB 5446 today! Urge your representatives to secure affordable high speed internet for all Connecticut residents and fund community access programming. Income level should not dictate whether you have access to crucial information regarding local and state government and whether or not you can effectively participate in our democracy.

Action Alert - League of Women Voters (Vote for Your Rights)

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2023.

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Every day, the freedom to vote is under attack. Since the Supreme Court decision of Shelby County v. Holder that gutted the Voting Rights Act (VRA), at least twenty-nine states have passed ninety-four laws that make it harder to vote, with the burden falling hardest on Black voters and other voters of color.

Urge Your Representatives to Prevent Voter Discrimination and Support the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.