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clean water act

Delaware Clean Water Act, HB200

Governor John Carney, LWV Environment & Natural Resources Chair Charlie Garlow, and Representative Longhurst celebrating the passage of the DE Clean Water Act, HB200, in Lewes DE 2022.

Clean Water Act
MLK Event

Martin Luther King Day 2023

The 2023 Annual Banquet was held on Saturday, January 14th, 2023. In attendance included Lt. Governor Bethany Long Hall, Rep. Ruth Briggs King and Stell Parker Selby, to name a few. Gwendolyn Miller represented the LWVDE.

Celebrating MLK Day in Delaware
African Women Group

Reaching Out

Gwendolyn Miller & Letty Diswood spoke to 20 women representing the Student Leaders on Women's Leadership from Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Bill signing of several environmental-protection bills

Peggy Schutz was front and center at a recent bill signing of several environmental protection bills that the League supported.

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A Voice for Citizens - A Force for Change

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government. It influences public policy through education and advocacy.

HandsOff! Mass Mobilization
News

LWVDE is encouraging League Members to attend the April 5 Hands Off! Rally in Dover as a group. It is happening on Saturday, April 5 from 12-2pm. There are also rallies in Newark, Rehoboth Beach and DC.

HandsOff! Mass Mobilization
Event Date: 
04/05/2025 - 10:30am to 3:00pm
Event location: 

Lewes Transit Center Park and Ride, Five Points

LWV is joining national partners for Hands Off!, a mobilization in response to the current administration’s attacks on our democracy, basic rights, and overreach of power. Rallies are planned nationwide for April 5 from noon - 2 p.m. In Delaware, the main rally will be in Dover at Legislative Hall - and LWVSCDE plans to be there! And we're organizing carpools to drive to the event. We'll meet at 10:30 a.m. at the Lewes Park-n-Ride and expect to return by 3 p.m. Use the registration button below to let us know whether you can drive or need a ride. And even if you can't make the Dover rally, join us for sign-making at Panera in Rehoboth (April 4, 10 a.m., materials provided). Go to https://signup.com/go/SjsCHXa to register for that event.

Newark Mayoral Candidate Forum March 18th, 2025
Blog Post

March 2025 candidate forums by LWVNCC allow residents to meet the candidates for Mayor (on 3/18/25) and County Council District 1 (on 3/26/25) prior to the city election on April 8th. Video of both events is posted here; click "Read more" to view.

Successful Delaware: Healthy, Housed, and Educated (League Days 2024 logo)
Blog Post

Find information, registration links, and video recordings for all four sessions of League Days 2025 here.

Journalism Newspapers
Press Mention

League of Women Voters of Delaware Election & Voting Committee Chair Jill Itzkowitz was quoted this week in a pair of news articles regarding a potential change in Delaware's primary election date.

LWV response to Voter Suppression
News

LWVUS has issued a statement in response to President Donald Trump's March 25 executive order regarding US Elections. The League believes the order "threatens Americans' freedom to vote and tramples states' constitutional authority to run their own elections."

Brennan Center logo
News

In this article, Yasmin Abusaif and Douglas Keith of the Brennan Center for Justice discuss the tools that Judges have to enforce their orders in the face of noncompliance. (Thanks to The Women's Shift to Equality (TWSTE) Post for alerting us.)
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/what-courts-can-...

Mary Stewart Douglas
Event Date: 
04/22/2025 - 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Event location: 

Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant

Celebrate Earth Day at LWVSCDE's Next League, Libations, and Learning Event

Leading as the League
News

Check out the March 2025 issue today! Answer the call to service! Find out more about the LWV of Delaware's DoMore24 campaign! Attend League Day on March 17 in Dover! Keep up with plans for our 2nd Annual Defending Democracy Film Fest is coming up! And find out what else we've been up to during the gray days of February!

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The League of Women Voters of Delaware publishes a quarterly newsletter, the VOTER.
Click READ MORE for the Winter 2025 Voter Newsletter.