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Nancy Griffin
Blog Post

LWVAC is proud to have several Life Members--those who have been League members for 50 consecutive years! We've set out to interview them all. Here we talk with Nancy Griffin.

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Blog Post

LWVAC is proud to have several Life Members--those who have been League members for 50 consecutive years! We've set out to interview them all. Here we talk with Carole Zegel.

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Through Unite and Rise 8.5, we will engage and mobilize 8.5 million voters to protect and preserve our democracy.

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LWVAC is launching a "What You Can Do" (WYCD) campaign where we share a series of action plans. With so much happening on the national stage, these action plans are intended to encourage you to respond to the daily breach of the rule of law and the separation of powers. Read more about this campaign...

To receive the What You Can Do actions directly, please email info [at] lwv-alachua.org with "What You Can Do" in the subject line. Request to be added to the email list. Messages come out about once a week.

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Public Statement

Do you have questions about vaccines for children and adults? A video of “The Science Behind Vaccine Requirements: We Are All in This Together” presented by an esteemed group of physician experts and hosted by the Healthcare Committee of the League of Women Voters Alachua County, is now available.

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The League of Women Voters and the National Education Association announced a new partnership aimed at strengthening American democracy by recruiting a diverse new generation of poll workers for upcoming federal, state, and local elections. 

Blog Post

On April 29, the Court issued its opinion in Louisiana v. Callais. In a 6-3 ruling, the Court weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which prohibits any voting rule or procedure that discriminates on the basis of race, color, or language minority status, to the point of inoperability. This sends a clear message to the nation: racial discrimination in redistricting is acceptable when done under the guise of partisan gerrymandering.

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Article published by the Maine Monitor | AP

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Article published by The Tennessean