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Keep up with breaking news items, press releases, event reporting and recent media coverage here, then refer to past print editions of The Voter for archived material. 

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Candidates Forum
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The League conducted a Candidates Forum, for Florida's sixth congressional district special election, on March 18, 2025 at VUE headquarters in Daytona Beach.

Resident Council Elections
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LWVVC has contracted with the Daytona Beach Housing Authority to oversee Resident Council Elections at three Housing Authority locations in Volusia County: Palmetto Park, Northwood/Walnut Oak, and Caroline Village.

Community Survey
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The Environmental, Cultural, Historical and Outdoor Recreation (ECHO) program invites you to participate in our strategic planning survey. The survey will remain open through March 28.

LWV Membership Meeting
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Local Leaguers are coming together to understand the new national membership system for the LWV. The group pictured here met at Pat DeSalvo's home on January 29 to particpate in an information session led by League President Nicki Junkins.

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Public Statement

A coalition of voting rights organizations filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to challenge President Trump’s unlawful executive order on voting. 

Blog Post

Recent actions by President Donald Trump threaten today’s immigrant community. 

In moments like this, we must stand against hate and for our neighbors. LWV and the National Partnership for New Americans have identified a few ways you can defend America’s immigrant communities.

Blog Post

HR 22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, will require that every eligible voter provide documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote even though voters in every state are already required to affirm or verify their citizenship status when registering and voting. 

Every eligible voter could be unnecessarily burdened by the SAVE Act at some point when they update or change their voter registration information. 

Congress must act to ensure that every eligible US citizen has the freedom to vote unimpeded by discriminatory rules rooted in fear and division.

Blog Post

With anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation sharply on the rise, it’s no surprise that barriers to voting have also increased for transgender people.

With this in mind, the League opposes strict voter ID laws, as they often unfairly burden certain groups of voters, while being totally unnecessary to prevent voter fraud.