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The Voter Fall 2020
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Pictured L to R: Dr. Nicki Junkins (LWVVC President), Cherise Webb-Moore (Chair, AKA Connections and Social Justice Committee), Dr. Victor. E.

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On Friday, October 13, Pat Drago, Ann Smith and Nancy Nusbaum attended a round table for the “Power of the Ballot” event at the Midtown Café in Daytona   During the event, black women leaders spoke passionately about the suppression of black histo

Voter Registration
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LWVVC is partnering with Volusia County Schools Social Studies department and Volusia Supervisor of Elections Department to provide Voter Registration and Information assemblies at each county high school.

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The George W. Bush Foundation recently issued a bi-partisan statement, supported by 13 presidential foundations, that all Americans should read. 

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WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following statement on the passing of first female US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor: 

 

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On the final day of Pride month, June 30, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in favor of a business owner seeking to discriminate against LGBTQIA+ persons, striking a blow against Americans’ right to live free from discrimination. The ones who should have upheld principles of equality and fairness — our nation’s highest Court — failed. 

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NASHVILLE – The League of Women Voters of Tennessee and Tennessee voters Victor Ashe and Phil Lawson filed a federal lawsuit today challenging state laws that require voters to be “bona fide” members of a political party to vote in the state’s open primary elections. Plaintiffs argue that the laws create confusion and intimidation because voters in Tennessee do not register with a party and there is no way to determine what “bona fide” means. The plaintiffs are represented by the law firms Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison, Baker Donelson and Sidley Austin LLP, and Protect Democracy. 

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This story was originally published in Votebeat.

Plaintiffs including the NAACP and League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania applauded the ruling.

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This story was originally published in Associated Press.

Voting rights activists plan to meet next week to discuss legal recourse around restoring fair access to ballots, said Debbie Pantenburg, spokesperson for the nonpartisan League of Women Voters of Mississippi.

“Our membership is outraged that the lack of ballots happened in a historically underrepresented region of our state,” Pantenburg said.

She said the league wants Watson to investigate and publish a report detailing how the problems happened.