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Maury Goodman - First President of Wheaton LWV
Press Mention

The Wheaton League of Women Voters released a press release celebrating its first male president, Maury Goodman. The Daily Herald published the article which is available to subscribers. Read the press release.

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The League of Women Voters organization is switching to a new member portal for all Leagues across the country.

Voter Registration at Glenbard North High School
News

The Wheaton League of Women Voters kicked off National Voter Registration Week at Glenbard North High School, registering students and learning more about the issues they care about.

Judicial Forum - Glen Ellyn
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On September 4, 2024, the LWV Elmhurst and the LWV Glen Ellyn co-hosted a judicial forum with the Honorable Bonnie Wheaton and the Retired Honorable Thomas C. Dudgeon.
National Night Out
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The League of Women Voters of Wheaton participated in the National Night Out on August 6 in Carol Stream, Warrenville, West Chicago and Wheaton.

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A significant number of anti-voter lawsuits were filed that sought to disrupt election administration and purge eligible voters from the rolls around the 2024 federal election. The League of Women Voters of the United States (“LWVUS”) monitored these eleventh-hour anti-voter lawsuits, including the substantial amount of voter purge lawsuits. 

Blog Post

A significant number of anti-voter lawsuits were filed that sought to disrupt election administration and purge eligible voters from the rolls around the 2024 federal election. The League of Women Voters of the United States (“LWVUS”) monitored these eleventh-hour anti-voter lawsuits, including the substantial amount of voter purge lawsuits. 

Blog Post

On January 20, Inauguration Day, the next president and vice president of the United States will be sworn into office in front of the US Capitol Building. As part of the peaceful transfer of power, the two men will recite their Oaths of Office, swearing to protect and defend the US Constitution and to enact their duties faithfully. 

As our democracy anticipates unprecedented challenges, there could be no better time to pledge our own oath to protect and preserve democracy. Here’s ours. 

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Over a century after our founding — and the passage of the 19th amendment that granted many women the right to vote — some people question why the League of Women Voters keeps the word ‘women’ in our name. 

To me, now more than ever, it’s clear that “women” is an essential part of our name — and always will be.