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Students at the Dennis Glbal Climate March. sign reads "Your disbelief won't stop climate change".

Global Climate Strike

Students at September 20 Global Climate Strike
in Barnstable

 

The Cape Cod Area

The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

Cape Codders:

The 2024 Elections are over: Now what?

November election turnout on the Cape was pretty robust: votes were cast by over 76% of registered voters! 

2025 is a new year:
Local spring elections are coming up!

Local Elections are important: they impact your wallet: establish tax rates, determine affordable housing goals  , set wastewater goals, protect ponds, determine infrastructure and more!

But turnout by town averaged only 18% in the Cape’s town elections last year!
(See 2024 local election turnout Here)

SO: what's next for citizens to stay involved?

You can make sure you're registered for the next election - and vote!


Information about registering, and voting, is available Here.

You can find out the dates for local elections and town meetings Here.

You can get more informationfrom your town clerk Here.


You can contact your elected officials and advocate for policies and legislation that address your concerns.

LWVCCA can help with that -

You can stay informed on issues of concern to you.
LWVCCA will help with that. 

 

League of Women Voters Letter to Congressional leadership

LWV Calls on Congress to Act

LWV Urges Congress to Exercise Its Authority

On the 105th anniversary of its founding, the League of Women Voters sent a letter to Congressional leadership regarding the organization's grave concern over the state of our nation. Specifically, the League writes to urge Congress to exercise its authority to protect the rule of law, defend the Constitution, and end the overreach that the Executive Branch has shown in the last few weeks.

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Martin Luther King, Jr’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”

Image of Martin Luther King Jr. with the words 'Letter From a Birmingham Jail

Community Learning Day
Martin Luther King, Jr’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
Saturday February 22, 2025
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
South Congregational Church
565 Main Street, Centerville

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The Massachusetts Maternal Health Momnibus Law

Maternal Health Zoom Event

The Leagues of Women Voters of the Cape Cod Area (LWVCCA) and Massachusetts (LWVMA) invite you to a virtual forum, “The Massachusetts Maternal Health “Momnibus” Law: What It means for the Cape and Commonwealth” on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM

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International Women's Day Breakfast 2025

2025 International Women's Day Breakfast Info

The theme of this year’s event is
Uniting Women, Empowering Equity:
Building a Just Future Together
Please Join Us
7:30-10:30 a.m. March 11, 2025
Emerald Resort Cape Cod/Cape Cod Irish Village,
35 Scudder Ave., Hyannis.

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Media and Misinformation

How do you decide what to believe? Media, Misinformation, and the Protection of Democracy

In the aftermath of the 2024 federal elections, what is the impact of misinformation and disinformation on our democratic processes? Is it difficult to discuss issues because the accuracy of information is in dispute? Do we read/listen to news to confirm our existing opinions? Our speakers for this program discussed how misinformation is spread and what we as consumers of news can do to protect ourselves from it and ensure that we ourselves are not disseminating it.

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ICE Out of MA

Combined logos of organizations presenting the "ICE Out of MA" forum

This article and forum from 2023 is a little outdated - not because the issue has gone away, but because it has become more threatening to our immigrant community.
The situation it describes - immigrants being detained for extended periods - is still occurring.
The backlog and long delays in obtaining legal status, and ultimately citizenship, has gotten worse.
And immigrants are being threatened with deportation without due process.

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Committees

Our Committees are where the real work gets done.
Read more to see committee descriptions and responsibilities

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LWVCCA "Voter" newsletter

LWVCCA Voter

The latest issue of our newsletter, the Cape Cod "Voter" -
And an archive of past issues.

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