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Voters Guide
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The LWV voter guides for Dearborn and Dearborn Heights are now available online. Paper copies will be distributed to local city halls, libraries, and community centers.

Voting info
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The November 4 Election is coming up! Here’s what you need to know to cast your ballot and make your voice heard.

Dearborn Public Schools
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Those interested must be U.S. citizens and registered voters over the age of 18 and living in the Dearborn Public School District. Dearborn Public Schools covers almost all of Dearborn and a section of Dearborn Heights.

LWV national Pollworker Recruitment day
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Since 2020, the League of Women Voters has partnered with Power the Polls to recruit poll workers.

canvassing
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The post-election county canvass is currently underway. Here’s what you need to know about the canvass and how it helps ensure our elections are secure and accurate.

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Independent agencies are key to maintaining stability during transitions between administrations. Their employees possess critical institutional knowledge that benefits the American people. Additionally, the independence of federal agencies provides an important check on presidential power. 

Since the second Trump Administration began, an estimated 199,000 civil servants have left the federal workforce. This has had a major impact on independent agencies, or government agencies that are within the executive branch, but whose leadership cannot be removed at will by the president, unlike cabinet secretaries. 

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters Education Fund is proud to announce that it will assume the Managing Partner role of Election Hero Day, a national day recognizing the contributions that election officials, their staff, and poll workers make to ensure a safe and secure voting experience for all Americans.

Public Statement

The South Carolina Supreme Court has dismissed a legal case brought by the League of Women Voters of South Carolina that challenged the practice of partisan gerrymandering.

Public Statement

LWV of Memphis-Shelby County, LWV of Tennessee, and LWV of the US issued the following joint statement in response to President Trump and Governor Bill Lee’s plan to deploy the National Guard in Memphis.

Public Statement

LWV, LWV of Texas and other nonprofit, nonpartisan civil rights and racial justice organizations filed an amicus brief arguing that the court should block Texas’s newly enacted and racially discriminatory 2025 congressional map.