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Dearborn Department of Public Health is seeking to fill nine seats on the city’s new Environmental Commission

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Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in July 2024.

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The commission will advise and make recommendations to the mayor, city council, and city administration on a range of environment-related issues.

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Dearborn Department of Public Health is seeking to fill nine seats on the city’s new Environmental Commission.

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Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in July 2024.

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The commission will advise and make recommendations to the mayor, city council, and city administration on a range of environment-related issues.

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Received your absentee ballot for the August 6 Primary Election, but not sure how to fill it out?

How to complete absentee ballot

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in July 2024.

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Be sure to complete the nonpartisan section, but only vote for candidates in either the Democratic Party section or Republican Party section - not both.

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Dearborn City Charter Commission Provides Charter Comparison Chart to Prepare Voters for August 6 Election

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Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in July 2024.

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Dearborn City Charter Commission has prepared a chart comparing the current and proposed new City Charter.

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Early Voting vs. Absentee Voting

Early voting vs absentee voting

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in June 2024.

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Early voting is the opportunity to cast a ballot in person at an early voting site before Election Day. Voting by absentee ballot is the process of requesting a ballot from your city or township clerk, receiving and filling out the ballot, and then, generally, returning the ballot to your city or township clerk either in-person, via a secure drop box, or by mail.

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Presidential Candidates Must Answer Voters' Questions

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2024.

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Voters deserve to hear directly from the candidates campaigning to represent us at the highest level.

See which candidates have filled out our voter guides and demand the rest follow their example!

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Top Ten open government stories of 2023 (part one)

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2024.

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This story was originally published by Forward Kentucky.

On November 29, the League of Women Voters of Kentucky published a study examining “Transparency and Citizen Participation in Kentucky’s Legislative Process” and asking the recurring question, “How Can They Do That?”

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Why is New Hampshire the first primary? Here's what to know.

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2024.

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This article was originally published in The Boston Globe.

Voters must cast ballots in the party they are registered for, and voters who are registered as undeclared may vote in either primary. In New Hampshire, roughly 40 percent of voters are registered as undeclared, according to Liz Tentarelli, the president of LWV New Hampshire.

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League of Women Voters of Nebraska files amicus brief in Planned Parenthood case

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2024.

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This story was originally published in the Lincoln Journal Star.

A nonpartisan civic organization has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a case before the Nebraska Supreme Court over the law that added restrictions for abortion and gender-affirming surgeries for transgender youth.

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Premiere: What Do You VOTE411?

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2024.

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Ahead of the 2024 midterms, LWV's latest Public Service Announcement's for VOTE411.org are live!

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