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LWVEUP's Katie Chipman-Bergsma talks about voting in Michigan and brings us up to speed with the changes that have happened since 2018. Audio file is 3 minutes 46 seconds.

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May was busy with the League of Women Voters State Convention, a community discussion about the use of federal funds in the city of Sault Ste Marie, and the League's advocacy for removing Enbridge's Line 5 - read about this & more in our lates

LWVEUP forum panelists Dana Nessel, Aghogho Edevbie, Allison Youngs, and John Petkus
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie participated in an informational forum on Election Security & Integrity in Sault Ste Marie.

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The April 2024 LWVEUP Newsletter features Deputy SOS Aghogho Edevbie and announcement of expected

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Our State Government passed a lot of legislation during the past year. Advocacy Leader, Katie Chipman-Bergsma, provides a summary.

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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.

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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.

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LWV of Iowa filed an amicus brief on Friday supporting a partial preliminary injunction against provisions of SF496, a law that restricts books on LGBTQIA+ subjects in school libraries and the rights of LGBTQIA+ students in schools. 

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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. 

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The League of Women Voters will host more than 750 voter registration events this year in recognition of National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, September 16.