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LWVFL ACTION ALERT: Protect Citizen-led Amendments

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Submitted by Alachua County in March 2025.

Action Alerts

SPB 7016 by the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee and HB 1205 by Representative Jenna Persons-Mulicka are the bills that are moving through committees focused on restricting the citizen-led amendment process at this point in the legislative session. These approaches are very different but both represent dire threats to the citizen-led amendment process in Florida. Please take 60 seconds to urge your state legislators to oppose attacks on the citizen-led amendment process.

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President's Message, March 2025

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Submitted by Alachua County in March 2025.

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Hello, Democracy supporters!

I hope that each of you has received the "What You Can Do" email messages. They are created by a League team with the intent of giving League members and the broad community simple actions we can take EVERY DAY to object to the anti-democratic and questionably legal activities going on in our national government. Share them with your networks. If anybody would like to be added to the email list, send their name and email address to...

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WYCD Action Alert: File a Privacy Demand for your Personal Data

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Submitted by Alachua County in March 2025.

Action Alerts

The current "What You Can Do" (WYCD) action encourages all U.S. citizens to file formal demands for access to their personal data obtained by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Elon Musk.

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WYCD Action Alert: Saturday demonstrations at the Gainesville Tesla dealership

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Submitted by Alachua County in March 2025.

Action Alerts

The current "What You Can Do" (WYCD) action is related to weekly demonstrations at the Gainesville Tesla dealership, 2501 N. Main Street from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every Saturday until further notice.

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WYCD Action Alert: Call your legislators about the economy

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Submitted by Alachua County in March 2025.

Action Alerts

The current "What You Can Do" (WYCD) action is related to various topics on the economy, including, but not limited to, the budget, tariffs, social safety nets, NOAA, the stock market and more. Read about the topics and call your legislators with questions, based on the ones provided or your own personal experience. Call every day. Keep the phones jammed and voice message boxes full!

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WYCD Action Alert: Call your legislators re: firing of federal employees

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Submitted by Alachua County in March 2025.

Action Alerts

The current "What You Can Do" (WYCD) action is related to the decision to limit the funding that research universities and hospitals that has halted some research and made all researchers unsure of their ability to deliver the improved, safe, and effective evaluations and treatments they promised to the government and to the American people.

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Submit testimony for HB 7125: Tell the GAE Committee voters need clear explanations on the ballot for proposed changes in town charters

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Submitted by Connecticut in March 2025.

Action Alerts

Voters deserve clear information when asked to vote on major changes in their town or city government. Please join us in submitting written testimony before March 7 in favor of Raised House Bill 7125. And if you ever voted on a ballot question about changing your town or city charter that used vague or confusing language, please mention it in your testimony.

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Light for our Democracy gathering

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Submitted by Alachua County in March 2025.

Event Date: 
03/04/2025 - 4:00pm
Event location: 

Corner of Main St. & University Ave.

Tuesday, March 4th, marks the President’s Address to Congress. Meanwhile, We the People will host community gatherings at state capitols, city halls, town halls, and public gathering spaces across the country, to bring people together in reflection, action, and solidarity. In Gainesville, we'll be gathering with other community on Mar. 4 at 4 p.m. on the corner of Main St. and University Ave. Please consider joining us to come together for the health of our democracy, the future of our nation, and the well-being of all its people.

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WYCD Action Alert: Light for our Democracy gathering on Mar. 4 at 4 p.m.

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Submitted by Alachua County in March 2025.

Action Alerts

The current "What You Can Do" (WYCD) action encourages you and members of the public to join LWVAC and other community gathering on Mar. 4 at 4 p.m. at Main St. and University Ave. to bring people together in reflection, action, and solidarity. History has shown us that change happens when people come together. Please consider joining us to come together for the health of our democracy, the future of our nation, and the well-being of all its people.

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WYCD Action Alert: Call your legislators re: threat to NIH funding

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Submitted by Alachua County in February 2025.

Action Alerts

The current "What You Can Do" (WYCD) action is related to the decision to limit the funding that research universities and hospitals that has halted some research and made all researchers unsure of their ability to deliver the improved, safe, and effective evaluations and treatments they promised to the government and to the American people.

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