Citizen’s Right to Know/Citizen Participation

Citizen’s Right to Know/Citizen Participation

Protect the citizen’s right to know and facilitate informed understanding and public participation in government decision-making.

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Public Statement
League of Women Voters Responds to DHS Crackdown on Portland Protests
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Public Statement

WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters of the United States board of directors and the League of Women Voters Education Fund board of trustees issued the following statement in response to federal agents attack on peaceful protestors: 

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It was the League's honor to be among those presented a NASS Medallion Award today (June 4) by the Secretary of State for outstanding service and dedication to furthering the mission of NASS.

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Join us for League activities throughout the state

Rhode Island is a small state and League activities are open to all members of the League in Rhode Island regardless of local League affiliation. Please help us with events, advocacy, voter service, or even just enjoy a book with us. To see some of our activities, try the "Committee" links below. Join the League!

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(Note the privacy-violating tracking link from AddThis. Our my.lwv.org website adds that automatically, and I haven't found a way to remove it!)

The LWV Los Alamos study on Digital Privacy began in June 2020. It's headed by JoAnn Lysne and Akkana Peck. It led to a new position:

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League of Women Voters Mason County supports the Home Rule Charter form of government for Mason County.
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News

Meeting notices now include: Agendas, How to watch, Access to Documents, and How to submit testimony

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Spokane League supports an independent Office of Police Ombudsman

Action Alerts

Peter Adams of the News Literacy Project informed us on how to discern facts from fake when reading news. Watch the program.

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Public Statement

LWVCT submitted the following letter to the Connecticut Legislature on March 27, 2020 to ensure transparency and to protect the rights of all Connecticut Residents to participate in their government through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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