Citizen Rights

Democratic government depends upon informed and active participation at all levels of government. Governmental bodies must protect the citizen’s right to know by giving adequate notice of proposed actions, holding open meetings, and making public records accessible.

Resources for Depolarizing Politics

Political Polarization Project--Annotated Resources

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Submitted by Alachua County in September 2023.

News

Vice President Gwendolyn Saffo represented LWVAC at Gainesville's Choose Peace Gun Violence Prevention Summit. This is her summary and recommendations for LWVAC action to support the City's efforts to reduce gun violence in Gainesville and our surrounding communities.

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Submitted by Alachua County in August 2023.

Event Date:

09/20/2023 - 11:00am to 1:00pm

Event location:

Santa Fe College Northwest Campus

LWV of Alachua County is honoring National Voter Registration Day (September 19th) on September 20th with a table at the Santa Fe College Constitution Week Civics Fair.

Submitted by Alachua County in August 2023.

Event Date:

09/16/2023 - 10:00am to 4:00pm

Event location:

Headquarters Library

LWV of Alachua County is honoring National Voter Registration Day (September 19th) on September 16th with a table at the Headquarters Library in Downtown Gainesville.

Submitted by Alachua County in June 2023.

News

The LWVAC and LWVFL support an amendment to limit government interference with abortion. Florida voters want women to have the chance to ensure that their personal medical decisions are theirs and theirs alone to make.
Joined the effort to Put Abortion on the Ballot on the 2024. We need you!

Submitted by Connecticut in June 2023.

Action Alerts

Act now! We anticipate a vote on CAMPAIGN FINANCE OMNIBUS BILL by Saturday night. Connecticut’s Citizens Election Program is a voluntary program which provides clean elections financing to qualified candidates for statewide offices and the General Assembly. The existing text of the bill contains one extremely problematic provision that would place any online expenditures beyond the reach of the CEP program. Contact your Senator and let them know we cannot let that happen.

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Submitted by Alachua County in May 2023.

Event Date:

06/17/2023 - 5:00pm to 9:00pm

Event location:

Bo Diddley Plaza

LWV of Alachua County is joining LWVFL in supporting the Florida Right to Clean Water (RTCW) and the Amendme

Submitted by South Carolina in May 2023.

Action Alerts

A six-week "heartbeat" abortion returns to the Senate on Tuesday. Your phone call as a constituent is crucial! By May 23, please urge your senator to reject S.474.

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Submitted by Orange Coast in May 2023.

News

Observer Corps Rewards and Challenges

Submitted by Alachua County in May 2023.

Blog Post

Dear Members,
Our league is concluding our fiscal and administrative year this month with two asks of our members...

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Citizen Rights

Citizen Rights

Resources for Depolarizing Politics

Gun Violence Must Cease

Volunteer Opportunity: National Voter Registration Day at SFC

Volunteer Opportunity: National Voter Registration Day at the Library

Florida's Right to Reproductive Freedom

Act Now to Protect the Citizen’s Election Program

Volunteer Opportunity: Journey to Juneteenth Freedom Fest

Abortion bill returns to the Senate. #StopTheBansSC!

Observer Corps News May 2023

Observer Corps Rewards and Challenges

President's Message, May 2023

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