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It’s August, fewer than 100 days to the election, and there’s lots to do! It’s also the Centennial of the 19th Amendment, with many commemorations. Plus an inside look at what the Board does, and a royal suffragist!
Watch the Facebook Live event recording with Laura Smits, VP of Voter Services, explaining all you need to know about absentee voting and answering questions from the audience. Contact voterservices [at] lwvct.org if you have any additional questions after viewing the presentation.
Students graduating in the Spring of 2023 from a public high school in Benton or Franklin Counties, WA.
Submission of an essay of 500 words or less on what good citizenship means to the applicant or their personal pathway to good citizenship in a democratic society.
2023 winning essays are attached. Both winning students were from Connell High School.
JULY 27, 2020 — The U.S. Census Bureau announced that it will begin emailing households in low-responding areas to encourage them to respond to the 2020 Census...
The League of Women Voters supports effective election laws that guarantee a citizen’s right to vote, ensure that elections are accessible, transparent, fair, and secure and promote universal voter participation.
“The pandemic has shone a bright light on the barriers facing our most vulnerable voters in Rhode Island. Without relief from onerous laws like our witness requirement, these voters will be disenfranchised,” said Jane Koster, president of the League of Women Voters of Rhode Island.
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:
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Census Bureau has adjusted it's timeline for Census data collection, moving everything back by about four months. Connecticut is doing better than the national average with self-response, but there are notable gaps between our cities.
