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It should be easier, not harder, to vote. The For the People Act (S1), improves access to voting with reforms like Same Day Registration and Automatic Voter Registration.

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Event Date: 
03/23/2021 - 6:00pm to 03/24/2021 - 5:45pm
Event location: 

Westerly Library Online Event

The League of Women Voters South County and Living Literature in partnership with the Westerly Library present The Fight for Women’s Rights:  The Suffragists,  a video and discussion of the continuing figh

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March 2021

Cille King shares indicators of what improves voting turnout, or doesn't, which she gleaned from  NonprofitVOTE:

In the 2020 national election,

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Activist Training Sessions cancelled due to conflict with House and Senate hearings

Event Flyer for LWVCT April 7 event The Voting Process in Connecticut: Behind the Scenes"
Event Date: 
04/07/2021 - 12:00pm to 04/08/2021 - 11:45am
Event location: 

Online - Zoom

Join Laura Smits, LWVCT Voter Service VP, as she shares how the election process actually works in Connecticut. She will explain the roles of the local election officials and the system that makes our elections some of the most secure in the nation.

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Action Alerts

The GAE Committee will be considering four crucial bills concerning Voting Rights of Incarcerated or Formerly Incarcerated Persons and Elections Administration next Wednesday. Please email your written testimony AND/OR sign up to testify in person. Deadline to sign up for live testimony is Tuesday March 9. Also: Thank your legislators if they supported Early Voting or No-Excuse Absentee Voting during the February 22 Public Hearing!

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The Rhode Island Constitution requires that, along with abiding by the Voting Rights Act (which outlines equal racial population requirements as well as other guidelines determining what construes “fair representation” based on factors such as pol

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What is HR1 and Why should you support it?

Voting Legislation Updates Banner March 2021
Event Date: 
03/15/2021 - 10:00am to 03/16/2021 - 9:45am
Event location: 

Online - Zoom

Join the League on March 15th at 10 a.m.as we get updates on federal and state voting legislation. U.S. Congressman Jim Himes who represents the 4th CT Congressional District and State Senator Paul Formica who represents the 20th District will discuss legislation that would affect voting and elections.

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