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GOP stay request Denied!

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Submitted by Rhode Island in August 2020.

News

August 13, the US Supreme Court denied the Republican request for an emergency stay of the consent decree to eliminate witness/notary requirements for vote by mail in the Fall elections.

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Submit Questions for a Bristol Town Council Candidate forum

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Submitted by Rhode Island in August 2020.

Action Alerts

A virtual forum for Democratic candidates for Bristol Town Council will be held on Wednesday, September 2nd.

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100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage

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Celebrate the
100th ANNIVERSARY
OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE
1920 to 2020

Save this Date.  March 15, 2021, (rescheduled from 8/28/20) 100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage Celebration.  Featuring Jamie Abrams, Professor of Law, University of Louisville on women’s struggle to win the vote and challenges today. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Lee County and Florida Gulf Coast University.

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VOTE411.org

VOTE411.org is a "one-stop-shop" for election related information. It provides nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information on the following aspects of the election process:

  • Absentee ballot information
  • Ballot measure information (where applicable)
  • Early voting options (where applicable)
  • Election dates
  • Factual data on candidates in various federal, state and local races
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Bell Ringing Statewide to Celebrate 19th Amendment Centennial

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Submitted by Wisconsin in August 2020.

Event Date: 
08/26/2020 - 12:00pm to 08/27/2020 - 11:45am
Event location: 

Statewide

Please join us in a celebratory ringing of bells at noon on August 26 to recognize the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, just as was done statewide in August of 1920 to celebrate women's enfranchisement.

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Voted in the CT Primary? Let us know how it went!

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Submitted by Connecticut in August 2020.

Blog Post

If you voted in the CT Primary, take the 3 minute survey to let us know how it went and share with a friend! This information will be used in our work on voting advocacy and to update our voting information to address voters’ actual experience voting, particularly during the pandemic. We also hope that this information will help to improve the November election process in Connecticut.

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GOP Requests US Supreme Court stay in Mail Ballot Case

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Submitted by Rhode Island in August 2020.

Public Statement

August 10, the Republican National Committee and the Rhode Island Republican Party sought a stay from the U.S.

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Federal Judge Orders Notice and Cure Process for Absentee Ballots in LWV North Carolina Case

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Submitted by North Carolina in August 2020.

News

Over 100,000 Voters Will Be Protected in November with New Process

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UNLADYLIKE 2020 - the changemakers a PBS series about women who made a difference

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in August 2020.

News

Go to American Masters on PBS.org to find out about this fascinating episode and then look for the

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Lunch with the League: All You Need to Know About Voting by Absentee Ballot

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Submitted by Connecticut in July 2020.

News

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.

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