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LWV of Stamford: Voting Rights Film Virtual Discussion "Let the People Decide"

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Submitted by Connecticut in August 2020.

Event Date: 
08/26/2020 - 7:00pm to 08/27/2020 - 6:45pm
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Virtual Event

Join the League of Women Voters of Stamford, the Ferguson Library, the Stamford NAACP, and Women on Watch for this special showing of the film "Let the People Decide." You must pre-register to receive the link to the film, which covers the struggle for voting rights from the 1960s to the present.

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LWVMRYCO General Meeting

Submitted by Monterey County in August 2020.

Event Date: 
10/14/2020 - 12:00pm to 10/15/2020 - 11:45am

LWVMC Virtual General Meeting: "LWV Positions on Ballot Measures" - Helen Hutchison, will briefly explain each of the twelve Propositions on the November California Gen

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Pacific Grove City Council Virtual Candidates Forum

Submitted by Monterey County in August 2020.

Event Date: 
09/15/2020 - 6:30pm

LWVMC will moderate the Pacific Grove City Council Virtual Candidates Forum on Tuesday, September 15 from 6:30 pm till 8 pm.

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LWVMC Virtual General Meeting

Submitted by Monterey County in August 2020.

Event Date: 
09/09/2020 - 12:00pm to 09/10/2020 - 11:45am

LWVMC Virtual General Meeting. "Monterey County Elections in the time of COVID"

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Celebrating 100 Years: Ratification of the 19th Amendment

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Submitted by Connecticut in August 2020.

Blog Post

August 18, 2020 is the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. We honor each person who fought for the amendment through the 1800s and early 1900s. We also recognize that the 19th Amendment was just the starting point, not the destination.

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SCOTUS Upholds Decision Waiving Rhode Island Mail Ballot Requirements during COVID-19

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Submitted by Rhode Island in August 2020.

Public Statement

League of Women Voters of the US (LWVUS)
Press Release
WASHINGTON—Today, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of two lower courts to waive the two-witness and notary requirement for absentee ballots in Rhode Island for 2020 elections. The case was brought by the League of Women Voters of Rhode Island, Common Cause Rhode Island, and individual Rhode Island voters with significant risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19.

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Vote By Mail FAQs

Submitted by Falmouth in August 2020.

News

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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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