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Video Posted for Meet & Learn on Community Safety

Submitted by Stanislaus County in November 2021.

News

This is the second of two LWVSC Meet and Learn programs on the topic of community safety.

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Sean Kennedy on the Challenge of Holding the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Accountable

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in May 2021.

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League Testifies for HB2008

Submitted by in February 2021.

Testimony

Our League's testimony to the Kansas Senate Committee on Judiciary in favor of HB2008 providing for the attorney general to coordinate training for law enforcement agencies on missing and murdered indigenous people was presented Feb 11, 2021. This article is the official document.

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Duel at the Douglass: Wayland Cubit, Tommie Johnson to debate for Oklahoma County sheriff

Duel at the Douglass: Wayland Cubit, Tommie Johnson to debate for Oklahoma County sheriff

Submitted by Oklahoma County in October 2020.

Action Alerts

The 2020 race for Oklahoma County sheriff will result in the first Black sheriff to hold the office, regardless of who wins.

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Marblehead Citizens Take Action on US League of Women Voter Priorities

Take action with the league of women voter national issues

Submitted by Marblehead in September 2020.

Action Alerts

Get involved! There are many ways to have your voice heard by elected officials and policy makers. Choose what's important to you and take action today. Democracy is not a spectator sport.

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Gun Safety in Otsego County

Second Amendment Sanctuary: What it would really mean for our county

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MASON COUNTY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS STANCE AGAINST SYSTEMIC RACISM AND VIOLENCE.

Submitted by MASON COUNTY in August 2020.

Position

Virginia Case: "In these trying times, the League’s commitment to democracy requires us to speak out against racism and violence. I hope you will join me in this commitment by doing the work required of us to be an anti-racist organization".
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Gun Safety

The LWVRI upholds the LWVUS Statement of Position on Gun Policy as adopted by 1990 Convention and amended by the 1994 and 1998 Conventions:.
(For Complete position: Impact on Issues, pg. 153)

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Gun Control Organizational Meeting

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Submitted by Rhode Island in June 2020.

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Sept. 19, 2019

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A League Member Speaks Up

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in June 2020.

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