Voting Rights

Voting Rights

Voting is a fundamental right and all eligible voters should have the equal opportunity to exercise that right. We are dedicated to ensuring that our elections remain free, fair and accessible.

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Voters Guide To Elections No. 2: Misinformation and Disinformaion

Submitted by The Cooperstown Area in March 2024.

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Learning To Identify Misinformation and Disinformation

By Patty MacLeish and Aviva Schneider

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Governor Shapiro Implements Automatic Voter Registration in Pennsylvania

Submitted by The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area in September 2023.

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Governor Shapiro Implements Automatic Voter Registration in Pennsylvania, Joining Bipartisan Group of States That Have Taken Commonsense Step to Make Voter Registration More Streamlined and Secure

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National Voter Registration Day

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Submitted by The Cooperstown Area in September 2023.

Event Date: 
Sep 19 2023 12:00 am to 11:45 pm
Event location: 

Various Locations

National Voter Registration Day is September 19, 2023. Legue members will be registering voters is locations throughout Otsego County.

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Your Support is Needed for Early Voting

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We need your support! Thanks to everyone who submitted testimony in support of early voting. But the work is not done.

Implementing early voting will require communications with the public, training for volunteers, and technical support for municipal employees... all of which requires FUNDING. 

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New Law Restricts Voter Engagement, Voter ID

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Submitted by Metro St. Louis in August 2022.

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Challenging Strict Photo ID, Restrictions on Voter Engagement

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Submitted by Metro St. Louis in May 2022.

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SCSJ, Voting Rights Groups Ask to Intervene in North Carolina Voter Purge Case

Submitted by in November 2021.

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THURSDAY WITH THE LEAGUE - PROTECTING OUR RIGHT TO VOTE

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Submitted by PASADENA AREA in September 2021.

Event Date: 
Oct 07 2021 10:00 am to 11:30 am
Event location: 

Virtual Meeting via Zoom

Many of us are concerned about the direction of laws that make voting more difficult. What are some of the forms of voter suppression that are visible today? 

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Training for Redistricting Testimony

Submitted by in September 2021.

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As new election maps come closer to reality…it is crucial to keep in mind that once the NC Legislature adopts those maps, THEY ARE ETCHED IN STONE UNTIL 2030!
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Centennial

At City Hall Proclamation

The celebration of our founding on September 27, 1921, includes city and county proclamations; a congratulatory video from LWVKansas; the debut presentation of Jeanne Klein's research essay The League of Women Voters of Lawrence-Douglas County, 1921-1931 and — coming in the next few weeks— oral history recordings of 50-year members.

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