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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Action Alerts

Ensure all voices are heard at the ballot box. Tell the Governor to support HB 7229 to provide absentee ballot applications to eligible voters in state custody.

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Action Alerts

The Connecticut Voting Rights Act (CTVRA) is the nation’s most comprehensive state-level voting rights act. Yet, Connecticut voters face persistent barriers to equal participation for voters of color and people whose first language isn’t English. To remain the national leader and implement the CTVRA, Connecticut must adequately fund its protections in the 2025 biennial budget.

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Don't spread mis- or dis-information. Check out LWVNY's "Just the Facts" list about voting security.

Misinformation
Event Date: 
09/24/2024 - 7:00pm
Event location: 

Lomita Library Community Room

Join us on an educational event learning about how to avoid the pitfalls of misinformation and disinformation.

 

Location: Lomita Library Community Room

Tuesday September 24th 7:00pm

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Learning To Identify Misinformation and Disinformation

By Patty MacLeish and Aviva Schneider

young women Voter Registration
Event Date: 
09/19/2023 - 12:00am to 11:45pm
Event location: 

Various Locations

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

early voting

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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Event Date: 
10/07/2021 - 10:00am to 11:30am
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? 

Action Alerts

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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