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.

PLEASE SUPPORT VOTING REFORM IN RI

Let RI Vote graphic with coalition partners

Submitted by Rhode Island in March 2021.

Action Alerts

S516 and S569
2021-03-18 Senate Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Submitted by The Bay Area in March 2021.

Action Alerts

It should be easier, not harder, to vote. The For the People Act (S1), improves access to voting with reforms like Same Day Registration and Automatic Voter Registration.

Submitted by Rhode Island in March 2021.

Event Date:

03/23/2021 - 6:00pm to 03/24/2021 - 5:45pm

Event location:

Westerly Library Online Event

The League of Women Voters South County and Living Literature in partnership with the Westerly Library present The Fight for Women’s Rights: The Suffragists, a video and discussion of the continuing figh

Takeaways

Welcome to this new page on our website, where you may find nourishing nuggets that League members share from their reading, listening, watching. They are memorable, wise and brief. They can be inspiring, instructive and even funny.

March 2021

Cille King shares indicators of what improves voting turnout, or doesn't, which she gleaned from NonprofitVOTE:

In the 2020 national election,

Submitted by Rhode Island in March 2021.

News

Activist Training Sessions cancelled due to conflict with House and Senate hearings

Hot Topic! National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

Submitted by in March 2021.

Event Date:

04/15/2021 - 12:00pm to 04/16/2021 - 11:45am

Join us for an always enlightening conversation with Kansas Rep. Boog Highberger, 46th District. He will be discussing the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (and more!).

website Banner for Early Voting and No excuse Absentee Ballots

Submitted by Connecticut in March 2021.

Action Alerts

We view protecting the right to vote and the opportunity to exercise that right as paramount for our representative democracy to survive and thrive. Due to the restrictive language in the State Constitution, we need to amend the State Constitution language in order to update our election laws. Contact your state legislators today and ask them to co-sponsor the No-Excuse Absentee Voting (HJ 58) and Early Voting (HJ 59) Resolutions so that the voters can decide!

Submitted by Connecticut in March 2021.

Action Alerts

The GAE Committee will be considering four crucial bills concerning Voting Rights of Incarcerated or Formerly Incarcerated Persons and Elections Administration next Wednesday. Please email your written testimony AND/OR sign up to testify in person. Deadline to sign up for live testimony is Tuesday March 9. Also: Thank your legislators if they supported Early Voting or No-Excuse Absentee Voting during the February 22 Public Hearing!

Submitted by Rhode Island in March 2021.

Blog Post

The Rhode Island Constitution requires that, along with abiding by the Voting Rights Act (which outlines equal racial population requirements as well as other guidelines determining what construes “fair representation” based on factors such as pol

Submitted by The Edwardsville Area in March 2021.

News

What is HR1 and Why should you support it?

Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.

Voting Rights

Voting Rights

PLEASE SUPPORT VOTING REFORM IN RI

Action Alert: Tell the Senate to support S1!

The Fight for Women’s Rights: The Suffragists

Takeaways

Let RI Vote!

Hot Topic! National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

Ask Your Legislators to Co-Sponsor HJ58 No-Excuse Absentee Voting and HJ59 Early Voting Legislation

Submit Testimony for March 10 Public Hearing

Fair Maps Friday: Communities of Interest - A Huge Part of Fair Representation

Securing the Right to Vote--What is HR1?

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