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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Event Date: 
02/12/2024 - 6:00pm
Event location: 

Janice's House

The GOTV Action Team will next meet at Janice's house to continue prioritizing and implementing ideas to get out the vote for the 2024 elections. info [at] lwv-alachua.org<

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Event Date: 
02/07/2024 - 6:30pm

Join us for our next meeting where we ramp up activities for the 2024 Election Season.  Contact Gwen Wagner or Diana Boxer at vote [at] lwv-alachua.org

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Action Alerts

Tell your Representatives to protect the freedom to vote and support the passage of the JRLVRAA.

Event Date: 
01/31/2024 - 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Event location: 

Zoom

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Blog Post

Dear Members,
Here’s hoping that you enjoyed the festive season in a gratifying manner. Closing out a year and stepping into the next gives us a chance to reconsider our values and priorities and how to live them. Happy New Year to each of you!

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Blog Post

Thanks to the hard work of our leaders, members, voting rights allies around the state, and state legislators, there's a lot to look forward to this year: Early voting, the most comprehensive voting rights act in the country, a new presidential primary date, and a statewide referendum on absentee voting.

The March on Washington, 60 Years Later
Event Date: 
02/17/2024 - 10:30am
Event location: 

The Palmetto Club

 

Position

LWVMAs' recent studies and updates to State Positions. LWVUS recent studies and updates to National Positions.

Action Alerts

The resolution to be approved by the Senate and House would ask voters to approve an amendment to the State Constitution that would eliminate the current 30 day registration requirement to vote in elections.

Position

The League of Women Voters of the United States believes that the direct- popular-vote method for electing the President and Vice-President is essential to representative government.

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