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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SB 1, the For the People Act, is the legislation that will put power back into the hands of American voters. The bill has been passed by the House of Representatives but is stalled in the Senate.

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Action Alerts

HJ58 and HJ59 passed in the House of Representatives now the Senate needs to bring it up for a vote during this legislative session. If you have not been in touch with your state Senator recently, contact them and ask them to urge Senate leadership to bring these to resolutions to the floor for a vote.

RIVAC Campaign Press Conference
Event Date: 
05/12/2021 - 2:00pm to 05/13/2021 - 1:45pm
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The Avenue Concept’s VOTE mural

The Rhode Island Voting Access Coalition, a group of grassroots organizations promoting the “Let RI Vote” campaign, will release the results of a statewide poll on potential reforms to Rhode Island’s election laws at a pre
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Action Alerts

Our legislators need to hear from us about HJ 58 – the No-Excuse Absentee Voting Resolution. Both houses need to pass it by 75% in order for us (CT voters) to have the opportunity to vote on it in 2022. So we need your help to to reach every single legislator! Last year, 650,000 Connecticut voters cast an absentee ballot in the 2020 election - but this expanded access is not permanent without your help. Contact your State Senator and Representative today and tell them what a YES vote means to you.

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Action Alerts

The League of Women Voters of Michigan opposes the package of bills introduced by Senate Republicans on March 24 and assigned to the Senate Elections Committee, prior to the spring recess.

Event Date: 
05/12/2021 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
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On-line

How did Michigan’s new election laws work in 2020? 

Let’s ask the Director of Elections.

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Action Alerts

Tomorrow, May 5, the Senate Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics will hold a hearing on Senate Bills 203, 206, 209 and 212.

LWVR 2021 Annual Meeting
Event Date: 
05/15/2021 - 10:00am to 11:30am
Event location: 

Zoom Online Webinar

2020-2021 Annual Meeting via Zoom 
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Action Alerts

Connecticut is out of step with election reforms common in most other states. 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 vote "YES" on the No-Excuse Absentee Voting (HJ 58) and Early Voting (HJ 59) Resolutions so that the voters can decide!

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Action Alerts

During the 2020 elections, Delawareans could vote in a variety of ways. We could go to the polls, vote absentee, or vote by mail. This made voting easy and actually increased voter turnout in Delaware by 7%.

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