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.

Save the PO Rally!

Submitted by Marblehead in August 2020.

Event Date:

08/22/2020 - 10:00am to 08/23/2020 - 10:45am

Submitted by Rhode Island in August 2020.

Press Mention

Ask Susan Wells, president of the League of Women Voters of Newport County, what the country would be like if women had never been given the right to vote and she pauses: “I can’t even imagine,” she says.

This is the compilation of the reports from members observing the Board of Supervisors from 3/31 - 8/11/20.

Submitted by Central Delaware County in August 2020.

Action Alerts

Please call or email your U.S. senators and tell them to vote for the bill to provide $25 billion in the next coronavirus package to shore up the U.S.

Submitted by Rhode Island in August 2020.

Public Statement

League of Women Voters of the US (LWVUS)
Press Release
WASHINGTON—Today, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of two lower courts to waive the two-witness and notary requirement for absentee ballots in Rhode Island for 2020 elections. The case was brought by the League of Women Voters of Rhode Island, Common Cause Rhode Island, and individual Rhode Island voters with significant risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19.

Vote By Mail FAQs

Submitted by Falmouth in August 2020.

News

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Submitted by Rhode Island in August 2020.

News

August 13, the US Supreme Court denied the Republican request for an emergency stay of the consent decree to eliminate witness/notary requirements for vote by mail in the Fall elections.

Celebrate the
100th ANNIVERSARY
OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE
1920 to 2020

Save this Date. March 15, 2021, (rescheduled from 8/28/20) 100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage Celebration. Featuring Jamie Abrams, Professor of Law, University of Louisville on women’s struggle to win the vote and challenges today. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Lee County and Florida Gulf Coast University.

VOTE411.org is a "one-stop-shop" for election related information. It provides nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information on the following aspects of the election process:

Absentee ballot information
Ballot measure information (where applicable)
Early voting options (where applicable)
Election dates
Factual data on candidates in various federal, state and local races

Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.

Voting Rights

Voting Rights

Save the PO Rally!

Newport County women were leaders in the suffrage movement. Today’s leaders continue the effort

Contra Costa Board of Supervisors - Observer Report (8/11/20 and earlier)

Support the U.S. Postal Service

SCOTUS Upholds Decision Waiving Rhode Island Mail Ballot Requirements during COVID-19

Vote By Mail FAQs

GOP stay request Denied!

100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage

VOTE411.org

VOTE411.org is a "one-stop-shop" for election related information. It provides nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information on the following aspects of the election process:

Massachusetts Legislative Envoy

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