Expanding Voter Access

Expanding Voter Access

We fight to increase voters’ access to the polls, including expanding early voting, automatic and online voter registration.

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Take Action in Connecticut to Reject Anti-Voter Policies and Protect the Right to Vote

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Submitted by Connecticut in March 2025.

Action Alerts

April 22 updates on the SAVE Act, President Trump's Executive Order, and Funding for Connecticut's Elections. Connecticut voters can take action by 1) mobilizing friends in other states to urge Senators to vote no on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) Act, and 2) pushing for Connecticut legislators to fund our elections and protect and expand voter access.

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Governor Shapiro Implements Automatic Voter Registration in Pennsylvania

Submitted by The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area in September 2023.

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Governor Shapiro Implements Automatic Voter Registration in Pennsylvania, Joining Bipartisan Group of States That Have Taken Commonsense Step to Make Voter Registration More Streamlined and Secure

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Your Support is Needed for Early Voting

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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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Keep Voting Safe and Accessible in Wisconsin

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Submitted by Wisconsin in April 2021.

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The Wisconsin State Legislature is moving very quickly on several bills that would make it more difficult for Wisconsinites to obtain an absentee ballot or vote.

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Natiional Voter Registration Day at Cape Cod Mall

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Submitted by The Cape Cod Area in September 2020.

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09/22/2020 - 3:00pm to 09/23/2020 - 2:45pm
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National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday, September 22. 

 

Come join us on the Hyannis Green from 10 am to 2 pm and at the Cape Cod Mall, Hyannis from 3 pm to 6 pm. 

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LWV Declares United States in a “Constitutional Crisis,” Announces New Initiative to Mobilize Voters

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Submitted by Merced County in April 2025.

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Submit testimony in support of SB 17: Funding to Municipalities for Early Voting

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Submitted by Connecticut in March 2025.

Action Alerts

Please submit testimony for SB 17! The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports funding to municipalities to cover their costs for early voting, as the requirements placed on towns for early voting caused unfunded mandates in many locations in 2024. But we can do better - municipalities should receive funds to support early voting and ensure that our elections are accessible to all Connecticut voters.

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Florida Voters Must Re-Request Vote-by-Mail Ballots

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Submitted by Alachua County in February 2025.

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All vote-by-mail requests expired on December 31, 2024. All voters who want to vote-by-mail must submit a new request. No voter’s Vote-by-Mail ballot status rolls over into the 2025 & 2026 Election Cycles.

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LWVAC's VP Gwendolyn Saffo joins the Queen Lizzie podcast

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Submitted by Alachua County in October 2024.

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LWVAC's own, Vice President Gwendolyn Saffo, joined the Queen Lizzie podcast to talk about all things voting, LWV and more.

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