Expanding Voter Access

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

Sign Up to Testify on Absentee Ballot Bills before GAE Committee

Submitted by Connecticut in February 2022.

Action Alerts

Sign up by Thursday March 3 at 3PM to testify for the virtual public hearing to discuss two bills, one allowing COVID to be a valid reason to use absentee ballots for the November 2022 election, and the other allowing for the amendment of the current statute which defines the criteria for obtaining an absentee ballot to include the fear of illness, such as during a public health emergency like a pandemic.

Public Presentation of new library bond issue

Submitted by Coos County in February 2022.

Event Date:

03/05/2022 - 10:30am

Event location:

Dolphin Playhouse or by Zoom

SB828 Voting Rights

Submitted by Winnetka-Northfield-Kenilworth in February 2022.

Action Alerts

Advocating for Senate Bill 828, which would end felony disenfranchisement in Illinois and allow people in prison the opportunity to vote!

Submitted by Rhode Island in January 2022.

Event Date:

01/25/2022 - 3:00pm

Please join us for the Let RI Vote 2022 Launch on Tuesday, January 25 at 3:00 PM.

Short videos that our members made that will assist new or interested citizens in navigating the voting process, from obtaining a registration form, early voting and including voting absentee.

On May 4, 2021 the governor signed legislation that allows anyone on parole to vote in all elections. The final video is addressed to all parolees.

LWVCCA President Suzanne Brock's Cape Cod Times 'Your Turn' article on Right to Vote, January 6

Submitted by The Cape Cod Area in January 2022.

News

LWVCCA President Suzanne Brock reflects on the horrific events of last January 6, and on our elected offficials action - or inaction - to those events, in a "Your Turn" article appeared in theCape Cod Times on January 8.

Legislative Priorities for 2022

Submitted by Connecticut in January 2022.

Blog Post

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut strives every day to empower voters and defend democracy. We are proud to be nonpartisan, neither supporting nor opposing candidates or political parties, and always working on vital issues of concern to members and the public. Our 2022 Legislative Priorities include Protecting and Expanding Voters’ Rights and Access through Early Voting and No-Excuse Absentee Ballots, Campaign Finance Reform and protecting the Citizen's Election Program, Open Government, and Environment & Climate Action.

Submitted by Roselle/Bloomingdale Area in October 2021.

Public Statement

Did you know that the drop-off between registering to vote – and actually voting – is twice as steep for young people?

Submitted by Eastern Upper Peninsula in October 2021.

News

LANSING – The League of Women Voters of Michigan has released the following statements in response to the initiative petition by Secure MI Vote that would require voters to present i

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in October 2021.

Action Alerts

The Senate just introduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (JLVRAA), which will fully restore the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and ensure renewed oversight, accountability, and justice in our democracy.

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Expanding Voter Access

Expanding Voter Access

Sign Up to Testify on Absentee Ballot Bills before GAE Committee

Plans for the new Coos Bay Library.

SB828 Voting Rights

Let RI Vote 2022 Launch

Video Instructions for New Voters in NYS

LWVCCA President Suzanne Brock's Cape Cod Times 'Your Turn' on Right to Vote, January 6

Legislative Priorities for 2022

Birthdays and Ballots

League of Women Voters of Michigan opposes anti-voter ballot initiative Secure MI Vote

Senate Must Pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act

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