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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Let RI Vote!

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Submitted by Rhode Island in March 2021.

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Activist Training Sessions cancelled due to conflict with House and Senate hearings

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Ask Your Legislators to Co-Sponsor HJ58 No-Excuse Absentee Voting and HJ59 Early Voting Legislation

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Submitted by Connecticut in March 2021.

Action Alerts

We view protecting the right to vote and the opportunity to exercise that right as paramount for our representative democracy to survive and thrive. 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 co-sponsor the No-Excuse Absentee Voting (HJ 58) and Early Voting (HJ 59) Resolutions so that the voters can decide!

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Submit Testimony for March 10 Public Hearing

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Submitted by Connecticut in March 2021.

Action Alerts

The GAE Committee will be considering four crucial bills concerning Voting Rights of Incarcerated or Formerly Incarcerated Persons and Elections Administration next Wednesday. Please email your written testimony AND/OR sign up to testify in person. Deadline to sign up for live testimony is Tuesday March 9. Also: Thank your legislators if they supported Early Voting or No-Excuse Absentee Voting during the February 22 Public Hearing!

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Fair Maps Friday: Communities of Interest - A Huge Part of Fair Representation

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Submitted by Rhode Island in March 2021.

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The Rhode Island Constitution requires that, along with abiding by the Voting Rights Act (which outlines equal racial population requirements as well as other guidelines determining what construes “fair representation” based on factors such as pol

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LWV Fairfield County - Making Democracy Work: A Conversation with Denise W. Merrill, Secretary of the State

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Submitted by Connecticut in March 2021.

Event Date: 
03/18/2021 - 1:00pm to 03/19/2021 - 12:45pm
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Join us for “Making Democracy Work: A Conversation with Denise W. Merrill, Secretary of the State,” a livestreamed virtual event in celebration of Women’s History Month and the growing number of women in public office. Secretary Merrill will speak on key election issues including protecting the vote, expanding democratic participation, and modernizing Connecticut’s systems.

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Support H.R. 1—Join a Friendbank!

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in February 2021.

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The For the People Act (H.R.

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Public Hearing for Early In-Person Voting and No-Excuse Absentee Voting

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Submitted by Connecticut in February 2021.

Action Alerts

Public Hearing on No-Excuse Absentee Voting and Early Voting are front and center in the Government Administration and Elections Committee (GAE) on Monday, February 22, 2021 starting at 10:30 AM.
We encourage you to submit written testimony and sign up to testify in person via zoom before the cutoff at 3PM on Sunday.

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Register to Vote at Winfield Public Library

I'm Registered to Vote; Are You?

Submitted by Wheaton, Illinois in February 2021.

Event Date: 
03/02/2021 - 10:00am to 03/03/2021 - 9:45am
Event location: 

Winfield Public Library

The League of Women Voters of Wheaton is hosting an outdoor walk-up event at Winfield Public Library on Tuesday, March 2, from 10 a.m. to Noon to provide information about voting in the April 6, 2021, election.

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Register to Vote at Wheaton Public Library

I'm Registered to Vote; Are You?

Submitted by Wheaton, Illinois in February 2021.

Event Date: 
03/14/2021 - 1:00pm to 03/15/2021 - 12:45pm
Event location: 

Wheaton Public Library

The League of Women Voters of Wheaton is hosting an outdoor walk-up event at Wheaton Public Library on Saturday, March 14, from 1 pm to 3 p.m. to provide information about voting in the April 6, 2021, election.

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Register to Vote at Wheaton Public Library

Register to Vote

Submitted by Wheaton, Illinois in February 2021.

Event Date: 
03/14/2021 - 1:00pm to 03/15/2021 - 12:45pm
Event location: 

Wheaton Public Library

The League of Women Voters of Wheaton is hosting an outdoor walk-up event at Wheaton Public Library on Sunday, March 14, from 1 to 3 p.m. to provide information about voting in the April 6, 2021, election.

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