Fighting Voter Suppression

Fighting Voter Suppression

We challenge all efforts and tactics that threaten our democracy and limit the ability of voters to exercise their right to vote.

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Advocates of democracy were relieved when the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled definitively against the Independent State Legislative Theory. SCOTUS validated the authority state constitutions and courts have over redistricting.

Gavel - Social and Criminal Justice
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The recent ruling in Allen v. Milligan demonstrates SCOTUS continues to support the Voting Rights Act. Chief Justice Roberts clearly lays out the conditions and criteria SCOTUS will be using to decide upcoming cases.

Action Alerts

LWVWC CALL TO ACTION by 6/12/23 

POSITION: The League of Women Voters (LWV) supports secure and easy access for voting. 

Juneteenth 2023: Black Empowerment, Joy & Legacy. Join as we celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday, June 17, 2023 from 4pm-6pm at the historic Christiansburg Industrial Institute campus in Montgomery County, Virginia.
Event Date: 
06/17/2023 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Event location: 

Christiansburg Industrial Institute

Juneteenth 2023: Black Empowerment, Joy & Legacy will be hosted on site of the historic campus of CII, located in Montgomery County, Virginia.

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Did you know that there are Five types of Mis/Dis Information?

By Anne Stone

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What are Conspiracy Theories?  Take the QUIZ!

By Anne Stone

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Prebunking False Information

Disinformation is like a virus

By Anne Stone

2023 January 31 Press Conference for CT Voting Rights Act
Public Statement

Lawmakers from the Connecticut General Assembly and civil rights, labor, grassroots, and faith-based organizations joined together in calling for the passage of the Connecticut Voting Rights Act (CTVRA). By enacting this landmark bill, Connecticut would join California, Oregon, Washington, Virginia, and New York as states with their own voting rights acts to bolster protections against discriminatory barriers that would infringe upon the ability to exercise the fundamental right to vote.

Event Date: 
12/03/2022 - 9:00am to 4:30pm
Event location: 

Crowne Plaza Harrisburg

Hear from members of the Fair Districts PA rules research team, leaders of other organizations (including Nick Pressley from All Voting is Local and Aizaz Gill from Business for America), and insights from a member of the Michigan Citizens Redistr

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