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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Toni Zimmer, LWVUS Board member
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Toni Zimmer, LWVUS Board member, Chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, Trustee of the LWVUS Education Fund and LWVUS board liaison to the LWV-RI was the Providence League’s guest speaker, Monday, September 20, at

Most Tennesseans with a felony conviction in any state or federal court have lost their right to vote but can regain that right. Others with a felony conviction never lost their right to vote and remain eligible.

 

DID YOU LOSE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE?

 

The date of your conviction and the felony you were convicted of determines your eligibility to vote in Tennessee.

Amicus Brief in Voter Intimidation Case Before SCOTUS
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9/21/2021
NEW YORK STATE RIFLE & PISTOL ASSOCIATION V. BRUEN THREATENS TO ELIMINATE LAWS REGULATING GUNS IN PUBLIC PLACES

CHARGE redistricting hub september 15 event
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Please join CHARGE and the authors of Gerrymandering the States: Partisanship, Race, and the Transformation of American Federalism this Wednesday, September 15 at 3 pm ET for a discussion o

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SB 1, the For the People Act, is the legislation that will put power back into the hands of American voters. The bill has been passed by the House of Representatives but is stalled in the Senate.

Voter registration at Wheaton French Market
Event Date: 
Apr 17 2021 08:00 am to Apr 18 2021 07:45 am
Event location: 

Downtown Wheaton

We're back at the Wheaton French Market--this year in April!

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March Recap—Insurrection

Our first-ever Speak Easy Saturday was well attended. The participants held lively discussions about the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6. We all had our own ideas about how we got here.

People Powered Fair Maps - League of Women Voters US
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Our League's national headquarters has been a passionate and proactive force in spearheading the People Powered Fair Maps campaign, and their new blog series, "Redistricting Watch," is a great way to keep up-to-date on key issues in the redistrict

Redistricting National PPFM Campaign Logo USA People Powered Fair Maps League of Women Voters LWV
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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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