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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2020 Lippitt House Conversation series
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09/16/2020 - 7:00pm to 09/17/2020 - 6:45pm
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Equity in Voting – Wednesday, September 16

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The U.S. Postal Service is essential to our democracy and plays a critical role to the success of this election in the middle of a pandemic.

Protect the PO Rally  Aug 22 10am
Event Date: 
08/22/2020 - 10:00am to 08/23/2020 - 10:45am
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Public Statement

League of Women Voters of the US (LWVUS)
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WASHINGTON—Today, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of two lower courts to waive the two-witness and notary requirement for absentee ballots in Rhode Island for 2020 elections. The case was brought by the League of Women Voters of Rhode Island, Common Cause Rhode Island, and individual Rhode Island voters with significant risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19.

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August 13, the US Supreme Court denied the Republican request for an emergency stay of the consent decree to eliminate witness/notary requirements for vote by mail in the Fall elections.

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“The pandemic has shone a bright light on the barriers facing our most vulnerable voters in Rhode Island. Without relief from onerous laws like our witness requirement, these voters will be disenfranchised,” said Jane Koster, president of the League of Women Voters of Rhode Island.

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Voters and Civil Rights Organizations, including the League of Women Voters, are taking legal action to challenge the Trump Campaign's Voter Suppression Efforts in Pennsylvania.  Read the League of Women Voters Press Release here:

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March 26, 2020
VOTING RIGHTS GROUPS URGE STEPS TO PROTECT PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO VOTE

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The League of Women Voters of the United States believes that voting is a fundamental citizen right that must be guaranteed (LWVUS Position March 1982). Current issues are: Expanding Voter Access, Redistricting, Money in Politics, and Fighting Voter

Free the Vote Workshop at LWV of California Convention 2019

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Fight Systemic Racism - Free the Vote for Californians on Parole

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