Voting Rights Laws

Voting Rights Laws

We are at the forefront of the most important federal and state voting rights cases around the country. We actively oppose discriminatory voter photo ID laws, fight against attacks voter registration process and hold lawmakers accountable when they try to institute last-minute Election Day barriers. We work year-round to combat voter suppression through advocacy, grassroots organizing, legal action and public education.

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Feb. 9: H.4919 Absentee and Early Voting

LWVSC Action Alert

Submitted by South Carolina in February 2022.

Action Alerts

We need your voice by Wednesday, February  9, when the House Election Laws Subcommittee takes up a very important early and absentee voting bill. The bill does something that we have long needed, creating a no-excuse early voting period. However, it also does things that are threats to voter access and reasonable election administration. We hope everyone will provide personal testimony at the hearing or in writing. The League's testimony: 

PDF icon 2/9/2022 House Testimony: H.4919 Absentee & Early Voting

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Voting Rights—Where Are We?

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in January 2022.

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The League Looks Ahead: Program Planning for 2022–2023

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in January 2022.

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On January 20, LWV-PA members gathered virtually to discuss and plan for where the League will apply its legendary volunteer energy and its resources in the coming year.

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Let RI Vote 2022 Launch

Let RI Vote 2022 Launch

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.

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Call Senator Murphy and Senator Blumental as the Senate Takes up Debate on the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act

MLK Day of Action Deliver for Voting Rights Event Image

Submitted by Connecticut in January 2022.

Action Alerts

The time has come for voting rights legislation to move forward in Congress. New legislation, passed by the US House, will allow the US Senate to debate voting rights for the first time. The new legislation, HR 5746, the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act will ensure that voters can safely and freely cast their ballots, stop partisan gerrymandering, limit the influence of dark money in politics, and hold elected officials and our institutions accountable.

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

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.

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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.

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Moral Mondays, March for Voting Rights, December 13

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Submitted by The National Capital Area in December 2021.

Event Date: 
12/13/2021 - 12:00pm
Event location: 

Union Square

LWVUS Plans March for Voting Rights, on Moral Mondays,

December 13, 2021, 12 Noon

 

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October Thursday with the League Recap

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in November 2021.

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Protecting Our Voting Rights

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TAKE ACTION: Tell Your Senator to Support the "Freedom To Vote Act"

Voting Rights ACT

Submitted by MASON COUNTY in November 2021.

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November 15, Moral Monday: Build Back Better From the Bottom Up!

Submitted by The National Capital Area in November 2021.

Event Date: 
11/15/2021 - 12:00pm
Event location: 

US Supreme Court

Moral Monday: Build Back Better from the Bottom Up!

League Members can join in!

 

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