Voting Rights

Voting Rights

Voting is a fundamental right and all eligible voters should have the equal opportunity to exercise that right. We are dedicated to ensuring that our elections remain free, fair and accessible.

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How the US Has Shifted Away from Pro-voter Legislation

By Betsy Lawson, formerly a senior lobbyist at LWVUS

Event Date: 
May 04 2022 12:00 am to 01:30 pm

Topic: Ranked Choice Voting (additional info below)

Event Date: 
Apr 20 2022 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

Members of the  Syracuse LWV will discuss the pros and cons of  Board of Elections Administration Structure and Voting Rights for Incarcerated Individuals. 

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LWV is an organization fully committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in principle and in practice. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to the organization’s current and future success in engaging all individuals, households, communities, and policy makers in creating a more perfect democracy.

Action Alerts

It's time to take action against election bills currently moving through the Idaho Legislature. These bills make voting more difficult. There is no evidence of voter fraud in Idaho and these are unnecessary. 

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The Women of Bloody Sunday

By: Lilly McGee

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Action Alerts

Sign up by Thursday March 3 at 3PM to testify for the virtual public hearing to discuss two bills, one allowing COVID to be a valid reason to use absentee ballots for the November 2022 election, and the other allowing for the amendment of the current statute which defines the criteria for obtaining an absentee ballot to include the fear of illness, such as during a public health emergency like a pandemic.

Public Presentation of new library bond issue
Event Date: 
Mar 05 2022 10:30 am
Event location: 

Dolphin Playhouse or by Zoom

 

Event Date: 
Mar 16 2022 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm
Event location: 

ZOOM

ZOOM PRESENTATION

Making Democracy Work - Voting Rights and Legislative Changes 

Mar 16, 2022

7 pm - 8:30 pm

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Event Date: 
Mar 11 2022 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm
Event location: 

Trailside Senior Center

Update on Voting Rights, Voting Bills and Initiatives. Join us at the Trailside Senior Center on March 11, 2022 for an update on the changing status of Voting Rights initiatives and legislation in Michigan. This is part of the Lunchtime Learners program.

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