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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Fair Maps Friday: Redistricting Watch - a new blog series from LWVUS

People Powered Fair Maps - League of Women Voters US

Submitted by Rhode Island in March 2021.

Blog Post

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

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Tulare County Voices presents A Community Conversation - Systemic Racism in Healthcare

TC Voices Health Care

Submitted by Tulare County in March 2021.

Event Date: 
Mar 29 2021 07:00 pm to Mar 30 2021 06:45 pm
Event location: 

Streaming www.visaliatimesdelta.com or Facebook.com/VTDnews

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PLEASE SUPPORT VOTING REFORM IN RI

Let RI Vote graphic with coalition partners

Submitted by Rhode Island in March 2021.

Action Alerts

S516 and S569
2021-03-18 Senate Committee recommended measure be held for further study

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Action Alert: Tell the Senate to support S1!

Take Action for SR1

Submitted by The Bay Area in March 2021.

Action Alerts

It should be easier, not harder, to vote. The For the People Act (S1), improves access to voting with reforms like Same Day Registration and Automatic Voter Registration.

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The Fight for Women’s Rights: The Suffragists

equal rights suffragists

Submitted by Rhode Island in March 2021.

Event Date: 
Mar 23 2021 06:00 pm to Mar 24 2021 05:45 pm
Event location: 

Westerly Library Online Event

The League of Women Voters South County and Living Literature in partnership with the Westerly Library present The Fight for Women’s Rights:  The Suffragists,  a video and discussion of the continuing figh

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Takeaways

Welcome to this new page on our website, where you may find nourishing nuggets that League members share from their reading, listening, watching. They are memorable, wise and brief. They can be inspiring, instructive and even funny.

March 2021

Cille King shares indicators of what improves voting turnout, or doesn't, which she gleaned from  NonprofitVOTE:

In the 2020 national election,

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Let RI Vote!

Let RI Vote graphic with coalition partners

Submitted by Rhode Island in March 2021.

News

Activist Training Sessions cancelled due to conflict with House and Senate hearings

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Hot Topic! National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

Submitted by in March 2021.

Event Date: 
Apr 15 2021 12:00 pm to Apr 16 2021 11:45 am
Join us for an always enlightening conversation with Kansas Rep. Boog Highberger, 46th District. He will be discussing the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (and more!).
 
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Ask Your Legislators to Co-Sponsor HJ58 No-Excuse Absentee Voting and HJ59 Early Voting Legislation

website Banner for Early Voting and No excuse Absentee Ballots

Submitted by Connecticut in March 2021.

Action Alerts

We view protecting the right to vote and the opportunity to exercise that right as paramount for our representative democracy to survive and thrive. Due to the restrictive language in the State Constitution, we need to amend the State Constitution language in order to update our election laws. Contact your state legislators today and ask them to co-sponsor the No-Excuse Absentee Voting (HJ 58) and Early Voting (HJ 59) Resolutions so that the voters can decide!

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Action Alert: S1110 - Your Voice is Needed Again

S1109 Action Alert 2021

Submitted by Idaho in March 2021.

Action Alerts

The bill, S 1110, is scheduled for a hearing Monday (March 8, 2021) morning, so it is very important to act on it now. Let your representatives know. Even if your position is in line with your legislators, they need to know.

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