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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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Secrets from the Speak Easy

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in March 2021.

News

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.

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Fight Voter Suppression Now

Submitted by Manhattan/Riley County in March 2021.

Action Alerts

Contact Kansas Senators today!

Email or call the members of the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee for today's hearing at 1 p.m., or all Senators, for the vote on the Senate floor could happen as soon as Monday, March 29. 

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Recording: Fighting for Women's Rights: The Suffragists

equal rights suffragists

Submitted by Rhode Island in March 2021.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_ygofGmPsc

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Reject Senate Bill 7!

Submitted by in March 2021.

Action Alerts

Please see this urgent ACTION ALERT from the League of Women Voters of Texas regarding Senate Bill 7 that adds barriers to how and when one can vote. 

 

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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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