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.

Support the U.S. Postal Service

Submitted by Central Delaware County in August 2020.

Action Alerts

Please call or email your U.S. senators and tell them to vote for the bill to provide $25 billion in the next coronavirus package to shore up the U.S.

Submitted by Rhode Island in August 2020.

Public Statement

League of Women Voters of the US (LWVUS)
Press Release
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.

Vote By Mail FAQs

Submitted by Falmouth in August 2020.

News

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Submitted by Rhode Island in August 2020.

News

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.

Celebrate the
100th ANNIVERSARY
OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE
1920 to 2020

Save this Date. March 15, 2021, (rescheduled from 8/28/20) 100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage Celebration. Featuring Jamie Abrams, Professor of Law, University of Louisville on women’s struggle to win the vote and challenges today. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Lee County and Florida Gulf Coast University.

VOTE411.org is a "one-stop-shop" for election related information. It provides nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information on the following aspects of the election process:

Absentee ballot information
Ballot measure information (where applicable)
Early voting options (where applicable)
Election dates
Factual data on candidates in various federal, state and local races

Event flyer for the Virtual Women's Suffrage Centennial Event

Submitted by Wisconsin in August 2020.

Event Date:

Aug 26 2020 12:00 pm to Aug 27 2020 11:45 am

Event location:

Statewide

Please join us in a celebratory ringing of bells at noon on August 26 to recognize the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, just as was done statewide in August of 1920 to celebrate women's enfranchisement.

CT Primary August 2020 Voter Survey Website Banner

Submitted by Connecticut in August 2020.

Blog Post

If you voted in the CT Primary, take the 3 minute survey to let us know how it went and share with a friend! This information will be used in our work on voting advocacy and to update our voting information to address voters’ actual experience voting, particularly during the pandemic. We also hope that this information will help to improve the November election process in Connecticut.

Submitted by Rhode Island in August 2020.

Public Statement

August 10, the Republican National Committee and the Rhode Island Republican Party sought a stay from the U.S.

My League Online
Serving LWV's Local Leagues

Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.

Voting Rights

Voting Rights

Support the U.S. Postal Service

SCOTUS Upholds Decision Waiving Rhode Island Mail Ballot Requirements during COVID-19

Vote By Mail FAQs

GOP stay request Denied!

100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage

VOTE411.org

VOTE411.org is a "one-stop-shop" for election related information. It provides nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information on the following aspects of the election process:

Massachusetts Legislative Envoy

Bell Ringing Statewide to Celebrate 19th Amendment Centennial

Voted in the CT Primary? Let us know how it went!

GOP Requests US Supreme Court stay in Mail Ballot Case

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