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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League at the Library: High Springs Branch

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Submitted by Alachua County in July 2024.

Event Date: 
08/14/2024 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
Event location: 

High Springs Branch Library

This League at the Library event will take place at the High Springs Branch Library and will be an inside event. We are looking for 2-3 volunteers to man the table.

During LWVAC's 2024 Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Campaign for the 2024 Election Season, the Voter Services team is organizing multiple Alachua County Library tabling events. The goal is to have a table at each of the 12 libraries once a month for 2 hours at peak times until November. We hope to increase League visibility and engage with current and potential voters, especially young people.

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Voter Services Meeting

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Submitted by Alachua County in July 2024.

Event Date: 
08/07/2024 - 6:30pm

Join us for our next meeting where we continue planning activities for the 2024 Election Season.  Contact Dillon Boatner at vote [at] lwv-alachua.org

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League at the Library: Hawthorne Branch

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Submitted by Alachua County in July 2024.

Event Date: 
08/03/2024 - 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Event location: 

Hawthorne Branch Library

This League at the Library event will take place at the Hawthorne Branch Library and will be an indoor event. We are looking for 2-3 volunteers to man the table.

During LWVAC's 2024 Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Campaign for the 2024 Election Season, the Voter Services team is organizing multiple Alachua County Library tabling events. The goal is to have a table at each of the 12 libraries once a month for 2 hours at peak times until November. We hope to increase League visibility and engage with current and potential voters, especially young people.

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League at the Library: Alachua Branch

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Submitted by Alachua County in July 2024.

Event Date: 
08/01/2024 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Event location: 

Alachua Branch Library

This League at the Library event will take place at the Alachua Branch Library and will be an outdoor event. We are looking for 2-3 volunteers to man the table.

During LWVAC's 2024 Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Campaign for the 2024 Election Season, the Voter Services team is organizing multiple Alachua County Library tabling events. The goal is to have a table at each of the 12 libraries once a month for 2 hours at peak times until November. We hope to increase League visibility and engage with current and potential voters, especially young people.

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Celebrating the Anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention

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Submitted by Sussex County, Delaware in July 2024.

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Take a little time this weekend to celebrate the anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, the first women's rights convention in the U.S. The Declaration of Sentiments drafted there began with "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal." And look what they set loose!

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Delaware Deaf Senior Citizens Group Hosts Voting Rights and Election Information Presentation

DDSC Voting and Elections Presentation

Submitted by Sussex County, Delaware in July 2024.

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Sussex LWV Membership Chair Sue Claire Harper joins other speakers at a presentation on Voting Rights and Election Information co-sponsored by the Delaware Deaf Senior Citizens and the Delaware Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH). The event takes place on August 12, 2024, at the Evans Park Community Center in Millville.

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National Voter Registration Day!

Submitted by Pulaski County in July 2024.

Event Date: 
09/17/2024 - 11:00am to 2:00pm
Event location: 

Philander Smith University

As part of a League wide celebration of Voter Services, the LWVPC is partnering with Pulaski County Clerk of Court’s office focusing on First Time Voters, reaching out to high schools and colleges throughout Arkansas; LWVPC will be at Philan

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2024 County Council Candidate Forum

Vote 411

Submitted by Volusia County in July 2024.

Event Date: 
07/23/2024 - 6:00pm
Event location: 

Carlton Union Building

Prepare for the August 20th Primary by attending
The Volusia County 2024 Council Candidate Forum!
 
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Report from the LWV National Convention

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Submitted by Orange Coast in July 2024.

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LWV National Convention in Washington, D.C.

by Anne Stone

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07.08 Action Alert - Voices and Votes: Democracy in America exhibition at the Matheson History Museum

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Submitted by Alachua County in July 2024.

Action Alerts

The Matheson History Museum in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Alachua County and the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections welcomes the traveling exhibition by the Smithsonian, “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America.” Through a selection of photographs, objects, film, audio and interactives, “Voices and Votes” takes a broad look at the nearly 250-year-old American experiment of a government “of, by and for the people.” This exhibition will be on display from July 20 - September 7, 2024. Additionally...

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