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

Lippitt House/Providence LWV Conversations 2021
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Mar 15 2021 - Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfPZhuFTxOQ
Youth Activism & Civic Responsibility
Mar 22 2021 - Video: https://youtu.be/kThcP-Kcyek
Barriers to Democratic Participation for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals with Reentry Campus Program

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Kudos for a well-run election

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League of Women Voters of the US (LWVUS)
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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.

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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.

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

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The lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, Campaign Legal Center, and law firm Fried Frank on behalf of voting rights advocacy groups — Common Cause Rhode Island and the League of Women Voters of Rhode Island — and 3 Rhode Islanders

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“The pandemic has shone a bright light on the barriers facing our most vulnerable voters in Rhode Island. Without relief from onerous laws like our witness requirement, these voters will be disenfranchised,” said Jane Koster, president of the League of Women Voters of Rhode Island.

NASS Award
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It was the League's honor to be among those presented a NASS Medallion Award today (June 4) by the Secretary of State for outstanding service and dedication to furthering the mission of NASS.

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June 11, 2020

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