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Utica-Rome Metropolitan Area

Celina Stewart, CEO of the League of Women Voters of the United States, issued the following statement in response to the passage of the SAVE (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility) Act in the US House of Representatives:

“Today is a dark day in politics. The passage of the SAVE Act in the US House is a direct attack on the fundamental right to vote and a dangerous step backward for our democracy.

Celina Stewart, LWVUS CEO, issued the following statement in reflection on the first 60 days of the Trump administration.

“If the past 60 days have made one thing clear, it’s this: our democracy is facing a five-alarm fire.

Notre Dame HS NJROTC cadet, Christopher Leon Brittingham has been selected as winner for this year's Students Inside Albany Conference.

This Letter to the Editor appeared in the Rome Sentinel, February 28, 2025
There is a bill in congress that will make registering to vote harder and it is in danger of passing. The SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility) establishes new citizenship verification requirements for Americans registering, or re-registering, to vote. This law will result in disenfranchising several segments of our society from voting.