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2024 Election Result Press Release
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WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters of the United States president Dianna Wynn and CEO Celina Stewart released the following statement on the 2024 election results:
 
Erica Smitka Look TV
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Erica Smitka, LWV New York State executive director, was interviewed by Look TV, to explain Prop 1 on New York’s November ballot, addressing untruths and clarifying what it covers.

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This proposal amends Article 1, Section 11 of the New York Constitution. Section 11 now protects against unequal treatment based on race, color, creed, and religion.
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UPDATE: A federal judge in Georgia denied the plaintiffs request for emergency relief, ensuring that all valid absentee ballots turned in through the Election Day deadline will be counted. 

The League of Women Voters of Georgia, Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, and Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda filed an amicus brief in Republican National Committee v. Mahoney to ensure that absentee ballots received over the weekend are counted. 

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It's normal to wish we could just find out results on the night of an election. 

But we're highly unlikely to know the results on election night — and that's good. It means our system is working as it should.

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The League of Women Voters of the United States denounces any political leaders and candidates using language that invokes violence.

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Got questions about the different types of elections? What about how to cast your ballot, or who different election workers are? We explain all this and more.

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Bringing a toddler to the polls is not for the faint of heart. I do it anyway because I want them to see democracy and voting in action — even if they spend part of our trip trying unsuccessfully to use the ballot-marking device or playing with the pens in the voting booth.