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Karen Czapanskiy, Professor Emerita, Univ.
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League of Women Voters Plans Forum on Ranked Choice Voting

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On May 27, LWVFC Board members Rosemary Orthmann, Jim Filson, and Mary Beth Coker presented a virtual PowerPoint presentation on

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In honor of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment's ratification, Representative Raskin talks with reps from @LWVMocoMD, Frederick County 

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The 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment - (continue reading) 

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Public Statement

WILMINGTON — Today, Protect Democracy filed an amicus brief on behalf of the League of Women Voters of North Carolina, and six registered North Carolina voters who are US citizens and meet the eligibility requirements for voting in the 2024 election. 

Public Statement

WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters issued the following statement on the passing of former President Jimmy Carter.

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It’s 2024. 101 years have passed since the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was proposed, and women’s equal rights are still not enshrined in the US Constitution.

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In recent years, the state of Florida has implemented an alarming series of policies that undermine voter participation, creating conditions ripe for mass voter intimidation. 

These instances of systematic voter intimidation are a dangerous and deliberate attempt to disenfranchise certain communities — led explicitly by state institutions. 

Public Statement

Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States and more than 140 nonprofit organizations leading in women's, reproductive, LGBTQIA+, civil, and human rights sent a letter to President Biden calling for immediate action to add the duly ratified Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the US Constitution by instructing the US Archivist to certify and publish it.