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Municipal Elections Really Do Matter

Submitted by Bucks County in April 2025.

News

On May 20, 2025, Bucks County voters will have the opportunity to participate in the Municipal Primary to select party candidates for various local and county offices. Municipal elections do matter! In many ways, the county and local offices on municipal ballots can have a greater impact on the quality of life for our families and communities, especially in such areas as education, public safety, infrastructure, and local services.

Submitted by Bucks County in April 2025.

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Beginning with the Suffrage Movement, women in Bucks County have worked to have a voice in the civic sphere. And two local organizations have made a significant impact in amplifying women’s voices in our community: the League of Women Voters and the Women’s Political Network of Pennsylvania.

Submitted by Bucks County in January 2025.

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New Year's Eve: December 31, 2024 – Looking Forward to a Brighter Future

Submitted by Bucks County in December 2024.

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Let’s make 2025 a year where we continue to build a more inclusive and participatory democracy in Bucks County.

Submitted by Bucks County in December 2024.

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For 104 years, the League of Women Voters has been a nonpartisan, activist, grassroots organization that believes voters should play a critical role in democracy.

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Selma, the Voting Rights Act, and the Freedom to Vote

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2025.

Blog Post

2025 marks the 60^th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the historic day when civil rights activists attempted to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, but were violently stopped by law enforcement.  

The horrors of Bloody Sunday, broadcast across the nation, led to the signing of the most important and impactful civil rights legislation in our history. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) marked the first time that access to the ballot was genuinely available for all American voters, directly addressing racial discrimination in voting.

Today, as we examine our current state of voting in the US, it’s crucial to see our history led us here and what we can learn.

Impacted Voters, League of Women Voters of North Carolina File Lawsuit to Defend North Carolina Voters from Post-Election Disenfranchisement

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2025.

Public Statement

League of Women Voters, Lawyers’ Committee, NAACP, and Equal Justice Society File Brief Opposing Executive Order Attacking Birthright Citizenship

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2025.

Public Statement

An Abhorrent, Chilling Move: LWV’s Response to Targeting of Former CISA Official Chris Krebs

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2025.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters CEO Celina Stewart released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed two memoranda directing the Justice Department to investigate former appointee Christopher Krebs, Republican previous director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Miles Taylor, a former official in the Department of Homeland Security.

League of Women Voters and SPLC Move to Defend Fair Representation in Census Lawsuit

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2025.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS), the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL), and the League of Women Voters of New York State (LWVNYS), represented by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), filed a motion to intervene in Louisiana v. U.S. Department of Commerce, a lawsuit seeking to exclude undocumented persons and holders of temporary visas from the census count used to allocate congressional seats and Electoral College votes.

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