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To Whom It May Concern,

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The League of Women Voters of Idaho is proud to celebrate the remarkable achievement of several of our members who have devoted 50 years of service to advancing democracy and empowering voters.

School Vouchers 2025 Conversation LWVID
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A forum was held in Idaho Falls Saturday with several speakers opposing a potential law to offer up to $50 million on refundable tax credits to Idahoans for private education expenses.

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BOISE, ID – The League of Women Voters of Idaho (LWVID) and BABE VOTE filed an amicus brief supporting a challenge to two Idaho voter suppression laws that prevented hundreds of eligible voters from casting ballots in the 2024 gen

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Today, I am thinking of cancelling my streaming services to just watch the entertainment at our state capitol. The sessions can be watched live or the videos downloaded.
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HR 22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, will require that every eligible voter provide documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote even though voters in every state are already required to affirm or verify their citizenship status when registering and voting. 

Every eligible voter could be unnecessarily burdened by the SAVE Act at some point when they update or change their voter registration information. 

Congress must act to ensure that every eligible US citizen has the freedom to vote unimpeded by discriminatory rules rooted in fear and division.

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With anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation sharply on the rise, it’s no surprise that barriers to voting have also increased for transgender people.

With this in mind, the League opposes strict voter ID laws, as they often unfairly burden certain groups of voters, while being totally unnecessary to prevent voter fraud.

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This op-ed was originally published in Newsweek.

Adam Ambrogi, LWVUS chief of external affairs, Pamela Smith, Verified Voting executive director, and cybersecurity expert Paul Rosenzweig highlight the danger of the current administration's defunding of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).