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League of Women Voters Ballot Translation Project

Submitted by Spokane Area in November 2024.

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Spokesman Review. Opinion. Letters. October 20, 2024

 

League of Women Voters provides translations

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One Person One Vote - Electoral College Reform

Electoral College Reform

Submitted by Spokane Area in August 2024.

Public Statement

PDF icon Member Elaine Harger's full letter published in the Spokesman Review

LWV supports efforts to make presidential elections one person, one vote ensuring that every vote counts in our presidential elections.

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Speak-up School: Civics Education For Adults

Submitted by Spokane Area in January 2024.

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Keeping-up with the Washington State Legislature

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Beth Pellioccitti interviewed about Youth Vote

Beth Pellicciotti on Spokesman

Submitted by Spokane Area in August 2023.

Member's Spotlight

Beth Pellioccitti and others were interviewed by the Spokesman-Review  about low turnout among young voters.

 

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Civics Education and Democracy

Bev Austin Registering Voters

Submitted by Spokane Area in January 2021.

Public Statement

Read Bev Austin's article about the importance of civics education for our democracy.

Bev is the chairman of the Education Committee of the League of Women Voters of Washington. 

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Reflecting on the Election: We Will Speak Up and Speak Out

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in November 2024.

Blog Post

Last week, the 2024 presidential election was decided. Donald Trump will again become President of the United States. He won both the Electoral College and the popular vote, and when that happens, it means the voters have spoken. 

We are proud of the League's work this election to empower voters and protect voting rights. However, we are deeply concerned for the future of women in the United States — as well as LGBTQIA+, Black, brown, and immigrant communities. 

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League of Women Voters Made 30M Contacts in 2024 Election

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in November 2024.

Public Statement

WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters, a 104-year-old voting rights organization, made a record-breaking 30 million contacts during the 2024 election cycle, providing voters with nonpartisan voting information ahead of Election Day.  

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UPDATED: Georgia Civic Engagement Groups Fight to Ensure Absentee Ballots are Counted

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in November 2024.

Public Statement

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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Waiting For Election Results Means the Process is Working

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in November 2024.

Blog Post

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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US Elections: 101

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in November 2024.

Blog Post

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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