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LWVEUP's Katie Chipman-Bergsma talks about voting in Michigan and brings us up to speed with the changes that have happened since 2018. Audio file is 3 minutes 46 seconds.

LWVEUP forum panelists Dana Nessel, Aghogho Edevbie, Allison Youngs, and John Petkus
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Deputy Secretary of State Aghogho Edevbie participated in an informational forum on Election Security & Integrity in Sault Ste Marie.

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The April 2024 LWVEUP Newsletter features Deputy SOS Aghogho Edevbie and announcement of expected

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Our State Government passed a lot of legislation during the past year. Advocacy Leader, Katie Chipman-Bergsma, provides a summary.

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The LWVEUP October 2023 Newsletter is out! Read about our latest activities.

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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. 

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters stands strongly opposed to the passage of the SAVE Act in the US House.

News

This op-ed originally appeared in Teen Vogue.

The SAVE Act would erect unnecessary barriers to register to vote for tens of millions of Americans. LWV CEO Celina Stewart explains, in Teen Vogue. 

Blog Post

This block reviews the racist origins of the Electoral College and why it still hurts Black Americans and other communities of color to this day.