The 56th Biennial LWVUS National Convention, “Turn Up and Turn Out,” took place in Washington, DC from June 27 to 30. Over 1,200 League members, board members, and staff from all 50 states, DC, and the Virgin Islands
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Members of the Wheaton and Naperville Leagues, representing LWVIL, hosted a table at this year’s Statewide Summit for members of Bilingual Parent Advisory Councils (BPACs) and parents of English Learners (ELs).
Mia and Cadence, seniors at Wheaton Warrenville South, created this video with fellow students Owen, Allie Ellie, Maggie and Tomas, to promote a voter registration event and to encourage all eligible students to register and vote.
Summary: Prepare yourself for the April 4 Election. Check out the Video Voter Guide with videos from candidates, especially the race for District 200 Board of Education. The Guide has all the races for offices on the ballot for Wheaton League of Women Voters' service area. Be sure to read about the two propositions on the ballot: one for Winfield and the other for District 94 residents.
This story was originally published by Forward Kentucky.
On November 29, the League of Women Voters of Kentucky published a study examining “Transparency and Citizen Participation in Kentucky’s Legislative Process” and asking the recurring question, “How Can They Do That?”
This article was originally published in The Boston Globe.
Voters must cast ballots in the party they are registered for, and voters who are registered as undeclared may vote in either primary. In New Hampshire, roughly 40 percent of voters are registered as undeclared, according to Liz Tentarelli, the president of LWV New Hampshire.
This story was originally published in the Lincoln Journal Star.
A nonpartisan civic organization has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a case before the Nebraska Supreme Court over the law that added restrictions for abortion and gender-affirming surgeries for transgender youth.