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League of Women Voters of Greater Youngstown joins with other Valley Organizations to Support of Voter’s Rights.

Callais v Louisiana Press Conference

Submitted by Greater Youngstown in June 2026.

News

YOUNGSTOWN — A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision has further crippled the Voting Rights Act of 1965 while moving it a significant step closer to being on life support, a longtime area religious leader said.

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Letter to the Editor - Be Vocal! Vote Local!

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Submitted by Greater Youngstown in November 2025.

Press Mention

League President, Lisa Lee Kohler, provides Letter to the Editor ahead of Election Day. 

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Barbati Selected for State Education Award

Suanne Barbati

Submitted by Greater Youngstown in November 2025.

Press Mention

Our own, Suzanne Barbarti selected for the Outstanding Leadership Award from the Ohio Educational Service Center Association.

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League of Women Voters of Greater Youngstown present on Gerrymandered Maps and How Things Work at the Statehouse.

Submitted by Greater Youngstown in November 2025.

Press Mention

We were invited to talk to the Youngstown Branch of the American Association of University Women and the Vindicator sent reporter, Sean Barron to report. 

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LWVGY Statement on Local ICE Detention

Ice Detention Statement

Submitted by Greater Youngstown in November 2025.

Public Statement

League of Women Voters Opposes ICE Detention Contract for Mahoning County 

Public Statement

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Zombie Alert! Debunking Undying Voting Myths

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2026.

Blog Post

Some myths about voting and elections won’t die, even when they have been verifiably debunked  They rise from the dead like zombies — and may be just as interested harming our brains.  

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A medida que se acercan las elecciones de medio término, la League of Women Voters celebra 20 años de empoderar a los votantes a través de VOTE411

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2026.

Public Statement
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Federal Court Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Seeking Utah Voters' Sensitive Personal Information

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2026.

Public Statement
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OPINION: COLUMNISTS Election workers prepare for midterms and ... armed agents?

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2026.

News

Op-ed published by USA Today

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Why Immigration is Central to Our Nation

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2026.

Blog Post

Few things are more deeply woven into the story of the United States than immigration. Our multicultural population is one of the United States' greatest strengths.

Yet some current policies are pulling us away from that strength...and from the ideals our nation has long aspired to uphold.

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