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Screenshot of LWV Oxford Member Ellen Price testifying at the Ohio Senate Finance Committee
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On behalf of the Oxford League of Women Voters, Ellen Price testified in Columbus today before the Ohio Senate Finance Committee on the impact that current provisions of the state budget bill will have on the Talawanda school district.

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There is a wonderful article in the Oxford Free Press about Sybil Miller and her husband's hardwork on civil rights in Oxford.

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The Ohio Capital Journal has an article out about new proposals in the Ohio legislature to limit voting options in the future.

Key dates for voting in the Nov 5, 2024 election. Oct 7 is the last day to register to vote. You can vote early between Oct 8 and Nov 3. Vote by mail applications must be recieved by Oct 29 and your ballot must be postmarked by Nov 4
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Make sure you have these dates in your calendar for the November 5th election. October 7th is the last day to register to vote, and any vote by mail applications must be submitted by October 29th.

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The right to contraception is currently protected in the United States by a combination of federal court cases and state legislation. Tens of millions of women and other people of reproductive age rely on contraception to make decisions about their bodies and lives.

However, in recent years, government attacks on reproductive freedom have made it clear how our fundamental rights can be eroded and taken away, making additional state and federal protections for contraception imperative.

Public Statement

Washington, DC — Today, the Supreme Court paused a lower court order that prevented the Trump administration from deporting migrants to countries other than their country of origin without affording them due process. Today’s decision — issued without any hearing on the Court’s “shadow docket” — allows the Trump administration to continue to deport non-citizens to countries they have never visited without an opportunity to challenge the deportation.  

Public Statement

Washington, DC — The League of Women Voters of the United States is proud to announce Na’ilah Amaru as the new senior director of mobilization and engagement. In this role, Amaru will lead the League’s grassroots organizing efforts, national advocacy campaigns, and volunteer engagement strategy to strengthen the organization’s mission of empowering voters and defending democracy.  

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The United States Congress is using a fast-track budget process known as budget reconciliation to pass legislation that will take away health care and food access from millions of people to pay for tax cuts for corporations and wealthy Americans. 

That gives us just weeks left in the process to demand that our members of Congress represent everyday Americans and oppose cuts to Medicaid.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of North Carolina, along with voters and civil rights groups, seek to protect voters whose eligibility to vote may be challenged.