Delaware County ILO Subscribed Articles

Delaware County ILO Subscribed Articles

Pro-Choice Rally May 3, 2022
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According to an initial draft Supreme Court majority opinion obtained by POLITICO, the Supreme Court has voted to strike down Roe v. Wade. The court’s decision will not be final until it is published, likely in the next two months.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court building
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on February 23 chose a map for the state's 17 congressional districts that represents the "least change" from th 2017 map the court drew when the LWVPA successfully sued over the Legislature's 2011 gerrymandering. 

Gov. Tom Wolf
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Governor Tom Wolf sent a letter to House leadership and the chairs of the House State Government Committee outlining his concerns with the proposed new map for Pennsylvania’s congressional districts passed by the committee Dec. 15.

Women Power Democracy
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League of Women Voters Launches ‘Women Power Democracy’
New programming focus will cover countering mis- and disinformation, increasing election participation, advancing voter access, and reforming redistricting. To read the full details Click READ MORE

Fair District Maps
Blog Post

Ten $1000 prizes will be given for the top PA House and Senate district plans/maps (five in each category) that meet criteria proposed in LACRA (the Legislative and Congressional Redistricting Act). Winning maps will be used in Community Mapping Conversations. While LACRA has not been enacted and time has run out to pass it in the current legislative session, our goal is to show LACRA criteria in action and to ask for maps that meet those criteria. Contest deadline: Midnight, July 14 For Contest details, submission form and contest links Click READ MORE

Fair Maps
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Speak Up for Fair Maps: Statewide Testimony Training Workshop - July 7, at 7 PM via Zoom. For MORE INFORMATION and to REGISTER CLICK - READ MORE

School Board Workshop
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League of Women Voters of Delaware County and the League of Women Voters of Chester County in conjunction with the Education Policy and Leadership Center is offering a two-part workshop for all PA school board candidates and interested voters to help prepare candidates running for the office of school board.

Part 1: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 via Zoom from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. will feature the roles and responsibilities of School Board members and an overview of State policy issues affecting School Boards.
Part 2: Thursday, May 6, 2021 via Zoom from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. will feature creating a school district budget and Q & A with a panel of experienced School Board members.

For more information and to register CLICK READ MORE

Public Health Town Hall
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A year-long study concerning public health issues in Delaware County was conducted by Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health to evaluate the delivery of health and public health services in the county.
Drive-by ballot drop-off box
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The judge in Donald J. Trump for President Inc. v. Boockvar on Oct. 10 dismissed the Trump campaign's federal lawsuit — seeking to ban drop boxes but to enable out-of-county poll watchers — in its entirety. 
 

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