UPCOMING EVENTS

 

VOTER INFORMATION

ADVOCACY

It is already illegal for noncitizens to register and vote in federal or state elections. Requiring documentary proof of American citizenship to register to vote in federal elections is unnecessary and seeks to divide us. It simply creates another barrier to voting. 

Many communities of eligible voters would be unnecessarily burdened by the requirements of the SAVE Act. Among them are: 

• Military voters, who would be required to present documentation every time they re-register to vote when their family moves.
• Families who have been impacted by natural disasters and lost important documentation, who would be required to jump through hoops to replace these documents while also going through the traumatic process of rebuilding their lives.
• Married women and other Americans who have changed their names, who would also be required to secure updated documentation to register to vote.
• People of color. Compared to white US citizens, citizens of color are three times more likely to lack documents such as birth certificates, passports, naturalization certificates, or certificates of citizenship or face difficulties accessing them. For example, while approximately half of all American adults possess a passport, two-thirds of Black Americans do not. 

Americans do not need MORE obstacles to vote. The SAVE Act would create one more barrier to the voting process, as many eligible voters do not have easy access to the necessary documents.

 Tell Congress to oppose the SAVE Act suite of bills: www.lwv.org/save-act

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The League of Women Voters turns 106 years old this month!

For more than a century, generations of suffragists, organizers, advocates, and volunteers have carried this work forward, often in moments of profound uncertainty. They understood something we still know to be true: democracy does not sustain itself. It depends on people who are willing to stand up for it.

In my State of the League address, I share why the League remains strong: because of you. Because of Leagues showing up in communities across the country. Because of the voters we empower, the rights we defend, and the courage we bring to this work every single day.

As we honor 106 years of history, we also look forward, committed to carrying this mission into the future with clarity, resolve, and purpose.

State of the League Address.

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