Oconee and Pickens Counties Subscribed Articles

Letter: Why create more hoops for eligible voters to jump through?

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2023.

News

This letter to the editor was originally published in InForum.

Barbara Headrick, Fowzia Adde and Nicole Donaghy urge legislators to kill a bill that "would require naturalized US citizens who have not updated their ID since naturalization to prove their citizenship in order to vote. This bill targets New American voters who have been recently naturalized."

Local League of Women Voters celebrating 90 years of advocacy

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2023.

News

This story originally aired on WKBN.

In this week’s segment with WKBN Community Affairs Director Dee Crawford, Crawford sits down with Leah Sakacs, president of the League of Women Voters of Greater Youngstown.

Great Dayton League of Women Voters going strong after 100+ years

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2023.

News

This story originally aired on WDTN.

March is National Women’s Month, but March 8 is International Women’s Day. The Miami Valley has its fair share of women who are making a difference in their communities.

The Greater Dayton League of Women Voters was founded in 1920, after a group called the ‘Dangerous Dames of Dayton’ protested and demanded suffrage.

International Women's Day: Women's Vote

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2023.

News

This interview originally aired on WISN 12 News.

Co-author and League of Women Voters of Milwaukee, WI, member Eloisa Gómez highlights the importance of voting, specifically for Latina women.

League of Women Voters & Fort Circle Games Produce Women’s Suffrage Board Game

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2023.

Public Statement

WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters of the United States and a local board game designer are excited to mark Women’s History Month with the launch of a new board game highlighting the women’s suffrage movement.

Submitted by South Carolina in March 2023.

Blog Post

There has been progress on some useful legislative “fixes” for election issues. We hope that the General Assembly will take up bills that would reform the selection and retention of magistrates. H.3014, the Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes bill, received second reading in the House yesterday. Our senators should be strongly encouraged to pass this bill, without amendments.

League of Women Voters Responds to Senate Vote on DC Criminal Code

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2023.

Public Statement

WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the Senate voted 81-14 to block D.C.'s criminal code overhaul:

International Women's Day & Creating a Safe Digital Space for Women

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2023.

Blog Post

While the digital age brings opportunity, it also brings the risk of disparity. For example, did you know that of the total workers in artificial intelligence, only 22 percent are women? And amid a global analysis of 133 artificial intelligence industries, it was found that 44.2 percent demonstrated gender bias?

Here are ways to create a better digital world for women and girls.

Selma and Current Threats to the Voting Rights Act

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2023.

Blog Post

As activists gathered in Selma on Sunday to reenact the steps of marchers like John Lewis and Martin Luther King, Jr., we are reminded that the fight for voting rights is as alive today as it was in 1965. Indeed, the landmark law that passed after Bloody Sunday — the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — is in critical condition.

League of Women Voters Announces New Partnership with ACG Advocacy

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2023.

Public Statement

WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters of the United States is pleased to announce a new partnership with a DC- based lobbying firm. The League has hired ACG Advocacy to expand the 103-year-old voting rights organization’s advocacy work. For more than a century, the League has fought to protect the rights of voters and expand access for underrepresented communities through advocacy, litigation, education, partnerships, and grassroots efforts.

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