Oconee and Pickens Counties Subscribed Articles

Oconee and Pickens Counties Subscribed Articles

Public Statement

The LWVUS commends recent actions by several federal agencies under the Voting Access Executive Order which directs federal agencies to provide all eligible voters. 

Public Statement

PHOENIX, AZ — The League of Women Voters of the United States, League of Women Voters of Arizona, Secure Families Initiative, and Modern Military Association of America filed an amicus brief this week in Mi Familia Vota v. Fontes, a case before the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Public Statement

WASHINGTON – Today, The League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF) and Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) announced a new, two-year partnership that will support Girl Scouts’ Promote the Vote program and civic engagement opportunities for Girl Scouts across the country. Building on GSUSA and LWVEF’s long histories of civic engagement, the partnership will connect local Leagues and Girl Scout councils to support Girl Scout troops participating in Promote the Vote, as well as in completing civics badges, earning the Gold Award and more. 

Blog Post

The Tony Award-winning musical Suffs depicts heroes of the suffrage movement — including LWV founder Carrie Chapman Catt — fighting for women’s right to vote in the early twentieth century. 

We discuss the ways this musical relates to women's activism from the early twentieth century to today.

 

Blog Post

Even if you lack a permanent address, you can register and vote in all 50 states. 

Yet the millions of people in the US who’re experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity face unique challenges to voting.

The LWV of Ohio addressed this issue head-on in a training on Homeless and Housing Insecure Voter Outreach. This blog summarizes top takeaways from experts in the field.

Blog Post

In June 2024, LWV announced Celina Stewart as the 104-year-old organization's newest CEO. Learn more about this expert litigator and life-long democracy defender!

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of Mississippi, along with the Mississippi Center for Justice, One Voice, Mississippi Votes, the Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP, Black Voters Matter, the Mississippi Poor People’s Campaign, the Reaching and Educating for Community Hope (RECH) Foundation, Strong Arms of Mississippi, the Mississippi Prison Reform Coalition, the People’s Advocacy Institute (PAI), and the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) released the following statement after the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Hopkins v. Watson overturned its earlier decision that declared Mississippi’s lifetime felony voting ban was unconstitutional.

News

This opinion was originally published by The Columbian

Nancy Halvorson, president of the League of Women Voters of Clark County, WA, discusses election security in Clark County, Washington.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of the United States, as a member organization of the National Task Force on Election Crises, released the following statement condemning the attack at former President Trump's rally:

News

This story was originally published in Votebeat Texas on June 13, 2024. 

A coalition of watchdog and voter advocacy groups asked the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday to use “all available legal authorities” to protect the secrecy of ballots after Votebeat and The Texas Tribune confirmed that the private choices some voters make in the voting booth can in some instances be identified using public, legally available records.

The advocacy groups said the ability to identify how people vote could lead to voter intimidation.

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