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Letter to the Editor Feb 17 2026
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League Co-presidents Write
Spokesman Review, Letters to the Editor,
February 17, 2026

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Opinion By Karen Crowley and Barbara Tengtio
Special to: The Seattle Times

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Federal Court Blocks Part of Anti-Voter Trump Executive Order Challenged by League of Women Voters

 

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There is amazing access to information in our times; however, this information does not necessarily include what is going on in local communities. This puts democracy at risk. 

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Hundreds of communities nationwide will mobilize to protect the freedom to vote and strengthen American democracy 

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In a victory for voters, a federal judge dismissed the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) lawsuit seeking New York state’s complete voter file, which contains voters’ driver’s license numbers, partial Social Security numbers and other private information.

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The League of Women Voters issued the following statement from CEO Celina Stewart in response to President Trump's removal of the serving commissioners of the bipartisan US Election Assistance Commission.

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The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas and the ACLU sent a notice letter to Secretary of State Scott Schwab on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Kansas regarding various provisions House Bill 2437’s potential noncompliance with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). 

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The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled in favor of the League of Women Voters of Colorado, NAACP Colorado, and Mi Familia Vota in their case challenging a door-to-door voter intimidation scheme in Colorado.