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If you missed the Wisconsin State Assembly 43rd District Candidate Forum on 10/5/2024, you can watch it here: https://vimeo.com/1017179136?&signup=true#_=_

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On Thursday evening, October 17, 6:30 PM-8 PM, Ramona Williams, Regional
Coordinator for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin, will address the present

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Get involved in the community and share your talents! Opportunities with the Whitewater Area League abound!

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Dwight Watson is a Professor of Education in the College of Education & Professional Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.  He supervises early childhood, elementary, and middle school student teachers

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A HUGE thank you to League members who volunteered to staff voter registration tables in 5 locations on National Voter Registration Day, at two League co-sponsored LGBTQ+ programs at the Whitewater Public LIbrary and a

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WI National Popular Vote Committee
Blog Post

The National Popular Vote offers a realistic step toward ensuring the presidential candidate who receives the most votes nationwide wins. This article examines the status of Wisconsin’s NPV legislation and what comes next in the effort to ensure every vote matters equally. 

Blog Post

Throughout the first year of the 119th Congress, the League of Women Voters did advocacy work around legislation with significant implications for both our democracy and the people within it. This blog looks back at five of the most consequential legislative battles of 2025, as well as their implications for our country and the League’s 2026 advocacy work. 

No throwns. No Crowns. No kings. That's why we vote blog post
Blog Post

Over 8 million people participated in No Kings protests nationwide. Wisconsin held over 100 protests throughout the state.

Public Statement

A coalition of voting rights organizations filed a lawsuit today in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts challenging President Trump's March 31 executive order concerning mail-in voting. 

Public Statement

Voting rights advocates filed a federal lawsuit challenging Florida House Bill 991, a new law requiring documentary proof of citizenship, warning that the measure will disenfranchise eligible voters and create unnecessary barriers to the freedom to vote