Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 7
More on For the People Act
SUMMARY: FOR THE PEOPLE ACT (League of Women Voters of the United States) Voting Rights Reforms Having voting rights protections and reforms in place would revolutionize our elections and make them more accessible, yield increased turnout, and ultimately elevate the voice of all Americans. ● Automatic Voter Registration (AVR): Simply put, AVR shifts voter registration [...]
For the People Act
Read more about how the For the People Act will improve our democracy from the US League of Women Voters: For the People Act Here are some additional links: Annotated Guide to the For the People Act The For the People Act: Separating Fact from Fiction
Democracy 2020
LWV Statement on the 2020 Presidential Election Results 11/7/2020 WASHINGTON – League of Women Voters board president Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase issued the following joint statement on the results of the electoral college count for our next president: “The American voters have spoken, and we now know the result of the presidential election. [...]
More on Alaska Ballot Measure 2
More about Alaska Ballot Measure 2,Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting and Campaign Finance Laws Initiative (2020) Supported by the LWV-AK. Need more information on why this Ballot measure is so long? It contains all of the language and information that will have to be changed in legislation in order to comply. This is a good thing, as [...]
Why Should I Vote?
According to a recent study, these are the top reasons people don’t vote (and some reasons to help change their minds): Don't like the candidates Nobody is perfect, and no candidate is either. Find the candidate and the party that - in total - come closest to your ideals. My vote doesn’t matter Read [...]
Voting 2020: General Election Ballot Initiative 1
Alaska Ballot Measure 1, North Slope Oil Production Tax Increase Initiative (2020) An Act changing the oil and gas production tax for certain fields, units, and nonunitized reservoirs on the North Slope This act would change the oil and gas production tax for areas of the North Slope where a company produced more than 40,000 [...]
Voting 2020: Alaska Ballot Measure 2
Alaska Ballot Measure 2, Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting and Campaign Finance Laws Initiative (2020) Note: The League of Women Voters of Alaska is supporting this Ballot Measure. An Act Replacing the Political Party Primary with an Open Primary System and Ranked-Choice General Election, and Requiring Additional Campaign Finance Disclosures This act would get rid of the [...]
Voting 2020: 3 Steps to take to ensure your voice is heard!
1. Register Check your registration and address In 2016, Alaska voters approved a law which automatically registers or updates voter registration information using the information from the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) unless the applicant opts-out. As every year, all Alaskan registered voters can vote Absentee by mail by requesting a ballot for the State House [...]
19thAmendment
Before and After the Nineteenth Amendment August 2020 marks several landmarks in the long struggle for voting rights for women. August 18, 1920 saw the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution by the state legislature of Tennessee, and on August 26, 1920 the amendment was officially added to our Constitution and meant [...]