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LWV Urges Congress to Exercise Its Authority
LWV US Press Release / Last Updated: February 14, 2025 From the February 14, 2025 LWV Press Release “On the 105th anniversary of its founding, the League of Women Voters sent a letter to Congressional leadership regarding the organization’s grave concern over the state of our nation. Specifically, the League writes to urge Congress to [more...]
LWV Condemns Trump Administration’s Weaponization of Government Against Americans
LWV US Press Release / Last Updated: February 6, 2025 WASHINGTON — Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Celina Stewart issued the following statement in response to actions taken by the new administration and the impact on voters. “In the first 17 days of the Trump administration, we’ve witnessed nothing [more...]
Advantages of Ranked Choice Voting
Alaskans will be voting this November on Ballot Measure #2 - Repeal Ranked Choice voting and Open Primaries. Here's why we don't support this ballot measure: RCV allows voters to rank candidates by preference, ensuring that the elected candidate has broader support. Here are some key advantages: Ensures Majority Support: RCV ensures that the winning [more...]
John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act 2024
In 1965 Congress passed the Voting Rights Act, which protected a citizen’s right to vote. Among other provisions, it stated that if a state attempted thru their laws to suppress the vote of certain groups or made voting difficult through general incompetence of those overseeing the voting process, such a state would fall under a [more...]
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 [more...]
Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 9
Legislative Wrap-up - 2024 We started out the year with a hope for election process improvements, increased education spending, and campaign finance reforms. Throughout the session, we watched to see whether there would be some level of gun safety legislation, required civics education, protections against AI interference in elections, and support for teacher pensions. These [more...]
Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 8
12 days and counting… The end of session will be May 15th this year, likely late in the night, if prior years’ are any indication. There is a provision to extend 10 days, if both bodies agree. The focus, is of course, on the budget. But there are a few bills still left with a [more...]
Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 7
Just over a month left in this session… The focus now is on the budget. There is an agreement this year that the House would have an operating budget ready by April 12th in order to pass it over to the Senate for consideration. The Senate has to finalize the capital budget and pass [more...]