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League of Women Voters Statement on VOTE411.org
Posted on August 2, 2024 in League News | comments
WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters Education Fund issued the following statement regarding the League’s nonpartisan election information tool VOTE411.org: “It’s troubling that misinformation about the ...
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Update on Specialized Care Unit
Posted on July 30, 2024 in League News | comments
The Berkeley Police Accountability Board (PAB) held its second meeting of July at 6:30 on Wednesday, July 24th. The meeting started as all PAB meetings do, with the land acknowledgment of the Ohlone People. Deputy Police...
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Election 2024: Voter Service Volunteers Needed
Posted on July 30, 2024 in League News | comments
We are looking for more volunteers. Let us know if you are interested! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR: –Answering the phone at the League office on Election day and the day before, November 4th and 5th, to answer last minute qu...
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National Night Out 2024
Posted on July 29, 2024 in League News | comments
The evening of Tuesday August 6, 5:00 to 8:00pm is National Night Out, a nationwide effort to make communities safer by building and strengthening relationships among neighbors. Strong neighborhoods help us become more r...
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LWV Responds to House Vote on the SAVE Act
Posted on July 27, 2024 in League News | comments
WASHINGTON, DC — League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following statement in response to the House passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act: “Instead of advancing meaningful le...
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Federal Court Strikes Down Restrictions on Voters with Disabilities in Ohio
Posted on July 27, 2024 in League News | comments
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal court has struck down restrictions in Ohio’s House Bill 458 that made it a crime for all but a handful of family members to assist voters with disabilities in casting absentee ballots. The...
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Electoral College Part 4
Posted on July 22, 2024 in League News | comments
Proof of Concept It is time now to do away with the Electoral College and institute the national popular vote. It is time to provide true incentives for the political parties to win the true majority of voters and addres...
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The Legal Aspects of Biden’s Replacement
Posted on July 22, 2024 in League News | comments
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 on the Democratic party replacing its presumptive presidential nom...
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Challenges Facing Student Voters
Posted on July 22, 2024 in League News | comments
A League of Women Voters US Blog Young voters are becoming a force in American politics. While only 13% of people aged 18-29 voted in 2014, that percentage skyrocketed to 28% in 2018 and stayed high in 2022 at 23%. You...
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PAB and the Texting Scandal
Posted on July 16, 2024 in League News | comments
The Berkeley Police Accountability Board (PAB) met at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, July 10th to discuss the aftermath of the Berkeley Police Department’s (BPD) texting scandal among other topics. The meeting started with the ...
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