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Detroit voting rights advocate Mildred Madison dies at 97 (News Clips)

8/25/2023

This story was originally published by CBS News Detroit. Longtime League leader and voting rights advocate Mildred Madison passed away at the age of 97.

How Ohio's Issue 1 could affect the rest of the country (News Clips)

8/1/2023

This article was originally published in Ohio Capital-Journal. What Ohio voters decide on Aug. 8 is likely to shape whether similar efforts to restrict ballot measures are brought in other states.

Asian Americans feels particularly targeted by new laws criminalizing those who assist voters (News Clips)

7/7/2023

This story was originally published by Associated Press. For a century, the League of Women Voters in Florida formed bonds with marginalized residents by helping them register to vote — and, in…

Felon voting registration events held following new law enactment (News Clips)

7/7/2023

This story originally aired on FOX9. It’s been more than a month since over 55,000 Minnesotans re-gained the right to vote, and efforts to remind them of that continue. "A lot of these events are…

Voter registration groups in Tallahassee will stop collecting forms (News Clips)

6/26/2023

This story was originally published by WSFU. Some voter registration groups in Tallahassee plan to stop delivering completed forms to elections offices to avoid the possibility of facing higher…

Alabama lawmakers end session marked by tax cuts (News Clips)

6/6/2023

This story was originally published by Associated Press. Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday concluded the 2023 legislative session that was marked by tax cut measures and ended with the shelving of some…

Neptune Women leads effort to help formerly incarcerated register to vote (News Clips)

5/29/2023

This story was originally published in TAPinto Asbury Park. League of Women Voters of Monmouth board member Annette Scott provides weekly education at NJ Reentry Corporation

30 years after the NVRA, we're still fighting for voting rights (News Clips)

5/20/2023

This op-ed was originally published by The Hill. LWVUS CEO Virginia Kase Solomón wrote about the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and the right to vote thirty years later.

League of Women Voters encourages letter-writing campaign against Ohio bill (News Clips)

5/4/2023

This story was originally published in the Oxford Observer. The Oxford League of Women Voters is organizing a letter-writing campaigns against two proposed bills that they say would damage democracy…

Deeper Dive with Dara Kam Episode 39: Cecile Scoon, League of Women Voters of Florida President (News Clips)

4/30/2023

This is an episode of Deeper Dive with Dara Kam and was originally shared on City & State Florida. League of Women Voters of Florida President Cecile Scoon and Dara discuss a wide-ranging…