Category: Advocacy
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Unite & Rise 8.5
After careful monitoring and analysis, LWVUS has decided that now is the time to sound the alarm: our country is in a full-on constitutional crisis. The foundational principles that have sustained our democracy — checks and balances, the rule of law, free and fair elections — are under direct and sustained attack.
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Woodland’s New Consolidated Housing Plan
The City of Woodland, CA is forming a new five-year “consolidated plan” for housing. According to an article in the Daily Democrat, the plan’s intent is to determine how federal grant money can be spent on housing and community development activities, as well as form an analysis of “impediments to fair housing choice.” Here’s a…
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Women Defend Democracy
The LWV has announced a powerful new initiative – “Unite and Rise 8.5” – starting on May 1 as part of its Women Defend Democracy campaign. The initiative will focus on engaging and mobilizing 8.5 million voters between now and November 2026 to protect and preserve our democratic institutions. Local gatherings will take place in…
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Reject Anti-Voter Policies
Reject Anti-Voter Policies Time Range For Action Alert:Jan 01 2025 to Dec 31 2025 The House and Senate introduced the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require citizenship documentation to register to vote even though voters in every state are already required to affirm or verify their citizenship status when registering. It is…