CIVICS 101 webinar #2Held on Tuesday, July 21 at 4 p.m. A good way to catch up on the context for Virginia’s changes to election laws and rules coming for the November election. How did voting rights in our Constitution evolve since 1787? What did our Founding Fathers envision about voting? What is the history…
General Assembly Results and Observations
Excerpted from a Voter Express article by Carol Noggle, Voter Protection Officer, State League of Virginia Yes, it was a “wild” General Assembly session, as one newspaper headline stated. All sorts of unanticipated drama involving constitutional officers, but the legislative process continued with the LWV-VA and others in attendance. Observers could see during floor sessions…
To Vote or Not to Vote
Mary Ann Moxon, Public Relations/Outreach Why do Americans choose to vote—or choose not to exercise that most basic right? And how do we as League members help to reduce the divide between voters and nonvoters? Mediocre voter turnout has become the trend in America despite warnings that “democracy is not a spectator sport.” Voter turnout…
Virginia Senate Candidates: Survey Answers
Every election, the League of Women Voters sends identical questions to candidates for office. See the responses of the Senate candidates for Virginia here. Go to vote411.org for more. The following formatting is excerpted from The League of Women Voters of Fairfax Voters’ Guide. VOTE411.org’s content is duplicated in this publication. U.S. Senate for Virginia…
Colorful Homage to History
We’re using more purple and gold, in honor of the suffragettes! Looking forward to our 100th anniversary in just a couple of years. Source: The Smithsonian Museum of American History blog
Voting Rights: Recent Decisions
Have you noticed the US Supreme Court’s three recent decisions about voting rights? The League of Women Voters advocates for voters’ rights and has press releases on each of these major decisions. Supreme Court Upholds Ohio Law Allowing Voter Rolls to Be Purged After Missing Two Elections June 11, 2018 Should a registered voter ever…
Your next election
November elections are familiar, but what’s going on with these spring elections you’ve heard of? Visit the Virginia Department of Elections website for the official source on where and when these elections are held. The Citizen Portal shows the next election in which you can vote, and which offices, candidates, and issues will be on the ballot. Research…