Take Action: Tell the Senate to Support S1!
The For the People Act is the fair representation bill the American people want and deserve. This legislation will put power back into the hands of American voters by making voting easier and more accessible and by modernizing future elections. Over the last two years, we saw the bill pass the House of Representatives, but get stalled at the Senate. But we cannot let this happen again. The House has passed the For the People Act again - it is now time for the Senate to fulfill their duty for our democracy. The For the People Act addresses some of the most pressing issues facing our democracy by:
Restore the Voting Rights Act;
Modernizing our voter registration system;
Restoring voting rights to formerly-incarcerated individuals;
Curbing partisan gerrymandering; and
Making campaign contributions more transparent
Contact your Senators TODAY and tell them to Vote Yes on the For the People Act (S1). Return control of our government back where it belongs—into the hands of the people.
Join us for the:
June 16 For the People Act Webinar : This training will be a deep dive into the bill to learn what the For the People Act will do and why it is so important for us to pass it!
June 23 For the People Act Friendbank: This will be an opportunity to take action and encourage your friends and family to contact their Senators* to pass the For the People Act.
Additional resources to support you in your work:
Follow our National OutreachCircle for more actions you can take
Reach out to us at organizing@lwv.org with any questions or to share what activities your Leagues are doing to help get the For the People Act passed!
New Jersey led the region and the nation in youth voter turnout in 2020
Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) of Tufts Tisch College reports that "youth turnout was generally higher across the Northeast, where most state have facilitative election laws."
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Fracking Banned in the Delaware River Basin
On Thursday, February 25, 2021, Governor Murphy and the other Delaware River Basin Commissioners kept their promise and voted to enact a ban on fracking in the entire Delaware River watershed. The Commission also promised to develop rules that will permanently prohibit the export of water for fracking purposes and the import of hydrofracking wastewater for treatment in the Basin. The League and our partners will fight to make sure they follow through on their promise.
"It's very important to use your voice and stand up for what you believe in. Voting is a way to be sure your voice is heard."
Lillian Zullow, 16 years old, youngest member of the LWV-Princeton Area
Energizing Young Voters, an initiative of the League of Women Voters, envisions a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge, and the confidence to participate.
Read more at energizingyoungvoters.com
For those who were unable to atend the April 29, 2021 webinar, the full recording of the panel (with Ronald K. Chen, Esq., Henal Patel, Esq., and Philip Hensley) is available here.
Rita Ludlum Award
Please nominate a student who has helped with local League activities for our annual Rita Ludlum Award. The Leadership Committee will select the winner(s). This year the award will be $300. Please forward the Award Application to the student and ask him or her to return it to Kathleen Moriarty at lwvprinceton@gmail.com. The award will be presented at our annual dinner and meeting.
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