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FEC Lacks Quorum, Shutting Down.
How will the Federal Election Commission stop Election Interference Without Board Meetings? Direct Link to National Public Radio article with transcript. Direct Link to National Public Radio article with transcript.
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This Week with the League September 2-6 2019
Happy Labor Day Weekend! Some fun facts about Labor Day: https://www.dol.gov/general/laborday/history Meetings for the Week:Tuesday: Health Committee, Meg’s Daily Grind, Alpine Rd, 5:30 pmThursday: Voter Service Committee. The venue has changed for this meeting only. Please contact Susan Janson at voterservices@lwvgr.net for more information.Immigration Committee: Meg’s Daily Grind, Alpine Rd, 5:30 pm Upcoming Event of […]
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More news about upcoming events September 2-6 2019
Voter Registrars, take note: We have one more Saturday at the Midtown Market on 7th Street, September 7, which will have the Cars & Coffee Show there as well. The car show draws a larger crowd and we position ourselves right across from the entrance. If anyone is interested in manning our table from 10 am-12 […]
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LWVGR in the News
Redistricting Needed to End Gerrymandering The Supreme Court vacated an earlier decision by the federal district court that the partisan gerrymandering in the new map was unconstitutional. In a 5-4 decision, the court rejected a suit by the League of Women Voters of North Carolina, Rucho v. LWVNC, designed to stop gerrymandering along partisan lines […]
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Voter Registration at Midtown Market
Voter Service Committee: The LWVGR have been asked to set up a voter registration table at the Midtown Market on Saturday mornings this summer through September 7th. The market is located on 7th Street in the RPS205 Headquarters parking lot across the street from Katie’s Cup and is open from 9 a.m.-Noon. Voter Service chair, Susan Janson, is accepting voter registrar […]
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League member Victoria De La Rosa Appointed by Mayor to serve on the Rockford Community Relations Commission.
League member Victoria De La Rosa has been appointed to a three year term to the Rockford Community Relations Commission by Mayor Tom McNamara. Victoria is a paralegal at the Dady Law Group, a firm specializing in immigration law. Victoria De La Rosa was born and raised in Rockford Illinois. Her parents came to the […]
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