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April 4 Consolidated Election is Important!
If you are one of those who believe that only presidential elections and the occasional midterm election are the important ones, you are wrong!
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Choose Democracy
“It’s a republic, if you can keep it.“— Benjamin Franklin
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I Vote Because…
As a proud coalition partner of Go Vote 815, the League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford, Illinois had the opportunity to gather citizen comment on why they vote! Go Vote 815 is a Northern Illinois GOTV/Get Out The Vote initiative that has over 20 coalition members.
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Rockford Mayor McNamara announced City Endorsement of Go Vote 815
The Northern Illinois voter encouragement program, Go Vote 815, has over 20 local coalition members, many of whom had representatives voice their endorsement of great voter activity and the Go Vote 815 initiative at the Mayor’s Press Conference. The League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford, Illinois is also a coalition member.
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Voter Services Video Instructs the Public on Voter Registration and Election Sources
Carol Davies, LWVGR Voter Services Chair, narrates a training video on myriad ways for voters, voter registrars, election judges, etc. to find everything they need to know about elections in Illinois. Since a 2017 state re-write of Photo registration and election laws, many people are registered and don’t even know it. Here’s how to become […]
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Fighting Voter Suppression
We protect every American’s right to vote, challenging those who seek to restrict Black, brown, female, and other voices in our democracy.
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Perspectives: Defending Our Democracy
A Perspective for WNIJ, Northern Public Radio by Carol Davies, Chair LWVGR Voter Services
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