ACTION REQUIRED Contact the White House and ask President Biden to take action on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) by instructing the US Archivist to certify the 28th Amendment. Here are five things you can do between now and the end of the year. Take the challenge and do all of them before President Biden’s term … Take Action: Fight for Women’s Equality
The League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford wish to show deep appreciation for all candidates for offering to serve their country.
Donald J. Trump was re-elected as the 47th President of the United States of America, November 6, 2024. As of this writing, Mr. Trump received 312 votes in the Electoral College and Vice President Kamala Harris received 226. Mr. Trump has the required Electoral College 270 votes. Through a constitutional process, He will take his … Trump Re-elected
October 16, 2024 The League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority sponsored a Candidate Meet & Greet after a panel discussion of the purpose and benefits of the retention of the .05¢ per $100.00 county sales tax. It was passed as a referendum on the November 5, 2024 ballot. … Mental Health 5¢ sales tax retention passed.
We protect every American’s right to vote, challenging those who seek to restrict Black, brown, female, and other voices in our democracy.
Join us on Zoom to discuss the struggle to distinguish fact from fiction with Professor Michael Spikes, an expert in media literacy education.
As more presidential candidates pop up, the League of Women Voters of Greater Rockford shares how to get informed. An interview with Annamarie Shute on WIFR-TV23.
“The League stands with all Dreamers, and we strongly support legislation to permanently protect DACA recipients while we work toward lasting common-sense fair immigration policies for all.”
“It’s a republic, if you can keep it.“— Benjamin Franklin
A Video Poem by Flora Cousins.
“Since our founding in 1920, the League of Women Voters nonpartisan policy has stated that “The League of Women Voters does not support or oppose any political party or candidate.”
The League of Women Voters of the United States believes that public policy in a pluralistic society must affirm the constitutional right of privacy of the individual to make reproductive choices.
