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The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act is a Trick
HR 22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, will require that every eligible voter provide documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, even though voters in every state are already required to affirm or verify their citizenship status when registering and voting. Additionally, the citizenship documentation would need to be submitted in person to election officials. This…
Attack on American Voters
A Dangerous Attempt to Silence American Voters: LWV Responds to President Trump’s Anti-Voter Executive Order The League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's signed executive order, “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections,” that threatens Americans’ freedom to vote and tramples states’ constitutional authority…
Take Action!
Get involved! There are many ways to have your voice heard by elected officials and policy makers. Take action on League priorities today. Urge Congress to Stand Up for Democracy Just over one month into the current Administration, the President has issued a series of executive orders and directed actions that violate the law and…
Redistricting
Position: The League of Women Voters of Lane County believes that the responsibility for governing Lane County should rest with an elected Board of Commissioners. The duties of the Board should be clear and limited: The Board of Commissioners should have five members, living in districts to assure representation of all parts of the County. Each…
Only Sign Petitions You Support!
Your signature is valuable. Putting your name on any petition “just to get it on the ballot” is not good practice, and could even work against your own interests and values. That’s why the League of Women Voters of Lane County urges you to THINK BEFORE YOU INK. Petitions that circulate to promote new laws…
Website Visits in NOV 2024
Our website received 14,145 visitors in November 2024! Our Voter Service Chairperson Nancy Mills, created and recorded detailed written fact sheets and videos about each Oregon and Lane County ballot measure. The most visited ballot measure webpages included: The videos were posted on our YouTube channel with links from our website. From the YouTube Channel,…
JAN 2025 Website Report
Membership information referred to in the FEB 2025 Argus
On NOV 5, 2024 | 9am | The Lane County
The Lane County Board of Commissioners will be voting on the resolution to be involved in the research and development of a state funded universal healthcare plan. This can be a great step forward in fixing the costly, ineffective, inequitable, and confusing systems of providing healthcare we are paying for. This is our chance to…
20-361 Tax Limit
https://youtu.be/hPrtODwxcVA Measure 20-361: repeal restrictions on how an income tax is used by the County but the county doesn’t have an income tax Official title: Repeal of Section 34 of Lane County Charter Financial impact: Because this measure deals with the repeal of Section 34 of the Lane County Charter which deals with any Lane…