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Annual Meeting May 18th with Dr. Duchess Harris

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May 6, 2021

Annual Meeting May 18th with Dr. Duchess Harris

Due to continuing COVID-19 restrictions, the 2020-2021 Annual Meeting will be held virtually. The planning committee has worked to...

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May 6, 2021

CMAL Annual Convention

The Council of Metropolitan Area Leagues (CMAL) invites all LWV members to its annual convention: May 8, 2021 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m....

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LWVMN Statement on Census Apportionment Announcement

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Apr 28, 2021

LWVMN Statement on Census Apportionment Announcement

ST. PAUL, April 26, 2021 - Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released apportionment counts for each state based on population counts from the...

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LWV WCGA

Apr 24, 2021

Election Fast Fact — May 2021

Can someone request and receive or submit more than 1 absentee ballot? No. In Minnesota a person cannot receive and vote more than 1...

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LWV Joint Statement on Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict

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Apr 21, 2021

LWV Joint Statement on Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict

WASHINGTON & MINNEAPOLIS – Today the League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following joint statement with the League of...

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LWV WCGA

Apr 19, 2021

What About Our Water? Follow-Up

Gretchen Sabel's presentation Jim Stark's presentation MN Pollution Control Agency PFAS page

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People Powered Fair Maps™ (PPFM) Day of Action

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Apr 5, 2021

People Powered Fair Maps™ (PPFM) Day of Action

The LWVUS Day of Action for People Powered Fair Maps™ will be Thursday, April 29, 2021. This will be a day for the League of Women Voters...

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LWV WCGA

Apr 3, 2021

Election Fast Fact: April 2021

How do I know ballot results at the polls are not being hacked and changed through the internet? A concern of many people is that votes...

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LWV WCGA

Mar 20, 2021

For the People Act Resources

(from the lwv.org website) On March 3rd, 2021, the House of Representatives passed HR1, or the For the People Act. Now the bill has come...

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What About Our Water? Water and Current Minnesota Legislation

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Mar 14, 2021

What About Our Water? Water and Current Minnesota Legislation

Monday, April 19, 2021 6:30 p.m. – Informal discussion and social time: Water 101 (LWV Members Only) 7:00 p.m. – Presentations, Q&A:...

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How We Know 2020 Elections Were Fair and Accurate

LWV WCGA

Mar 13, 2021

How We Know 2020 Elections Were Fair and Accurate

Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Minnesota and co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters, Woodbury Cottage Grove Area and...

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LWV WCGA

Mar 7, 2021

Election Fast Facts - March 2021

Is “voter fraud real” and, if so, how often does it occur? Yes voter fraud does occur. Voter Fraud most often occurs through submission...

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LWV WCGA

Mar 6, 2021

Let’s Talk - Second Season: The Land That Never Has Been Yet

By Vivian Latimer Tanniehill, Advocacy Director, and Tam Mittelstadt – Let’s Talk Facilitators The wildly popular discussion series Let’s...

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Mar 6, 2021

From Bloody Sunday to Today: the Fight for the Right to Vote

On March 7, 1965, John Lewis, Hosea Williams, and 600 civil rights marchers were viciously beaten and tear gassed by Alabama state and...

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Mar 6, 2021

UMRR March Newsletter Available

The March, 2021, edition of the UMRR Newsletter can be read here. What is UMRR? League of Women Voters ~ Upper Mississippi River Region...

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Feb 14, 2021

Regulatory Capture and MN Government

Update: slides available here Speaker: Don Arnosti, Environmental Consultant Regulatory Capture and MN Government: Working for the Public...

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Feb 14, 2021

Council of Metropolitan Area Leagues February Newsletter

The latest CMAL newsletter is available here. Highlights include: Final Report from the Governor's Blue Ribbon Committee on the...

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Local Redistricting 101 (Updated: video now available)

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Feb 9, 2021

Local Redistricting 101 (Updated: video now available)

Monday, February 22, 7:00 pm via Zoom One result of information gathered during Census 2020 will be the redrawing of voting districts...

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Feb 8, 2021

Election Fast Facts - February 2021

Did you know that sometimes dead people vote and it’s legal?! After the Michigan primary in August 2020, there were claims that large...

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LWV WCGA

Feb 6, 2021

“Advancing Inclusive Economic Growth” with Tawanna Black, CEO of the Center for Economic Inclusion

The White Bear Lake Area League of Women Voters extends an invitation to attend an online talk with Tawanna Black, founder and CEO of the...

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