Author: Jonathan Rosenbaum
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DISCLOSE Act
Earlier this year the DISCLOSE Act failed to pass through the Senate. The legislation, which would restore transparency to U.S. elections by requiring disclosure of corporate and union spending in candidate elections, is expected to come up for a vote again this week. Your Senators could cast the deciding votes. Urge your Senators to protect […]
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Women’s Right To Vote – Only 90 Years Ago They Were Jailed
This awesome post has been circulating all over the place. Many LWVWV members have received it a few times by email, but I am not sure where it originated from. I am linking the images for this post from Deborah Tutnauer’s Blog. This is the story of our Mothers and Grandmothers who lived only 90 […]
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Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment
In Huntington, West Virginia the League of Women Voters, Marshall University’s Women’s Center, the West Virginia Women’s Commission and others in the community gathered to celebrate women’s equality. Ninety years ago the 19th Amendment was ratified. Finally, women could vote legally in the United States. Take a look at our community’s celebration of women’s suffrage. […]