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LWVUS priorities for the Biden Administration
The National League sent a letter to the Biden Administration ahead of the inauguration outlining nine key issues the League believes should be prioritized to improve our democracy, together. Those priorities are:
- Protect democracy by passing the For the People Act.
- Restore the Voting Rights Act.
- Implement fair redistricting.
- Ensure equal rights for all.
- Comprehensive immigration reform. (See the League's response to the Biden Administration's Executive Orders on immigration here.)
- Address climate change crisis.
- Ensure quality health care for all Americans.
- End gun violence in America.
- Secure peace and climate justice abroad.
Join the in-League network for health care reform.
The in-League network "Health Care Reform in the United States" (HCR4US) drew 425 participants to their caucus at the June 2020 LWV Virtual Convention. That caucus was live-streamed, and is now available on YouTube. Members interested in getting more involved with Medicare for All can contact Barbara Pearson at bzpeason@gmail.com.
The For the People Act
There is still time to show your support for the For the People Act, a set of reforms to strengthen our democracy and put power back in the people's hands. The national League is a sponsor of this act. Sign your name to show your support here.
Vote Anywhere law update
The Vote Anywhere law passed in 2019 will not be put into effect until 2023 unless a bill to speed up implementation passes. Do you want a say in which polling place you can use on Election Day? How soon would you like that option?
The proposed administrative regulation of the Vote Anywhere law is currently undergoing a 60-day public comment period. Comments are due to garrett.roe@ks.gov by noon on Tuesday, Feb. 16. The rules will then be subject to a public hearing at 1 p.m. that day, at Memorial Hall in Topeka. Read more here.
Join the team
The LWV of Kansas is looking for an advocacy-minded, organized and tech-savvy individual to fill their Office Administrator position. The state League hopes to identify a candidate by mid- to late-March. Please share the job description with others, and if interested, contact the League at contactus@lwvk.org.
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