News & Events
- MA Attorney General and Sheriffs’ Association Working Together to Support Voting Rights for Incarcerated PopulationYesterday, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association announced that they will be working together to ensure that incarcerated eligible voters in Massachusetts are able exercise their right to vote. The League…
- Successful 2020 League Leader LunchOver 100 members attended the 2020 Virtual League Leader Lunch on Saturday, Oct. 17th. Charles Stewart, Professor of Political Science, MIT, gave a presentation titled “Will the 2020 Election Be Safe?” Click here to view…
- LWVMA 2018-2019 Annual Report Now AvailableWe are pleased to share the 2018-2019 Annual Report of the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts. The report recaps an extraordinary year of advocacy, voter engagement, and citizen education and celebrates the work of…
- Election Protection Behind Bars Coalition Urges Sheriff Koutoujian to Protect Ballot Access StatewideToday the Election Protection Behind Bars Coalition sent a letter to Middlesex County Sheriff and President of the Massachusetts Sheriffs Association Peter Koutoujian urging him to help protect incarcerated citizens’ right to vote. The coalition…
What You Need to Know Now
- October News for MembersSave the Date–December Virtual Gala LWVMA will celebrate its 100th birthday virtually on Sunday, Dec. 13, at 1 pm. We are pleased to welcome Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard, as our featured…
- October News for League LeadersWho is Your Birthday Gala Honoree? LWVMA is asking our local Leagues to submit 1 person from their League to be recognized at the 100th Virtual Birthday Gala which will be held December 13 at…
Action Priorities
- Improving Elections✓Election Day registration
✓ Ranked choice voting
✓ Expanded early voting
✓ Stronger election audits
✓Campaign finance reform - Equality and Justice✓Racial justice
✓Criminal justice reform
✓Immigration and safe communities
✓Meeting basic human needs
✓Women’s reproductive rights - Informed Voters and Civics Education✓Vote411 online voter guide
✓Student video contest
✓Civics education in schools
✓Lotte Scharfman Citizen Education Grants
✓Educational forums and webinars - Climate Change and the Environment✓Climate Emergency Resolution
✓100% Renewable Energy Roadmap
✓Protect natural resources
✓Climate Change Toolkit - Government for the Common Good✓Education funding reform
✓Affordable housing
✓Transportation
✓Gun safety
✓Single-payer healthcare
✓Protecting children and families
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