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The City of Appleton invited our League to compose letters of support for two Valley Transit projects that will strengthen our community’s transportation capacity and resiliency. Based on our recent Climate Resilience Studies we added our written support for grant proposals the City submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Transit Administration.

Madison, February 19, 2024
Governor Evers has signed the Fair Maps bill. Last week, the Wisconsin State Legislature passed the maps Governor Evers sent to the Supreme Court for consideration in Clarke v. WEC. The Governor’s maps dismantle the 2011 partisan gerrymander, which guaranteed a dominant majority in the Legislature and thwarted the will of the people.

Read facts about the Equal Rights Amendment and learn why the ERA is important

In the 2022 midterm election, 49 percent of those aged 18-24 voted in Wisconsin — the highest figure among all 50 states, and double the national average. The League’s work — your work — empowering voters really pays off.
Thanks for voting and for all you do to help others vote!

Elections education is a key part of establishing election security and integrity. Elections 101 is a four-part video series that explains how elections are carried out in Wisconsin. The goal is to: a) create better awareness and understanding of how election administration works in our state and b) through that understanding, establish more trust in the process.

Each of the four videos is about 6 minutes long explores various aspects of elections administration in Wisconsin. The videos and accompanying lesson plans are intended to be used in high school classrooms as a part of civics education, and also are available to the general public here and in many other places.

Select the videos at https://elections.wi.gov/101

A July 28 article that appeared in The Post-Crescent concerning candidate forums for the 19th State Senate District included a comment by Rachael Cabral-Guevara indicating why she did not participate in the League of Women Voters forum. LWV of Appleton-Fox Cities and LWV of Winnebago County jointly drafted a Letter to the Editor to set the record straight concerning what the League means when we say we are nonpartisan. Read the full OP-ED letter in our news releases. More details are related in an article on page 2 of the August issue of The Informed Voter.

The inclusion of the Equal Rights Amendment in the US Constitution is long overdue. Please contact Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson today and tell them to assert that the ERA should be the law of the land!