Actions/Activities

At the state level

We affirm our principles…

  • Ensuring that elections are free, fair, and accessible
  • Monitoring government and holding elected officials accountable
  • Protecting the environment and addressing climate change
  • Rejecting intolerance and defending individual rights

We are taking action NOW…

  • Pushing Beacon Hill to expand voting rights by enacting automatic voter registration and Election Day registration, changing the registration deadline, and extending early voting
  • Advocating for campaign finance reform, including limits on ballot question contributions
  • Pressuring elected officials to take action to address climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pollution, and through an accelerated transition to clean, renewable energy
  • Lobbying for strong reforms of the criminal justice system, including eliminating mandatory minimum sentences and increasing felony larceny thresholds
  • Blocking any efforts to weaken Massachusetts’ health insurance system or threaten women’s reproductive rights
  • Supporting efforts to reduce gun violence

updated  21 November 2016

At the local level

Recognition of our work with election officials:

Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2016 8:48:03 PM
Subject: election

A GREAT BIG THANK YOU, COULDN’T DO IT WITHOUT YOU, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS ARE AN AMAZING GROUP OF PEOPLE

Best Regards,

Marie Giambanco
Assistant Registrar/Election Specialist
City of Gloucester

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