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PORTLAND AND WASHINGTON, DC — The League of Women Voters of Oregon and the League of Women Voters of the US issued the following joint statement in response to the deployment of the National Guard in Portland.

A fourth candidate forum, featuring Battle Ground and Hockinson
races, has been added by the League of Women Voters of Clark County.

The USCIS decision to bar nonpartisan organizations from providing voter registration services at naturalization ceremonies is an attempt to keep new citizens from accessing their full rights.

Three candidate forums are scheduled for Sept. 6, Sept. 24, and Oct. 10

the US Senate introduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (JLVRAA) to protect and strengthen our democracy

The Board of Directors wrote an editorial about the importance of voting.

This article links the League's local news position to this issue as well as quoting news sponsors about the downstream impacts of this federal action.

The League and nearly 500 organizations joined together to defend the National Education Association's right to advocate as Congress and the administration continue retaliating against advocacy groups and silence organizations advocating for the people they serve.

A blog from LWVUS about the impact of the “One Big Beautiful Bill”