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Help us spread the word on the critical Anti Equity amendment on the November ballot. We urge every Wisconsin voter to understand what this amendment really means and VOTE NO. Click on headline for background information including what you can do to help.

Your participation in our League’s Relational Voter Program will play an important part in a mass mobilization for the November general election.

The League of Women Voters of Appleton-Fox Cities delivered a statement to the Outagamie County Board regarding its proposed budget.

The League of Women Voters of Appleton-Fox Cities delivered a statement to the City of Appleton regarding its proposed budget.

Following our November Immigrants in our Community meeting, attendees asked that we post ways we can contribute to the two organizations we heard from that evening. Click on headline for more information and links to Hope & Help Together and Multicultural Coalition, Inc.

The League of Women Voters of Appleton-Fox Cities delivered a statement to the Grand Chute Town Board regarding its proposed budget.

Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition held a public community meeting on July 16 where they presented a draft non-partisan redistricting plan. To view a recording of that meeting and to read their draft plan, just click on the headline.

The SAVE Act makes voting challenging especially for women, immigrants, trans people, and anyone who changes their name during their life. It is a voter suppression act in disguise. Sadly, this act passed the House of Representatives last month. Contact your US Senators to oppose its passage in the Senate. Click on headline for more details.

This spring the LWVWI hosted two seminars on Wisconsin’s PFAS aka “forever chemicals” crisis. These seminars were recorded and are now available to view. Click on the blue headline for details and links to the online videos.

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

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!