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LWVN Submits Comments in Opposition to Petition Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Register to Vote

On October 13, 20205, LWVN submitted comments to the Election Assistance Commission in opposition to America First Legal’s petition to require documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC) for anyone using the federal voter registration form.  We fundamentally disagree with the petition about the utility, legality, and tangible impact of documentary proof of citizenship requirements on the following grounds:

  • It is already unlawful for non-citizens to register and vote in federal or state elections.
  • DPOC requirements could prevent Americans from voting
  • It would impose additional fiscal and resources burden on election officials
  • The National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) does not allow the EAC to add a DPOC requirement
  • The EAC is subject to the strict standards of the NVRA in assessing this petition

Read the complete letter:

Our Voter Service Team at Work!

This is a busy time of year for our Voter Service team.  We will be at Village Days and other city-wide events throughout the fall season.  With a municipal election coming up, we want to register as many residents as possible, and inform as many voters as possible.

If you would like to help out with voter registration, or just generally providing information about elections, Contact Us.

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2022 Harvest Fair

Please stop by and visit the League of Women Voters’ booth at this upcoming community event…

Newton’s 2022 Harvest Fair

Sunday, October 16
with Vendors and Exhibitors (including LWVN)
11am to 4pm
Newton Centre Green

Our tent will have election flyers as well as information on voter registration and our recent advocacy.  Stop by to see how you can get involved or send a friend or neighbor to learn how they can join LWVN!

LWVN National Voter Registration ”Week”

In honor of National Registration Day on September 24, 2019,  LWVN, the Center for Civic Education, and the City’s Health & Human Services Department participated in a week long effort to inspire civic engagement and voter participation by encouraging high school students to register to vote.

So let’s congratulate and thank Sharyn Roberts for her leadership and the team who worked to register 114 students at both Newton North and Newton South High Schools:

  • Jen Abbott
  • Alicia Bowman
  • Quinn Etchie
  • Beckley Gaudette
  • Diana Fisher Gomberg
  • Stephen Kesselman
  • Alison Montague
  • Claudia Wu

This was a wonderful example of a community collaboration to engage students to become active participants in our democratic and electoral process.

 

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Thank you to our July 4th Voter Registration Volunteers!

Thanks to LWVN Voter Registration Chair Sharyn Roberts and to Tami Roberts for braving the warm temperatures to register voters at Newton’s July 4th festivities at Albemarle Field.  They registered 7 voters on the spot, with three more in process.  Thanks as well to Paula Gannon and Lori Lass of the Newton Cultural Arts Center for their leadership of the July 4th event!

Tami Roberts

 

Sharyn Roberts

LWVMA Volunteers Needed for Voter Registration at Lena Park Summer Slam in Boston, June 8th

LWVMA is looking for volunteers to staff a voter registration table at the Lena Park Summer Slam in Boston on Saturday, June 8th, as part of National Wear Orange Weekend. Please contact Jen Muroff if you aren’t attending convention and you have some time to help for more details and information at jenmuroff@gmail.com.