LWVRI League of Women Voters of Rhode Island

Today is the special Providence referenda election. Polling locations will be open from 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM for in-person voting. Visit providenceri.gov/board-of-canva… to find your polling location.

Ever wish you had a "nutshell" version to explain redistricting? Thanks to @LWV, you can learn about redistricting in 60 seconds! Check out their video below. #PPFM #FairMaps #Redistricting #Census2020 youtube.com/watch?v=yoBMr3…

REDISTRICTING WATCH: Join us tonight at 6p (State House, Room 35) -- this will be the only hearing dedicated specifically to the prison gerrymandering issue, so let's make it count! Click below for livestream and TV viewing options: status.rilegislature.gov/documents/Reap…

It was the movement that made LBJ move on civil rights, & it will be the movement that makes President Biden move on voting rights. Were putting it all on the line to make sure he gets our message: We need #VotingRightsNow! Join us on 11.17 ➡️ bit.ly/3kwivvU

PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST BE VACCINATED AND MASKED TO ATTEND THIS EVENT.

[2/2] To RSVP, please email LWVRhodeIsland@gmail.com

[1/2] Find yourself wondering how redistricting affects you on the granular level? Join the Providence League Mon, Nov 29 at 6:30 @provcomlib (Rochambeau) for Redistricting Providence: Counting Our City, Dividing Our City, feat. Committee on Ward Boundaries Chair @JessCigna. ...

Is it your Election Day? Visit vote.sos.ri.gov to find your polling place and view a sample ballot. Central Falls: Special Election District 3 (Providence): Special Election Portsmouth: Special Election District 6 (Pawtucket): Special Election Primary (Election Dec. 7)

@JohnMarionjr That was a wonderful venue -- accessible by public transportation, and for those of us who drove, free parking across the street at the high school. Not to mention an abundance of seating that allowed for social distancing even with a large group.

Best turnout of the hearings I’ve been to so far.

It’s a Monday night, so it’s redistricting Tune in on Capitol TV rilegislature.gov/captv/Pages/de…

@JohnMarionjr Let's keep in mind that we don't need a law to mandate that we do something -- sometimes we are simply in the position to do so (especially when no legislature says that we can't!). RI has the opportunity NOW to be on the right side of prison gerrymandering history.

A number of people talking about prison gerrymandering. They’re right, it’s not too late to solve the problem. It just takes the will of the commission to make it happen.

Dixie Sampson of the @LWVRI points out the Commission hasn’t created any hierarchy of the redistricting principles.

Hope to see you there! @commoncauseri @JohnMarionjr @Ariseducation @Eli_Sherman @IanDon @ScotMackRI

3p TODAY: @RISenate @RIHouseofReps Special Commission on Reapportionment will review and discuss racial data, its collection/application in redistricting, and the mapping system consultant Kimball Brace Election Data Services will utilize. (1/2) status.rilegislature.gov/documents/Reap…

(2/2) ➼Thursday, September 16, 2021 - 4pm ET ➼Room 313 – State House PUBLIC COMMENT WELCOME, no prior sign-up necessary. ➼CAPITAL TELEVISION: Cox channels 15, 61, 1061 HD, Full channel 15, Verizon channel 34. ➼Live stream: rilegislature.gov/CapTV/Pages/de…

RSVP here! (2/2) us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

How can extreme partisan and racial gerrymandering impact health outcomes, public policy, voting rights, and more? Join CHARGE Hub & the authors of Gerrymandering the States Weds 9.15, 3pm ET, for a discussion on the public policy and social consequences of unfair maps. (1/2)

Join @LWVRI @commoncauseri @letrivote & more at the State House (room 313) as we testify to the @RIHouseofReps @RISenate Special Reapportionment Commission. It's up to all of us to ensure we are heard, so join us at *4p tomorrow* as we speak up and speak out about #fairmaps

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Bertha Higgins, a Providence civil rights activist, co-founded the “Providence Colored Women's Democratic and Political League of Rhode Island" and @LWVRI following the ratification of the 19th Amendment. This thread explores her legacy in Rhode Island⬇️ #WomensEqualityDay