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VOTING RIGHTS FIND A LOCAL LEAGUE REGISTER TO VOTE OUR ADVOCACY LATEST LEAGUE NEWS LWVMI SIGNS ON TO LETTER TO US CONGRESS The League of Women Voters of the United States and League chapters from all 50 states and the District of Columbia sent a letter to congressional leaders expressing strong concern over abandoning its duties and authorities under Article I of the US Constitution urging leaders to address the unprecedented executive branch overreach threatening American democracy. In the detailed letter to Congress the League highlighted several recent executive branch actions that are causing significant harm to millions of Americans including the undermining of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 attempts to end birthright citizenship pause distribution of congressionally allocated federal funds and dismantle federal agencies without proper congressional oversight. LWV CONDEMNS ADMINISTRATIONS WEAPONIZATION OF GOVERNMENT AGAINST AMERICANS On February 7 2025 the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Celina Stewart issued the following statement In the first 17 days of the Trump administration weve witnessed nothing short of the weaponization of government against Americans. The callousness of the most recent actions including the terrorizing of the immigrant community shows a blatant disregard for the wellbeing of the American people.