Incarcerated Voters Turn Out for June 4 Primary
Click HERE to read our blog post about the significance of DC’s implementation of the Restore the Vote Amendment Act.
John Lewis Day of Commemoration and Action - July 17, 2024
LWVDC showed up for the John Lewis Day of Commemoration and Action at the John Wilson building on July 17th, the 4th anniversary of the passing of John Lewis. We support the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, the Freedom to Vote Act, the Native American Voting Rights Act and the Washington DC Admission Act.
Click HERE to watch the video of the John Lewis Day celebration.
League Friends in Action: DC's Criminal Injustice System - Why DC Statehood is Imperative
Click HERE to read Shelley Broderick's article about the criminal justice system in DC based on research for State Research DC.
League in Action: LWVDC Joins Call to Re-Envision the Rock Creek Park Golf Course Renovation Plan
LWVDC is part of the Rock Creek Park Golf Course For All coalition that supports the necessary rehabilitation of Rock Creek Park Golf Course, but objects to the National Links Trust (NLT) and the National Park Service (NPS) proposed course design that devastates the ecosystem and fails to address community concerns, as covered in the most recent Washington Post article on the issue.. Urgent action is needed. Please visit https://actionnetwork.org/letters/protect-rock-creek-parks-trees-wildlife-and-nearby-communities/ and let your voice be heard.
Rock Creek Park Golf Course For All is a coalition of neighbors, NPS volunteers, scientists, golfers, youth leaders, and local nonprofits such as the DC Chapter of the Sierra Club, Washington Parks and People, Nature Forward, DC Bird Alliance, Anacostia Coordinating Council, Ward 8 Woods Conservancy, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, DC League of Women Voters, DC Environmental Network, the Environmental Justice Ministry Team at Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Congregation, and DC Youth Climate Corps. These people and organizations are advocating for a more thoughtful, inclusive, pragmatic, and environmentally sound rehabilitation that preserves this historic course as a place of natural wonder, recreation, and enjoyment for all. Learn more at https://rockcreekparkgolfcourseforall.org.
League in Action: October 25, 2023 Member Meeting - Initiative 83
Initiative 83: Ranked Choice Voting and Semi-Open Primaries
The proposed “Make All Votes Count DC” ballot initiative would implement ranked choice voting and open primaries to independent voters in D.C elections. At an October 25, 2023 LWVDC Member Meeting presentation, the Initiative 83’s proposer explained the rationale behind the effort and what it would mean for voting in our city. National experts also discussed how this proposal fits within the national context of ranked choice voting and how other states and localities manage primaries.
Watch the video here and view the slide presentations below.
Panelists were:
LWVDC has supported ranked choice voting since 2015 because we believe it assures that the candidate with the broadest support of the voters is elected; provides voters more voice in elections; and leads to more representative government. (Where We Stand, p. 12) We also support opening primaries to independent voters because as the League “we encourage electoral methods that provide the broadest voter representation possible and are expressive of voter choices.” (Impact on Issues, p. 51) Given this, we testified in support of Initiative 83 in front of the DC Board of Elections in the summer of 2023.