League of Women Voters - South County

06/19/2026

06/18/2026

06/17/2026

Voting does not have to be boring.

If you’re stuck with the image of voter engagement as 2 seated volunteers sitting behind a table with clipboards, we’re here to expand your imagination when it comes to ways to engage communities around voting and civic engagement!

Hear from our partners about ways they have moved from basic to bustling and made their communities excited about participating in our democracy. You’ll hear from Americans for the Arts about voter engagement initiatives ranging from flash mobs to voter line serenades and learn about ways you can partner with artists in your voter engagement work. You’ll also hear from Warm Cookies of the Revolution about their initiatives...

Unfortunately real cookies don’t travel well via virtual webinar but we promise it’s worth coming anyway!

Register today: https://bit.ly/43qQHiX

06/17/2026

06/16/2026

During this public webinar, leaders from the Rhode Island Voting Rights Act campaign will discuss the bill's fate during the 2026 legislative session before sharing other opportunities for supporting voting rights in Rhode Island and building a stronger, more representative democracy.

06/16/2026

The Supreme Court is expected to make its decision in Watson v. Republican National Committee this month

06/16/2026

We need your input!

As the League of Women Voters RI-South County prepares for live candidate forums and published voter guides for this election year, we are asking for your input.
What are the topics that are important in your town? What questions would you like to see asked of your Town Council, School Committee, State House and State Senate candidates? Please click on the link below to fill out this anonymous survey and give us your input.
Thank you!

*Questions and topics will be vetted by members of the LWV Voter Services Committee. There is no guarantee that your question or topic will be used in the candidate forums or voter guides. The League of Women Voters does not support or oppose any political party or candidates for office.

https://forms.gle/D3tKJk5SiF1zSyH39

06/15/2026

The Postal Service is proposing new rules that would affect mail-in voting in federal elections.

The public comment period is open right now. They only accept mail-in and email comments. It needs to be delivered by the cutoff date.
Mail or deliver written comments to Director, Product Classification, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Room 4446, Washington, DC 20260-5015. Email comments, containing the name and address of the commenter, may be sent to:
[email protected]
with a subject line of “Ballot Mail.” Faxed comments will not be accepted.
Info: https://www.regulations.gov/document/USPS-2026-1289-0001
Please share widely. The more people who participate, the more complete the public record will be.

06/11/2026

06/10/2026

On June 10, 1963, the Equal Pay Act was signed into law, marking the first federal legislation aimed at addressing wage discrimination based on s*x.

Championed by labor advocates, women’s organizations, and lawmakers who had spent years pushing for change, the law made it illegal for employers to pay women less than men for performing substantially equal work.

While it did not eliminate the wage gap—and many women, particularly women of color, continued to face significant barriers—it established a critical legal foundation for the fight for workplace equity, a struggle that continues today.