2022Leg – LWVAL Blog

Let’s think more deeply about an important issue

All human life is valuable. That includes the life of the unborn, but it also includes the life of the mother, the lives of children already born, and even fathers and grandparents. There are many issues that have not been considered with respect to a broad ban on abortion. If women can’t effectively plan their own child-bearing, then are women being recognized as full human beings and citizens of our democracy? But these are concerns not only for women of child-bearing age. Men also share the responsibility of child-rearing. Even women who are…

By Advocacy Team September 22, 20222022Leg, Democracy, Education, Reproductive Rights

2022Leg Civic Action Democracy Education Transparency in Government

The League of Women Voters Commends the Alabama Legislature for Improvements in Government Transparency

As an organization dedicated to voter education and the widest possible voter engagement in our democracy, the League of Women Voters is very pleased to commend the Alabama Legislature for steps they have taken to improve government transparency. We would like to acknowledge that the work was spearheaded by the Legislative Computer Center and was a collaborative effort of the Senate, House, and Legislative Services Agency. By “transparency,” we mean that voters can easily see what is happening so that they can express their views on legislation to their own legislators. In particular, we…

By Advocacy Team March 15, 20222022Leg, Civic Action, Democracy, Education, Transparency in Government

2022Leg Civic Action Education

Thoughts on teaching history accurately

Article by Carol Prickett *** The League of Women Voters of Alabama, with members all across the state, has a deep and abiding commitment to educating Alabama citizens about current issues. We believe that an accurately informed population votes for the government that best serves the state. With this focus on urgent current matters, why do we take just as strong a stand about teaching history in our public schools? It is because the stories we tell about the past shape the decisions we make in the future. Students trust teachers to tell them,…

By Advocacy Team March 13, 20222022Leg, Civic Action, Education

2022Leg Civic Action Democracy

Do you have any idea how hard it is to vote absentee in Alabama?

Article by Catherine Davies You probably know that you can do “absentee voting.” If you haven’t actually done it yourself, you probably assume that it is easy for qualified voters to do. I created the list below from my own experience of voting absentee twice in Alabama (in Nov of 2020 and in the last municipal election). I invite you to read the list below and ask yourself if this is easy for ANYBODY to accomplish, let alone somebody who is infirm or disabled. 13 things that you need to know, have, or do…

By Catherine Davies March 10, 20222022Leg, Civic Action, Democracy