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Unite & Rise Week 4: INSPIRE
Welcome to Week 4 of the Unite & Rise Civic Action Challenge. This week’s theme is INSPIRE. Facts help people understand an election. Stories help people understand why participation matters. Your Civic Circle action is to finish one sentence: I vote because… Your...
Unite & Rise Week 3: REGISTER
National Voter Registration Day, on September 15th, gives us a chance to turn the conversations we have started into visible community action. Your Civic Circle action is to follow up with every person whose registration question remains unresolved and share the...
Unite & Rise Week 2: PREPARE
Unite & Rise Week 2: PREPARE This Labor Day, we honor the generations of working people who helped shape our communities, strengthen our country, and expand the promise of American democracy. Our democracy is strongest when every person has a voice — at work, in...
Unite & Rise Week 1: CONNECT
Welcome to Week 1 of the Unite & Rise Civic Action challenge. This week’s theme is CONNECT. When we think about getting out the vote, we often picture phone banks, challenge mail, or volunteers knocking on strangers’ doors. But some of the most meaningful...
Arkansas Voter Registration Made Easier With LWVAR’s New Online Tool
Arkansas Voter Registration Made Easier With LWVAR’s New Online Tool Eligible Arkansas citizens now have a simpler way to complete and submit a voter registration application before the October 5, 2026 deadline. The League of Women Voters of Arkansas has launched a...
League of Women Voters of Arkansas Announces New Local Chapters
League of Women Voters of Arkansas Announces New Local Chapters LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The League of Women Voters of Arkansas today announced the formation of three new local chapters serving the Upper Delta, Garland County, and the Jonesboro area. This...
Court Rules In Favor of League of Women Voters of Arkansas’ Challenge to State’s Unconstitutional Laws
Little Rock, Ark. – In 2023, together with State Senator Bryan King, the League of Women Voters of Arkansas filed a lawsuit challenging Act 236 that impaired the rights of Arkansans to the initiative and referendum process. The law changed the initiative process by...
Appeals Court Sides with the People
Last Friday, December 12th, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the state of Arkansas' request to overturn Judge Brooks' order which has blocked the state from enforcing several laws regulating canvassing. This means that the preliminary injunction granted by...
Landmark Case Overturned
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 11, 2025 ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT GIVES POLITICIANS POWER TO AMEND CITIZEN-INITIATED AMENDMENTS LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Today, the Arkansas Supreme Court issued a ruling overturning Arkansas Game & Fish Commission v. Edgmon. This ruling...
Victory for the People
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2025 Media Contacts: Michelle Moreno-Silva - [email protected] Federal Court Reaffirms Arkansans’ Right to Direct Democracy LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Today, the US District Court for the Western District of Arkansas ruled in favor of the...
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