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Harry Chancey

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Former Public Television Executive now writing on democracy, myth-making & authoritarianism. Teaching & lecturing at William & Mary adult ed program and the Muscarelle Museum of Art. Musing: harrychancey.substack.com.

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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 13h
The election is now. Nearly 1 million votes have already been cast nationwide. Early voting is beginning in states across the country this week, with more states joining every day. Don’t wait for Election Day. Vote as soon as you can. Find out where vote411.org @lwv.org @lwvva.bsky.social
Voting is NOW! Find out where at VOTE411
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 04/10/2026
Postal delivery is slowing down. Don’t let a late postmark void your vote. Your ballot can take an extra day to be postmarked and reach election officials. Return it early—or better yet, put it in an official election drop box. vote411.org @lwv.org @lwvva.bsky.social
We Vote! Don't Try to Stop Us. Voting by mail? Postmark or drop box today! Voting in Person. Go early!
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LauraFT @lauraft27.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Another timely wake up warming from my friend - @harrychancey.bsky.social harrychancey.substack.com/p/citizen-or...
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Citizen or Subject
There is no duller, more worn-out phrase than “Democracy is on the ballot.” It’s wallpaper.
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 02/10/2026
Defend your right to vote. If you experience or witness voter intimidation of any kind, call the Election Protection Hotline. 866-OUR-VOTE. This non-partisan service is administered by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. 866ourvote.org
Know your rights at the polls. CALL Election Protection Hotline 866-OUR-VOTE
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Harry Chancey @harrychancey.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Democracy is on the ballot. It's running against the New Right’s creed of "civilizationism” — blood, soil & faith — not laws, rights, & freedoms. Hungary practiced civilizationism for 16 years until voters had enough. Now we choose. Citizen or subject? harrychancey.substack.com/p/citizen-or...
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Citizen or Subject
There is no duller, more worn-out phrase than “Democracy is on the ballot.” It’s wallpaper.
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 01/10/2026
Early voting is already underway in several states. More states will open early or absentee voting opportunities in the coming weeks. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. Confirm your state’s rules & deadlines here: vote411.org Plan NOW. VOTE as soon as you can! @lwvva.bsky.social @lwv.org
Pay no attention to the odds. Vote as soon as you can. LWV
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Harry Chancey @harrychancey.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Democracy is on the ballot. It's running against the New Right’s creed of "civilizationism” — blood, soil & faith — not laws, rights, & freedoms. Hungary practiced civilizationism for 16 years until voters had enough. Now we choose. Citizen or subject? harrychancey.substack.com/p/citizen-or...
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Citizen or Subject
There is no duller, more worn-out phrase than “Democracy is on the ballot.” It’s wallpaper.
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Harry Chancey @harrychancey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Insurrection Act can turn the military into a domestic force & put polling places at risk. After that, a two-month window could subvert certification. The Speaker once delayed an elected representative from taking office. He could do it again. harrychancey.substack.com/p/warning-fl...
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Warning Flare
George Croner’s June article in Lawfare didn’t get much exposure.
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 30/09/2026
A federal judge greenlighted the Louisiana League & NAACP challenge to the state’s proof-of-citizenship law. The suit claims discrimination and calls the law unconstitutional. Democracy demands clarity, not confusion. And commitment! vote411.org @lwv.org @lwvlouisiana.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social
Judge green lights Louisiana League suit against vague voter ID law. 34 days before elections. LWV
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 29/09/2026
VIRGINIA stands alone in the south as a critical safeguard for reproductive rights. While 20 surrounding states have severely restricted them, we remain a vital access point. But without constitutional protections, access is at risk. Vote YES! @lwv.org @lwvva.bsky.social @lwvnc.bsky.social
Vote YES on Reproductive Rights. It's Your Business, Not Government's
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 28/09/2026
Expanded rights are on the ballot in Virginia. ✅The right to vote, restored. ✅The right to choose, protected. ✅The right to marry, guaranteed. YES VOTES put all three rights into the state Constitution — no legislature can take them back. YES VOTES make it happen. @lwvva.bsky.social @lwv.org
More Rights, Not Less are on the ballot in Virginia!
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 27/09/2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday blocked Missouri from using a newly gerrymandered map in the 2026 midterms. The Court said changing maps would “usher in electoral chaos.” People choose representatives, not politicians. People prevailed. Plan. Vote. NOW! vote411.org @lwv.org @lwvmo.bsky.social
People Not Politicians Prevailed! LWV
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 26/09/2026
With 38 days to go, the Supreme Court stayed a lower-court order blocking DHS from using its expanded SAVE database to investigate voters. Federal law bars systematic voter-roll removals within 90 days of an election. But individual voters can still be targeted. VOTE EARLY! @lwv.org @epic.org
Mass purges barred. Individual voters can still be targeted. LWV
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Harry Chancey @harrychancey.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
SCOTUS pulls a 6-3 hit & run on a lower court without a shadow docket peep despite finding that federal agencies “haphazardly combined and repurposed the private information of millions of Americans, including citizenship data that they knew to be unreliable.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
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Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)
Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 25/09/2026
Don’t be fooled by misinformation. The Department of Homeland Security claimed 15,903 noncitizens were registered to vote in Nevada. It identified 185. Nevada checked. All 185 — citizens! Noncitizens? None. Get Registered. Cast Your Vote! vote411.org @lwv.org @lwvnv.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social
Headline: Then There Were None. Archival photo: boxes of ballots
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LauraFT @lauraft27.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Another must read “Musing” from my friend @harrychancey.bsky.social - “Warning Flare” x.com/harrychancey...
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The Insurrection Act can turn the military into a domestic force & put polling places at risk. After that, a two-month window can subvert certification. The Speaker once delayed an elected representative from taking office. He can do it again to Congress. https://t.co/bq7XkqaLyr
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Harry Chancey @harrychancey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We fight for democracy with facts and truth. Join us in the war against mis- and dis-information.
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 24/09/2026
Pollsters & pundits make livings by polling and punditry. They are not the final word. You are! That’s why the League has launched a nationwide campaign to combat misinformation & ensure Americans can cast their ballots safely and confidently. Read more: www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre... @lwv.org
The League just launched a new nationwide push to protect the vote.
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Harry Chancey @harrychancey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Insurrection Act can turn the military into a domestic force & put polling places at risk. After that, a two-month window could subvert certification. The Speaker once delayed an elected representative from taking office. He could do it again. harrychancey.substack.com/p/warning-fl...
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Warning Flare
George Croner’s June article in Lawfare didn’t get much exposure.
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 23/09/2026
More than 550,000 Americans registered or updated voter registration on National Voter Registration Day. Since 2012, more than 7 million Americans have done the same. There’s still plenty of time to register or update yours. Participate NOW! Go to vote411.org @lwv.org #NationalVoterRegistrationDay
There's still time to register! Participate in Democracy. LWV
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 22/09/2026
Yesterday, a federal appeals court added another twist to Missouri’s congressional map fight — leaving voters and election officials facing yet another question about which districts will govern November’s election. VOTERS DESERVE CLARITY! @lwv.org @lwvmo.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social
Voters Deserve Clarity 42 Days Before Elections. LWV
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 21/09/2026
We fight for democracy with our VOTES! We find where to fight at vote411.org Vote as early as you can. Democracy is counting on you. @lwv.org @lwvva.bsky.social @vote411.bsky.social
Find out when your state begins early voting at VOTE411.org. LWV
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 20/09/2026
Keep Calm and Vote Early. LWV
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LauraFT @lauraft27.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Another 👀 from @harrychancey.bsky.social “Disclosure is a weapon. Find out who’s paying for the ads in your race. Make the candidate answer for it…. Do you know who — no wait. Do you know what you’re voting for in Nov?” harrychancey.substack.com/p/double-dip...
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Double Dip
You’re not going to like what I’m about to say.
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 19/09/2026
Early voting is starting across the country. If you get a mail ballot, return it early—at a local drop box, if you can. If you don’t get a ballot, contact your election office ASAP. Have a back up plan. We filed the lawsuit—AND WON! Now it’s your turn. bit.ly/46tqIsD @lwv.org @lwvma.bsky.social
Here's what we did on Mail Ballots. We WON!
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Harry Chancey @harrychancey.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Democratic operatives built a machine buying American elections. They don't care which party wins — as long as oligarchs do. Transactions for the rich are the new politics. harrychancey.substack.com/p/double-dip
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Double Dip
You’re not going to like what I’m about to say.
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 18/09/2026
Three amendments enshrined in Virginia’s Constitution will be powerful: MORE RIGHTS THE DAY AFTER THE ELECTION THAN THE DAY BEFORE. ✅ To vote after release from custody. ✅ To make our own health decisions. ✅ To marry whom we love. VOTE YES ON ALL 3. Preserve these rights! @lwvva.bsky.social
Vote YES on all three Virginia Constitutional Amendments.
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Harry Chancey @harrychancey.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Democratic operatives built a machine buying American elections. They don't care which party wins — as long as oligarchs do. Transactions for the rich are the new politics. harrychancey.substack.com/p/double-dip
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Double Dip
You’re not going to like what I’m about to say.
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 16/09/2026
The League is fighting back. Whistleblowers say federal officials used citizenship and voter-registration data to investigate suspected noncitizen voters—including naturalized citizens. The League continues to challenge federal intrusion in court. www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre... @lwv.org
Our next move 48 days until elections. LWV
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 15/09/2026
The Supreme Court blocked enforcement of unlawful USPS mail-ballot restrictions. But election interference is not off the table. Election officials face jail threats, and states risk losing federal funding. We are vigilant. www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre... @lwv.org @lwvma.bsky.social @brennancenter.org
The Supreme Court has decided against unlawful USPS rules, but we remain vigilant
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 14/09/2026
Elections are not sports bets or crapshoots. Don’t let the odds lull you into complacence. Every voter deserves an equal voice and an accessible path to the ballot. VOTE EARLY for choice. Save your betting for the racetrack. Know your rights at polling places. @lwv.org @lwvva.bsky.social @aapd.com
Votes are for deciding.
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 13/09/2026
Former federal judge J. Michael Luttig warns that we face “The Final Battle for America’s Democracy” on January 3, 2027, if Congress refuses to seat duly elected representatives. We stand ready to empower voters & defend democracy. That’s what League is all about. @lwv.org @brennancenter.org
Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy. 51 Days Until Elections. LWV
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 12/09/2026
Pollsters are churning out numbers. Kalshi & Polymarket are flashing the latest odds. Numbers move. Odds move. But votes haven’t been cast. An odds-on favorite is not the winner. We cast the votes. Election workers count them. Only then do we know. Ignore the crapshoots. @lwv.org @lwvva.bsky.social
Predictions aren't results. Only votes count!
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LauraFT @lauraft27.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🚨🚨🚨 are blinking faster & faster warning of the dangerous moves from trump & Repubs before, during & after the Midterms. We’re told to be at the ready & to respond immediately. My friend @harrychancey.bsky.social lays it out in his latest Musing. harrychancey.substack.com/p/this-is-ci...
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This Is Cinerama
When I was a kid, my parents took me downtown Detroit to the Cinerama Theater on Madison Street.
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Harry Chancey @harrychancey.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Lawyers and organizers have spent months war-gaming threats to the 2026 midterms—deepfakes, armed agents, ballot seizures. Now the Supreme Court is weighing whether to allow new USPS restrictions on mail ballots, less than two months before Election Day. harrychancey.substack.com/p/this-is-ci...
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This Is Cinerama
When I was a kid, my parents took me downtown Detroit to the Cinerama Theater on Madison Street.
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 11/09/2026
1.] Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map: blocked. 2.] Preliminary injunction against USPS mail-ballot restrictions: upheld. 3.] Now all eyes on the Supreme Court: Will it rule against disruption and disenfranchisement? The midterms are less than two months away. @lwv.org @brennancenter.org
All Eyes on the Supreme Court!
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 10/09/2026
Postal workers are warning the Supreme Court that USPS’s new election-mail rule could cause the “catastrophic wholesale non-delivery” of hundreds of thousands of mail ballots this November. The Court must protect access—not barriers to voting. @lwv.org @lwvva.bsky.social @brennancenter.org
Hundreds of thousands of mail ballots could be at risk.
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Harry Chancey @harrychancey.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Lawyers and organizers have spent months war-gaming threats to the 2026 midterms—deepfakes, armed agents, ballot seizures. Now the Supreme Court is weighing whether to allow new USPS restrictions on mail ballots, less than two months before Election Day. harrychancey.substack.com/p/this-is-ci...
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This Is Cinerama
When I was a kid, my parents took me downtown Detroit to the Cinerama Theater on Madison Street.
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 09/09/2026
The League is sounding the alarm as Americans face escalating threats to their voting rights and increased barriers to participating easily and safely in the 2026 midterm elections. The solution: Get registered. If you’re registered, confirm it here. vote411.org @lwv.org @lwvva.bsky.social
Are you registered? 55 Days Until Elections!
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 08/09/2026
Wyoming’s Governor is investigating 2 Justice Dept. Primary Election monitors whose conduct was described as “a bit aggressive” and “irregular.” Yet the 1,000-person monitoring force—and where it will be deployed—is unknown 56 days before the General Election. @lwv.org @brennancenter.org @aclu.org
Who will be watching?
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 07/09/2026
Workers fought for the right to organize, bargain collectively, and have a voice in the decisions that affect their lives. We are fighting for the same principle at the heart of democracy: the right to have a voice in the decisions that affect our lives. #laborday @lwv.org @lwvva.bsky.social
We work. We organize. We vote.
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 06/09/2026
A federal appeals court in DC ruled that the government may not use the unreliable system for mass voter purges ahead of the midterm elections. But this legal fight is far from over. The administration can still seek Supreme Court intervention. Vigilance! www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre... @lwv.org
The League Won Yet Another Case!
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Harry Chancey @harrychancey.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I bailed on Trump-TV to binge all seven seasons of The Good Wife. 156 episodes. A fictional world where the stated reason is never the whole reason. It was an escape from Trump saturation. It turned out to be a tutorial. harrychancey.substack.com/p/slap
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Slap
I bailed.
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 05/09/2026
The mail ballot case was decided in our favor — “The court concludes that disenfranchisement for plaintiff organizations’ members… is practically inevitable.” The issue is not resolved. The Trump administration filed an appeal less than two hours later. @lwv.org @lwvma.bsky.social @brennancenter.org
We Fought. We Won. We Wait. 59 Days Until Election Day.
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 04/09/2026
Federal Court Heard Arguments: USPS final rule on mail ballots is unlawful, unconstitutional, and risks disenfranchising millions of eligible voters. “We stood up to the authoritarianism that threatens the bedrock of democracy.”—Celia Canavan @lwvma.bsky.social www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
No Matter What We Will Vote!
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 03/09/2026
“Voting is an act of power and in this moment, it is an act of resistance… We will not be intimidated or discouraged from participating in our democracy. We are America. We are voters. And together, we will make our voices heard." –Celina Stewart, LWV CEO www.lwv.org/newsroom/pre... @lwv.org
We are America, and we vote!
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Harry Chancey @harrychancey.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I bailed on Trump-TV to binge all seven seasons of The Good Wife. 156 episodes. A fictional world where the stated reason is never the whole reason. It was an escape from Trump saturation. It turned out to be a tutorial. harrychancey.substack.com/p/slap
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Slap
I bailed.
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 02/09/2026
Every organization has a right to publish factual analysis regardless of who’s in power. We're proud to join 150+ organizations in solidarity with the Center for American Progress. Free speech isn't partisan, it's foundational to our democracy. Read more: bit.ly/4co40W6 @lwv.org @lwvva.bsky.social
Free speech isn't partisan.
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 01/09/2026
Democracy doesn't protect itself — we do, piece by piece. Vote by vote. The threats are real: disinformation, intimidation, attempts to disrupt voting. The strongest answer is a prepared voter. Confirm your registration here: vote411.org @lwv.org @brennancenter.org @aclu.org @lwvma.bsky.social
Democracy is built piece by piece
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · 31/08/2026
Prediction markets will wager our future on elections. Confusion may distort polls. Neither can tell us what voters will actually do. They will try. Only one thing is certain: your vote. Vote early now more than ever. MOBILIZE! vote411.org @lwv.org @lwvva.bsky.social @brennancenter.org
Don't let markets think for you. Truman holds newspaper with headline: Dewey Defeats Truman]
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