At their 80th session, the NCAI voted down an amendment that would exclude tribes not recognized by the US Federal government. 574 tribes are federally recognized to self-govern and have a special relation with the US government. The amendment named
Laramie Police Advisory Board holds 1st meeting
Community control. Right to voice concerns. This new group in Laramie grew out of such sentiments. The mission statement is to “promote the highest principles of professional police conduct including, but not limited to, training, hiring practices, policy, consistency in
League Members Welcome 16 New Citizens at Naturalization Ceremony
A group of League of Women Voters from Cheyenne and Laramie welcomed 16 new citizens at a naturalization ceremony Nov. 7, 2023, in Cheyenne. The site, Prairie Wind Elementary School, was aptly named that afternoon, but it afforded a chance
Details: Wyoming’s new voting law on durational residency
Our previous post explains an amendment that failed to close a loophole in this (proposed) piece of legislation. Another amendment guarantees that WY meets federal voting law: everyone must be enabled to vote for President and Vice-President. The County Clerks
“Loophole” in cross-over law: vote in GOP primary & then reregister DEM or IND
As it stands, the crossover-voting ban would not restrict voters who canceled their registration ahead of the cutoff date from re-registering and affiliating with a party different than the one they had affiliated with previously. After a lengthy conversation between
Proposed durational residency voting rule has complications
Louisa Swain Federal Office Renaming Ceremony
The Cheyenne League of Women Voters participated in the renaming ceremony of the 1932 federal building in Cheyenne to the Louisa Swain Federal Office Building. It honors of the first woman in the world to cast a ballot in an
London’s new ID laws may deny access for 60,000 young voters
The British government is also changing its election ID rules. The list of accepted IDs appears long but it apparently excludes many.
Nationwide, childcare programs lose funding this week.
For the past 2 years families and childcare programs have received substantial federal subsidies. A DC think tank concluded that in five states — Arkansas, Montana, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia — as well as Washington, D.C., up to half