CSRA League of Women Voters

Directions Website Contact the organization

CSRA League of Women Voters NONPARTISAN, neither supporting nor opposing candidates or political parties. Working on ISSUES of concern to members & the public. Augusta, GA area

Thousands of volunteer members all across the country join the League because they believe that citizen participation is key to good government. Any person of voting age, male or female, who subscribes to the purposes and policies of the League may become a member. The League welcomes all people who have an interest in issues affecting them and their communities. Best known for its candidate forums and voter guides, the League has been the inspiration for many elected leaders across the country. It provides an excellent opportunity for networking, leadership building, and making a difference in our government. The League works to build citizen participation in the democratic process and enables people to seek positive solutions to public policy issues through a process of study, consensus, and advocacy.

Five challenged books. You choose which one to read.For September, Banned Book Club is trying a new format: five differe...
09/19/2026

Five challenged books. You choose which one to read.
For September, Banned Book Club is trying a new format: five different titles connected by one theme, Civic Voices & Voting Rights.

Instead of everyone reading the same title, choose the book that interests you most. Read one, pick up a second if you get hooked, or tackle all five if you’re ambitious.

Each brings something different to the conversation. March puts us inside the movement that fought for voting rights. Just Mercy connects the criminal legal system with questions of justice and access to the ballot. The 1619 Project examines race, citizenship, political power, and democracy. Stamped traces how racist ideas have been created and spread to justify and preserve power. And All American Boys takes on policing, protest, community, and young people finding their civic voices.

All five have been challenged or banned, which makes them a natural fit for Banned Book Club—and a timely way to explore how civic voice is shaped, restricted, defended, and used.

Pick the one that speaks to you and join us on September 24.

đź“… Thursday, September 24
🚪 Doors open 5:30 PM | Discussion 6:00–8:00 PM
đź“Ť Unitarian Universalist Church of Augusta
3501 Walton Way Extension, Augusta, GA 30909

All ages welcome. Bring a snack to share. Copies of the featured books are available at The Book Tavern.

Banned Book Club is an activity of the LWVCSRA Censorship & Misinformation Task Force, in partnership with Americans United for Separation of Church and State — Augusta Chapter and the UU Church of Augusta.

09/19/2026

Ballotpedia Sharing Ballotpedia’s overview of Georgia’s U.S. Senate race — with one important update.

The video mentions several additional candidates, but current sample ballots list Jon Ossoff and Mike Collins as the named candidates, along with a write-in option.

Ballotpedia’s video reflects an earlier candidate field, before final ballot access was determined.

Before you vote, check your own sample ballot through Georgia’s My Voter Page.

09/19/2026

Access to maternity care in Georgia can mean miles on the road. For too many families, the nearest labor and delivery unit isn't down the street — it's an hour away, sometimes more. Whether that hospital stays open comes down to policy. Get registered, get informed at Vote411.org, then vote.

09/18/2026

Know your rights before you vote. 🗳️
LWV CEO Celina Stewart breaks down 5 major Supreme Court cases affecting voting right now.

Here's the good news: for the 2026 elections, you'll still be voting under the same state election rules you already know today, including how mail-in and absentee ballots work.

Stay informed, stay ready — share this with someone who needs the facts.

Additional resources and related links are available in our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lwvcsra (link in bio)

Every carton of eggs in your fridge has a grade stamped on it, and you've probably never once wondered who's qualified t...
09/18/2026

Every carton of eggs in your fridge has a grade stamped on it, and you've probably never once wondered who's qualified to hand that stamp out. You don't have to — the grader doesn't work for the egg company, and can't be fired for handing out a B.

Colleges have a version of that stamp too. It's called accreditation, and it's the independent check that decides whether a school can access federal financial aid at all.

The Dept. of Education has proposed rewriting the rules behind that system, and public comments close Monday, September 21. The changes would make it easier for colleges to shop for a friendlier accreditor, let brand-new accreditors get federal recognition with no track record, and require accreditors to enforce the administration's own definitions of "academic freedom" and civil rights compliance.

We've seen what a weak accreditor costs before: Corinthian Colleges and ITT Tech stayed fully accredited for years while misleading students, and taxpayers absorbed nearly $9.7 billion in loan discharges when both collapsed.

Background reading: "Let's Grade the Department of Education," The Dad Briefs (dadbriefs.com)

Submit a comment before 11:59pm Eastern Monday — one specific, personal comment matters more than a form letter: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/20/2026-17001/accreditation-innovation-and-modernization-the-secretarys-recognition-of-accrediting-agencies

09/18/2026

Trump’s $5,000 “dividend” has pushed an old question about money and elections into unusually sharp focus.

Our latest Friday Forum looks past the headline to the legal precedent, what election-law experts are actually saying, and why a promise can be politically provocative without being straightforwardly illegal.

Read the full analysis in LWVCSRA Civic Dispatch.

The U.S. healthcare system is failing pregnant people and mothers. Instead of making real policy changes to help, polit...
09/17/2026

The U.S. healthcare system is failing pregnant people and mothers. Instead of making real policy changes to help, politicians are cutting Medicaid and pushing a dire situation to the brink.

And just a reminder: nearly 63 million women and girls live in states with abortion bans. Anti-abortion politicians are forcing women to give birth and yet have done very little to address the ongoing maternal health crisis in this country.

Thank you , for bringing this to people’s attention.

09/17/2026

I don't do politics." But the Constitution only protects you as well as the people enforcing it. This Constitution Day, remember: your free speech, due process, and equal protection depend on who holds power — and that's decided at the ballot box. Get registered, get informed, be at Vote411.org.

Katharine Dexter McCormick understood that winning the vote was only the beginning. A suffrage leader and founding offic...
09/17/2026

Katharine Dexter McCormick understood that winning the vote was only the beginning. A suffrage leader and founding officer of the League of Women Voters, she believed political power should help women change the laws and institutions governing their lives.

That belief carried her from the suffrage movement into the fight for reproductive freedom. During the 1920s, she smuggled contraceptives into the United States for Margaret Sanger’s clinics. Decades later, she provided nearly all the money needed to develop the birth-control pill.

Her remarkable—and largely forgotten—story connects the right to vote with the continuing fight for bodily autonomy.

Read “From Suffrage to the Pill” in LWVCSRA Civic Dispatch.

Address

P. O. Box 212963
Evans, GA
30917

Website

,

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when CSRA League of Women Voters posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to CSRA League of Women Voters:

Shortcuts

Share

Category