President's Message: A True Democracy
Grace Chimene
“In November, the American people turned out in record numbers to elect the next president of the United States and the Electoral College confirmed the people’s will last month. The electors from each state have certified their results, and the role of Congress this week is to confirm that the votes sent are the ones the electors certified. Congress has no legal ability to change those results.”
Virginia Case, CEO, League of Women Voters of the United States
We are appalled that some of our electedleaders in Texas are continuing to assault the election processby advocating thatmillions of votes be ignored because their candidate was not elected.Our democracy must be preserved, andour elected leaders must respect the will of the voters.
This past election saw historic voter turnout all across the United States. By casting ballots, voters made their choices known. Despite many court challenges to overturn these choices, the courts consistently upheld the legitimacy of the votes. The role of our representatives now is to do their job, uphold the Constitution and the courts, and start governing.
On January 6,Congress meets in joint session to formally accept each state’s electoral votes. The states have already confirmed these votes. Historically, the counting of the votes in Congress has been an official affirmation of the states’ electoral votes. Unfortunately, a few representatives, including Texas representatives, have stated that they will challenge the electoral votes of certain states during this process.
The declared outcome of the election is final.The League objects tothe attempt by a few elected officials to undermine the will of the many and to discredit our election process. Let’s continue to support one person, one vote! The people have cast their ballot - it is time to respect our election!
The League of Women Voters never supports or opposes political parties or candidates.Weencourage all eligible voters to participate in our elections.We fight for the rights of all voters and respect the results of elections.
Thank you for standing with the League to empower voters and defend democracy!