THANK YOU, VOTERS!  The good news is that more voters showed up.  The Connecticut voter turnout was 55.2% for this year’s midterm election.  This is an increase from the last midterm which was 48.6%.  

            THANK YOU, POLL WORKERS!  We are grateful to our area poll workers who worked many hours to make sure our elections were safe, secure and accessible.

            THANK YOU, CANDIDATES!  We appreciate all the candidates who were willing to step up and run for office.  Win or Lose, they contributed to our democracy by their efforts to campaign and hope to represent our communities.

THANK YOU TO OUR LEAGUE MEMBERS!  Your participation and support of our Get Out the Vote activities, our Candidates’ Debates and other events has helped get information out to the citizens before the election.

 As noted by the Secretary of the State, our civic engagement doesn’t end at the ballot box.  Now we continue our participation in our communities by joining a town committee, coordinating a community enhancement effort, going to Town Meetings, to name a few ways we can enhance our civic engagement.  One particular way mentioned was to volunteer with a nonprofit, you are already doing that with LWV and hopefully with other groups.

LOOKING TO 2027

            Your LWVES leadership is planning and considering some of the activities and events we can offer you and our communities in the coming year.  Please let us know if you have an idea, suggestion or want to get more involved in the upcoming months by emailing us at eastshoreleague [at] yahoo.com.

ADVOCACY

For additional advocacy information, you can click the link below:

 

LWVES presentation on voting in Clinton to note National Voter Registration Day.

 

  Constitution Day                               

 

Shoreline Teens Lead the Reading of the United States Constitution

On National Constitution Day, our Shoreline students were front and center in a public reading of the U.S. Constitution at the Blackstone Memorial Library.

4TH ANNUAL GUILFORD PRIDE EVENT

Come celebrate at the Guilford Pride Event on May 16th 12 - 4pm at the Guilford Green.  Stop by our voting information table for election information. We look forward to seeing you!

BLACKSTONE LIBRARY CIVIC SATURDAY EVENT

Town Clerk Bob Siegrist, Branford Registrar of Voters, and the League of Women Voters held an information and Q&A session on the 2026 election, voter registration, and opportunities for civic engagement in our local election process. 

 

SAVE THE DATE!  LWVES will be holding our Annual Meeting on June 11th and our guest speakers, Jennifer Rodriques Esq. and Linda Gebauer Esq., will update us on the status of Immigration in Connecticut.

 

Constitutional scholar Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox spoke about how vital it is to keep our Constitution alive and strong now more than ever.  To view a recording of this event, go to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@leagueofwomenvotersoftheea3824

“I have been invited to communities across Connecticut,” says Gadkar-Wilcox, “and people have a lot of questions. It’s not just a document,” continues Gadkar-Wilcox, “it’s the foundation of our rights, freedoms, and justice. Protecting it means protecting the principles that ensure fairness, equality, and liberty for all. “

Professor Gadkar-Wilcox teaches constitutional law and related courses at Quinnipiac University. She also represents Connecticut’s 22nd State Senate District, serves as Executive Director of the Oxford Consortium for Human Rights, and is a Commissioner on the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO).

 

 

Carol Reimers: Contact person

Email: eastshoreleague [at] yahoo.com

 

Liz Alcorn, Daniel Armin, Mary Bigelow, Paige Hoover, Denise Isaac, Brooks Low, Elise Low, Lisa Nee, Carol Reimers

 

Michael Reimers, Financial Advisor