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Event Date: 
08/13/2026 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm
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Trabant University Center

The League of Women Voters of New Castle County is a co-sponsor of this local candidate Meet and Greet event sponsored by Indivisible Newark Delaware, at the Trabant University Center in Newark, DE on Thursday August 13, 2026 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m

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Candidate information for the September 15, 2026, Delaware Primary Elections went live on VOTE411 on Monday, August 10th, 2026.

Click "Read more" below for links to LWV's VOTE411, the ACLU's Vote Delaware guide, and the "How to Vote in Delaware’s 2026 Primary Election" publication from the Delaware Voting Rights Coalition

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Check this article for upcoming and completed Delaware Primary Election candidate forums in New Castle County. Click "Read more" to find registration links for upcoming forums and posted videos for completed ones.

Candidate Forum, 2026 Delaware State Treasurer Primary, Wednesday August 5th 6:30 to 8pm. (candidate photos shown) Sponsor logos: LWV of New Castle County, and Delaware Deltas
Event Date: 
08/05/2026 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
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Zoom webinar

On August 5, 2026, the Delaware chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and the League of Women Voters of New Castle County hosted a forum with the Democratic Primary Candidates for the office of State Treasurer. Click "Read more" below right to access the full forum video...

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Invite your friends and neighbors to join us at the Frankford Library (8 Main Street) on Saturday 8/29 from 10 am - 1:30 pm. We will prepare postcards to mail to some of the registered voters of both parties who haven't voted in the Delaware primaries. Preprinted postcards, address labels and stamps will be provided. Library patrons, Antioch AME Church and Community Lutheran are invited to join in. Let Barb know at president [at] sussexlwv.org if you have a group we should invite!

2026 Election Schedule
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There are only 9 early voting sites in Sussex County - see below for where and when.

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** Volunteers needed to staff Voter Services tables at several public events, including the Nanticoke Powwow and National Constitution Day! Find out more and sign up to help: https://my.lwv.org/node/72484 ** August 29: help send postcards to registered voters who haven't made it to the polls -- see the article on this page. ** Read our August newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UFaqUbKbcahJ69J5eOugD1MliTA56EPr/view?u... ** Find out what the Sussex LWV is up to on one page: https://my.lwv.org/node/72915, and check our SignUp page to get involved: https://signup.com/go/GrccOWu ** Stay cool and see you soon!

Your Vote is Your Voice! When: August 16th 2026 11:00am to 6:00pm. Where: Lush Cosmetics Christiana Mall. LUSH and LWV logos shown.
Event Date: 
08/16/2026 - 11:00am to 6:00pm

Join us at Lush Cosmetics in Christiana Mall on August 16, 2026 to learn and gain access to resources to exercise your right to vote.

Your vote is powerful!

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The League of Women Voters of Delaware publishes a quarterly newsletter, the VOTER. Click "Read more" below to access the Summer 2026 Voter Newsletter and find out what we've been up to!

Press Mention

LWVDE's Jill Itzkowitz is quoted in this ACLU of Delaware article announcing the release of voters' resources for the Sept 15, 2026 Delaware State Primary election.