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All vote-by-mail requests expired on December 31, 2024. All voters who want to vote-by-mail must submit a new request. No voter’s Vote-by-Mail ballot status rolls over into the 2025 & 2026 Election Cycles.

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A recording of the Feb. 11 Oak Hammock Meeting is now available. Prof. Ted Bridis, UF College of Journalism lecturer and former AP Pulitzer Prize editor, and two University of Florida student investigative reporters discuss the challenges of investigative reporting.

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Celebrating voting rights history and Black history go hand in hand. As we commemorate the great leaders and moments — both the known and the unsung — we must remember that the struggle to protect voting rights continues. We must continue to fight to ensure that we are not adding another chapter of discrimination and Jim Crow-era politics.

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A recording of the January Gun Violence Prevention and Safety meeting is now available....

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A recording of the Jan. 14 Oak Hammock Meeting is now available. Angela Bradbery, professor of Journalism at UF, presented, "The Election is Over. How Do We Make Progress on Social Issues / A Path Toward Depolarization."

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Blog Post

Dear Members,

Let’s look forward, then backward.

Looking forward, the national League is surging ahead with making joining and renewing memberships more uniform and more modern...

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LWV is switching to a new member portal for all Leagues across the country on Feb. 1. Through ChapterSpot, you will be able to renew your membership online and update your own information (e.g. phone, email, mailing address) as needed. Dues will no longer be a fixed rate but will be pay-what-you-can (with a $20 minimum). On a member level, we hope these changes will make managing your membership easier. On a League level, this is expected to increase membership around the country and increase our ability to empower voters and defend democracy.

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LWVAC is proud to have several Life Members—those who have been League members for 50 consecutive years! We’ve set out to interview them all. Here we talk with Rosalie Bandyopadhyay…

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On Thursday, Jan. 9, the state legislators who represent Alachua County gathered at Santa Fe College for their annual public meeting. This was the only opportunity for the public at large to see and hear the legislators and provide input on matters of interest before the legislative session begins March 4. President Janice Garry addressed the delegation on behalf of LWV of Alachua County...

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UPDATE as of Jan. 8: At least two local papers ran articles about Rep. Chad Johnson's bill and 960 people sent emails objecting to the bill. The bill has been tabled. For now.

There is another attack on GRU coming. Attend the Legislative Delegation meeting on Jan. 9 at 1 p.m. at Santa Fe College to show your support for GRU. Can't attend in person? Send an email to the delegation. The most important thing we can do is to participate in local government. This is a prime opportunity.

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