Voter Services

Voter Services

The League of Women Voters actively encourages and supports all eligible citizens to register and to vote in national, state, and local elections. 

Get Involved

All Voter Services activities and events are listed below.

Additional Resources

Our Voter Education webpage contains additional resources for voters and potential voters.

 
Voter Education Resources & Activities

Leadership

Chair: Dillon Boatner
 

Meet our committee chairs here.

Contact the vote [at] lwv-alachua.org (Committee Chair) to get involved with Voter Services and participate in voter registration, education, and engagement in Alachua County.

 

Committee Contact
Contact Name: 
Diana Boxer and Gwen Wagner
Email: 
vote@lwv-alachua.org
League to which this content belongs: 
Alachua County

All Posts Related to this Committee

LWVFL ACTION ALERT: Protect Citizen-led Amendments

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Submitted by Alachua County in March 2025.

Action Alerts

SPB 7016 by the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee and HB 1205 by Representative Jenna Persons-Mulicka are the bills that are moving through committees focused on restricting the citizen-led amendment process at this point in the legislative session. These approaches are very different but both represent dire threats to the citizen-led amendment process in Florida. Please take 60 seconds to urge your state legislators to oppose attacks on the citizen-led amendment process.

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Election Day for Alachua & Newberry

Election Day April 8

Submitted by Alachua County in March 2025.

Event Date: 
04/08/2025 - 7:00am to 7:00pm

The cities of Alachua and Newberry have elections on Tuesday, April 8. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting is open to all registered voters who reside in the city limits. The elections are managed by the individual city administrations.

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WYCD Action Alert: Voice your objection to Florida further restricting voting access with SB 1414/HB 1381

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Submitted by Alachua County in March 2025.

Action Alerts

The current "What You Can Do" (WYCD) action encourages all voters to call their Florida legislators to express opposition to Florida bills SB 1414 and HB 1381 which further restrict voting access.

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Voter Services Meeting

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Submitted by Alachua County in March 2025.

Event Date: 
04/02/2025 - 6:30pm

Join Voter Services for their next meeting where they will recap the candidate forums for the cities of Alachua and Newberry and outline plans for get out the vote efforts for those elections on April 8.

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LWVFL Presents: National Popular Vote Interstate Compact - What, How, and WHY?

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Submitted by Alachua County in March 2025.

Event Date: 
03/25/2024 - 1:00pm

LWVFL is hosting a free 30-minute information session about the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact entitled, “National Popular Vote Interstate Compact: What, How, and WHY? ” A National Popular Vote would eliminate the “winner-take-all” practice prevalent in most states, which invalidates the popular votes of millions of Americans—sometimes the majority, in fact. Come hear a short presentation (30 minutes) get all your questions answered by two knowledgeable Floridian for National Popular Vote steering committee members.

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LWVAC is hosting candidate forums for Alachua & Newberry elections

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Submitted by Alachua County in March 2025.

News

LWVAC is pleased to announce that we are hosting candidate forums for local municipal elections in Alachua and Newberry. Dillon Boatner, Voter Services chair, said pulling the events together in a short time has been challenging, but "we are excited to host forums for these elections to give candidates a setting to explain their positions on local issues, together."

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City of Newberry Candidate Forum

Newberry City Candidate Forum

Submitted by Alachua County in March 2025.

Event Date: 
03/30/2025 - 2:00pm
Event location: 

Newberry Municipal

The League of Women Voters of Alachua County will be hosting its first candidate forum for the Newberry City Commission elections which are happening on Tuesday, April 8th!
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City of Alachua Candidate Forum

City of Alachua Candidate Forum

Submitted by Alachua County in March 2025.

Event Date: 
03/23/2025 - 2:00pm
Event location: 

Hathcock Community Center

The League of Women Voters of Alachua County will be hosting its first candidate forum for the Alachua City Commission elections which are happening on Tuesday, April 8th!
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Voter Services Meeting with guest speaker, Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward

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Submitted by Alachua County in February 2025.

Event Date: 
03/05/2025 - 6:30pm

Join us for our next meeting where we will be joined by special guest, Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward!

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Voter Services Meeting with TWO guest speakers

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Submitted by Alachua County in January 2025.

Event Date: 
02/05/2025 - 6:30pm

Join us for our next meeting where we will be joined by two special guests! 

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