Voter Education Resources
No need to reinvent the wheel: feel free to use these resources to educate voters in your community in person or virtually.
Issues:
Educating VotersConnecticut
Voter Education Series- Know Your Town: Board of Finance
Friday, March 25, 2022 - 7:00pm
Voter Education Series
Know Your Town: Board of Finance
May 25th, 2022 7:00PM
Westport Library
20 Jesup Rd
Westport, CT 06880
Issues referenced by this event:
Voting RightsSign Up to Testify on Absentee Ballot Bills before GAE Committee
Sign up by Thursday March 3 at 3PM to testify for the virtual public hearing to discuss two bills, one allowing COVID to be a valid reason to use absentee ballots for the November 2022 election, and the other allowing for the amendment of the current statute which defines the criteria for obtaining an absentee ballot to include the fear of illness, such as during a public health emergency like a pandemic.
Issues referenced by this action alert:
Expanding Voter AccessLeague to which this content belongs:
ConnecticutPowerful Voices: Connecticut Women Changing Democracy
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 - 7:00pm
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Norwalk Historical Society and the League of Women Voters of Norwalk are partnering to host the virtual lecture, “Powerful Voices: Connecticut Women Changing Democracy,” with guest presenter Liz Krebs, Education Manager for the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame. Registration is free.
Additional Event Hosts:
Norwalk Historical SocietyEvent Registration:
Event RegistrationConversations: Discussion Group Examining the Works of Three Scholars with LWV of Redding
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 - 7:30pm
Join the LWV of Redding and the Mark Twain Museum for the next installment of an ongoing conversation to better understand and address the political and racial controversies that continue to polarize our communities by analyzing three works by noted scholars. Registration required, maximum of 40 registrants.
Event Registration:
Event RegistrationCT State Library - National Votes for Women Trail Discussion with Joanie DiMartino
Thursday, March 17, 2022 - 12:00pm
Join the CT State Library to hear from Connecticut project coordinator for the National Collaborative for Women's History Sites (NCWHS), Joanie DiMartino, as she discusses the National Votes for Women Trail (NVWT). Registration is required.
Event Registration:
Event RegistrationRanked Choice Voting with LWV Windsor and Jonathan Perloe of Voter Choice CT
Thursday, March 31, 2022 - 6:30pm
Learn about Ranked Choice Voting and the citizen led movement to bring this must-have election reform to our state. Jonathan Perloe of Voter Choice CT will lead an educational forum that will begin with an overview of our current “plurality voting” system, then explain how Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) works and why it gives voters a better way to express their preferences and produces more representative election outcomes.
Co-hosting Leagues:
Greater HartfordIssues referenced by this event:
Voting Rights LawsEvent Registration:
Event Registration1001 Voices on Climate Change
Thursday, April 21, 2022 - 7:00pm
Ms President US, The League of Women Voters of Ridgefield, and the Ridgefield Library are pleased to co-sponsor this program, 1001 Voices on Climate Change, everyday stories of flood, fire, drought, and displacement from around the world, with Devi Lockwood.
Event Registration:
Event RegistrationLWV of the East Shore: Ranked Choice Voting Presentation
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 - 7:00pm
Voter Choice CT will present all you want to know about Ranked Choice Voting. Bring your questions!
Event Registration:
Event RegistrationPower Lines: Creating new voting district maps in Connecticut and New York
Press Mention
Feb 18 2022
Connecticut and New York have approved their new voting district maps. For the next 10 years these district lines will shape how political power plays out in both states. Joan Twiggs, Director at Large and People Powered Fair Maps Champion for the League of Women Voters of Connecticut, spoke to WSHU for the Full Story program about Connecticut's new voting district maps, published on February 18, 2022.
Issues referenced by this article:
RedistrictingLeague to which this content belongs:
Connecticut