With an agenda featuring votes on new officers, a dues increase, bylaws revisions and a budget for the new fiscal year, your virtual attendance is needed. Please join us at 7 pm CDT on April 19 via Zoom.
Proposed slate for 2021-2022
- Officers
President: Emily Riner
President-Elect: Tracy Matthews
Vice President: Kristin Salmans
Secretary: Sharon Brown - Directors
Cille King, Marjorie Cole, Denise Pettengill, Sonja Czarnecki and Kay Johnson - Nominating Committee
Jan Roth and Marilyn Hall, co-chairs, and Ellen Paulsen - Continuing
The following officers will continue to serve the second year of two-year terms: Treasurer Melissa Wick and Directors Tamara Cash, Charley Crabtree and Martha Silks.
Dues increase
This proposal is prompted, in part, by an increase in per member payment fees at the Kansas state level ($20 for an individual; $30 for a household) that will be effective April 1, 2021. Additionally, we anticipate an increase at the national level where the fees are currently $32 for an individual; $48 for a household.
Highlights:
Students, 16 years and older, will be welcomed FREE, continuing the previous experimental lowering after which we saw significant numbers join, both from high school and college. We encourage membership at this level because the sooner people become civically engaged, the greater the likelihood they will remain civically engaged.
Dues for first tier of dues (based on self-reported income) will be $25.00 – or "WHATEVER YOU CAN PAY." Those underserved by our community and underrepresented at the polls are often also in the lower income bracket. We want to encourage all people to increase their voter education and become politically active, regardless of income.
| Individual | Household | |||
| Current | Proposed | Current | Proposed | |
| Student* (16 years and older and enrolled in an accredited school |
Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Under $25,000** | $20.00 | $25.00 | $35.00 | $40.00 |
| $25,000-$50,000 | $35.00 | $40.00 | $55.00 | $60.00 |
| More than $50,000 | $55.00 | $60.00 | $85.00 | $90.00 |
| Sustaining | $100.00 | $100.00 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Life Member (of 50 years) | Dues are optional | Dues are optional |
- *Student Members: 16 years and older and enrolled in an accredited school
- **Under $25,000: Pay what you can; we need your voices at the table.
At last spring’s virtual convention, a committee was formed to review the Bylaws and investigate forming a 501(c)(3). A committee has been meeting and will propose to the upcoming convention in April for approval of revised Bylaws. Some language was added to Article IV, Section 5 (Board Meetings) to expand explanation for electronic meetings and use of proxy representation. Similar language was added to Article V Officers regarding teleconferencing and remote access to conduct League business.
Our organization is working to obtain 501(c)(3) status, which will allow all donations to be tax deductible; therefore, language the IRS requires was added to Article VI, Section 5, regarding distribution of funds in the event of dissolution of our League.
(Read the Bylaws and Proposed Changes)
Here is the Zoom link and meeting ID:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89704228871?pwd=Vm9yRVAyMlJPUTJ3T2Jjb3ozMWFXQT09
Meeting ID: 897 0422 8871
Passcode: 603156