This month's member to find herself in the Spotlight is Sandy Mueller. Sandy has a passion for Voter Registration, especially youth. You will often see Sandy at events with the QR code to register a voter, as in this picture.
Working with the Empowerment Club of Downers Grove North HighSchool, Sandy initiated a TicToc challenge to create a 60 second Tic Toc video on the importance of voting. GOTV at it's finest!
University of South Carolina Aiken, Ethredge Center
With the national premiere of an original playlet, The Big Debate, this event brings to life the fraught friendship and the competition for recognition between voting rights stalwarts Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony.
Come visit the League of Women at the Northern Idaho State Fair! We will be located at the Community Network Mobile Van during the fair. We will be registering voters intermittently during early fair hours.
SAFE (Safe, Accessible & Fair Elections) Action Team
An increasing number of people found their way to League membership in 2020, most citing their reason for joining as concern about the state of US Democracy. In response, the League formed a committee called SAFE – safe, accessible and fair elections. The 12-15 members who joined the early fall 2020 meetings identified the two areas in which they wanted to focus:
Register to vote at Wheaton's French Market, a French-styled open-air market where local vendors sell fresh local produce, bread, cheese, flowers, artisan foods & crafts, clothing, jewelry, etc.