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Abortion access one step closer to being on the ballot!

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Submitted by Alachua County in January 2024.

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We did it! As of today (Friday, January 5, 2024), the Division of Elections is reporting that #AbortionOnTheBallot has 910,946 verified signatures meeting the threshold, enough to qualify for the 2024 election! What a huge milestone for abortion access in our state!

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Oak Hammock Committee Meeting

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Submitted by Alachua County in December 2023.

Event Date: 
01/09/2024 - 7:00pm
Event location: 

Oak Hammock

At this Oak Hammock Committee Meeting, Dr. Nancy Hardt, MD will present, "Politics and Infant and Maternal Health." Dr. Hardt is a professor emerita at the UF College of Medicine.

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Volunteer Opportunity: Tabling at Gainesville's Downtown Festival and Art Show

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Submitted by Alachua County in October 2023.

Event Date: 
11/18/2023 - 10:00am to 11/19/2023 - 5:00pm
Event location: 

Downtown Gainesville (near The Hippodrome)

LWV of Alachua County is tabling at Gainesville's Downtown Festival and Art Show. Join us to assist attendees with voter registration (training required) and voter education. We will also be collecting petition signatures. 

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Volunteer Opportunity: Tabling at Gainesville Pride Festival

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Submitted by Alachua County in September 2023.

Event Date: 
10/21/2023 - 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Event location: 

Bo Diddley Plaza

LWV of Alachua County is tabling at Gainesville's Pride Festival. Join us to assist attendees with voter registration (training required) and voter education. We will also be collecting petition signatures. 

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Volunteer Opportunity: Tabling at NAACP Health Fair

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Submitted by Alachua County in September 2023.

Event Date: 
10/14/2023 - 10:00am to 1:30pm
Event location: 

Mt Olive AME Church

LWV of Alachua County is tabling at the NAACP Health Fair to assist attendees with voter registration (training required) and voter education. We will also be collecting petition signatures. 

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Volunteer Opportunity: Tabling at Sweetwater Apartments

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Submitted by Alachua County in September 2023.

Event Date: 
10/07/2023 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Event location: 

Sweetwater Apartments

LWV of Alachua County is tabling at Sweetwater Apartments, a primarily student apartment complex. Join us to assist residents with registration (training required) and voter education. We will also be collecting petitions. 

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Health Care

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The goals of the Health Care Committee include:

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Volunteer Opportunity: National Voter Registration Day at SFC

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Submitted by Alachua County in August 2023.

Event Date: 
09/20/2023 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
Event location: 

Santa Fe College Northwest Campus

LWV of Alachua County is honoring National Voter Registration Day (September 19th) on September 20th with a table at the Santa Fe College Constitution Week Civics Fair.

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Volunteer Opportunity: National Voter Registration Day at the Library

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Submitted by Alachua County in August 2023.

Event Date: 
09/16/2023 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Event location: 

Headquarters Library

LWV of Alachua County is honoring National Voter Registration Day (September 19th) on September 16th with a table at the Headquarters Library in Downtown Gainesville.

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Florida's Right to Reproductive Freedom

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Submitted by Alachua County in June 2023.

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The LWVAC and LWVFL support an amendment to limit government interference with abortion. Florida voters want women to have the chance to ensure that their personal medical decisions are theirs and theirs alone to make.
Joined the effort to Put Abortion on the Ballot on the 2024. We need you!

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