Educating Voters

Educating Voters

We host hundreds of events and programs every year to educate voters about candidates in thousands of federal, state and local races, as well as distribute millions of educational materials about state and local elections.

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Action Alerts

For months, our League team has been creating and printing Get Out the Vote (GOTV) handouts for the public. They are beautiful. Now is when you come in! We have thousands of handouts to broadly distribute throughout Alachua County....

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Event Date: 
08/14/2024 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
Event location: 

High Springs Branch Library

This League at the Library event will take place at the High Springs Branch Library and will be an inside event. We are looking for 2-3 volunteers to man the table.

During LWVAC's 2024 Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Campaign for the 2024 Election Season, the Voter Services team is organizing multiple Alachua County Library tabling events. The goal is to have a table at each of the 12 libraries once a month for 2 hours at peak times until November. We hope to increase League visibility and engage with current and potential voters, especially young people.

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Event Date: 
08/03/2024 - 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Event location: 

Hawthorne Branch Library

This League at the Library event will take place at the Hawthorne Branch Library and will be an indoor event. We are looking for 2-3 volunteers to man the table.

During LWVAC's 2024 Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Campaign for the 2024 Election Season, the Voter Services team is organizing multiple Alachua County Library tabling events. The goal is to have a table at each of the 12 libraries once a month for 2 hours at peak times until November. We hope to increase League visibility and engage with current and potential voters, especially young people.

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Event Date: 
08/01/2024 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Event location: 

Alachua Branch Library

This League at the Library event will take place at the Alachua Branch Library and will be an outdoor event. We are looking for 2-3 volunteers to man the table.

During LWVAC's 2024 Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Campaign for the 2024 Election Season, the Voter Services team is organizing multiple Alachua County Library tabling events. The goal is to have a table at each of the 12 libraries once a month for 2 hours at peak times until November. We hope to increase League visibility and engage with current and potential voters, especially young people.

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Event Date: 
07/20/2024 - 11:00am to 3:00pm
Event location: 

The Lynx Bookstore

Join us to educate community members about voting and what's on the ballot.

Event Date: 
09/13/2024 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Event location: 

Historic Arkansas Museum

Monthly gathering at the Historic Arkansas Museum; voter registration, voter address changes, make League a presence in the community

Event Date: 
08/09/2024 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Event location: 

Historic Arkansas Museum

Monthly gathering at the Historic Arkansas Museum; voter registration, voter address changes, make League a presence in the community

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News

One superpower of the LWV is its nonpartisan education mission. Democracy thrives when its citizens are informed. The LWVAC Speakers Bureau Team is ready to serve.

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LWV Alachua County is excited to again bring you the nonpartisan election resource VOTE411.org in time for the Aug. 20 primary and Gainesville city elections. Launched by the national League of Women Voters Education Fund in 2006, this “one-stop shop” for election information has simple, accessible tools to help voters navigate the voting process...

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Event Date: 
07/16/2024 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Event location: 

The Village at Gainesville

Join us to assist residents with voter registration (training required), vote by mail, and voter education.

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