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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Takiyah Nur Amin
Event Date: 
12/03/2024 - 11:45am
Event location: 

Blacksburg Public Library

Takiyah Nur Amin, head of diversity for VT College of Architecture, will speak about recruiting younger, more diverse members to the League, She worked with the Charlotte, VA league on this issue. 

Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy
Event Date: 
11/05/2024 - 11:45am
Event location: 

Zoom

Our November First Tuesday Talk will be on Election Day and will focus on politics and lobbying in the upcoming Virginia General Assembly session.

Citizens Right to Know Spanish Language Program graphic
Event Date: 
10/24/2024 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Event location: 

Matheson History Museum

LWVAC is partnering with the Matheson History Museum and the Latina Women’s League to present the a Spanish-language educat

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Action Alerts

Early voting began today. Mail in voting is ongoing. The last day to vote in this election is November 5. Our focus continues to be informing voters, and the way you can help is by passing out League handouts to your friends, neighbors and groups. The best place for people to get information on their ballot choices is the League VOTE411.org site. Each of our handouts has a QR code that directs people to VOTE411.org...

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Event Date: 
10/21/2024 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Our next Meet and Mobilize (M/M) push will be canvassing in area neighborhoods to educate voters about issues on the ballot and encourage them to get out and vote. This event will be in the Libby Heights neighborhood near Westside Park.

Diverse group of women facing the camera along the top with Meet & Mobilize text below in a white background
Event Date: 
10/20/2024 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Our next Meet and Mobilize (M/M) push will be canvassing in area neighborhoods to educate voters about issues on the ballot and encourage them to get out and vote.

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Blog Post

Dear Members,
I hope that each of you has come through Hurricane Milton well. Emotionally, we are reeling from watching three hurricanes in three months cross our region with destructive force. We each have family or friends that have been affected. Leadership that understands and accepts and acts on the human effects on our climate is needed. Our vote is our power. Help get out the vote...

Voter Education Summit
Event Date: 
10/17/2024 - 7:00pm

Panel:  Moderator - Dr. Roslyn Lee; LWVGLA co-president - Penny Sommers; League Voter Service Team Member - Terea Y Hillary. This event is a Zoom event: Meeting ID: 591-502-4134. Passcode: 101704.

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News

Ballots started arriving in Orange County on Monday, October 7th

3 Ways to Vote

  1. Mail it ASAP – no postage required

Pros/Cons
Event Date: 
10/17/2024 - 6:30pm

Speaker: Loraine Lundquist. This is an in-person presentation.

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