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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Event Date: 
05/17/2025 (All day) to 05/18/2025 (All day)
Event location: 

Santa Fe College Blount Center

The LWV of Alachua County Gun Violence Prevention and Safety committee is joining forces with our Voter Services team to table at the 5th Ave Arts Festival in downtown Gainesville. There are multiple shifts available. Contact us to volunteer!

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Event Date: 
05/13/2025 - 7:00pm
Event location: 

Oak Hammock

This Oak Hammock Committee Meeting features Dr. Alexandra Monaco, who will discuss the state of women's health in Florida. The meeting is open to all LWVAC members.

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Event Date: 
05/03/2025 - 9:30am to 2:30pm
Event location: 

Church of God in Faith

The LWV of Alachua County Gun Violence Prevention and Safety committee is joining forces with our Voter Services team to table at the NAACP Health Fair. There are two volunteer shifts available: 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Contact us to volunteer!

democracy
Event Date: 
05/14/2025 - 7:00pm to 8:15pm

Virtual Event

 

Under Attack: The State of Democracy Around the World

Oak Hammock Meeting - Trump's tariffs: facts and falsities
News

A recording of the April 8th Oak Hammock Meeting is now available. Professor Amanda Phalin, of the UF Warrington College of Business discussed, "Trump's tariffs: facts and falsities".

Voter Girl is a program developed by the Kent, Ohio League in conjunction with the Girl Scout Council of OH.
Event Date: 
04/05/2025 - 8:30am
Event location: 

Girl Scouts Hornet's Nest Council

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Event Date: 
04/08/2025 - 7:00pm
Event location: 

Oak Hammock

This Oak Hammock Committee Meeting features Professor Amanda Phalin, of the UF Warrington College of Business talking about Trump's tariffs: facts and falsities.
Meeting is open to all LWVAC members.

Oak Hammock Meeting - Constitutional Change Through the Lens of the ERA
News

A recording of the March 11 Oak Hammock Meeting is now available. Danaya Wright, a professor of Constitutional Law at the UF Levin College of Law, discusses amending the U.S. Constitution and the Equal Rights Amendment.

Local election candidate forum dates times locations
News

LWVAC is pleased to announce that we are hosting candidate forums for local municipal elections in Alachua and Newberry. Dillon Boatner, Voter Services chair, said pulling the events together in a short time has been challenging, but "we are excited to host forums for these elections to give candidates a setting to explain their positions on local issues, together."

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