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: 
Jan 31 2024 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm
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Dear Members,
Here’s hoping that you enjoyed the festive season in a gratifying manner. Closing out a year and stepping into the next gives us a chance to reconsider our values and priorities and how to live them. Happy New Year to each of you!

Event Date: 
Feb 14 2024 12:00 pm
The League of Women Voters of Monterey County will present a free talk titled: Short Term Rentals in Unincorporated Monterey County at a live-strea
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Thanks to the hard work of our leaders, members, voting rights allies around the state, and state legislators, there's a lot to look forward to this year: Early voting, the most comprehensive voting rights act in the country, a new presidential primary date, and a statewide referendum on absentee voting.

Torrance City Council Candidate Forum January 31
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Torrance Municipal Election

Candidates' Forum:

City Council - Districts 2,4, and 6
Open to the Public

Candidates Forum
Event Date: 
Jan 31 2024 06:30 pm
Event location: 

Toyota Meeting Hall

Torrance Municipal Election

Candidates' Forum:

City Council - Districts 2,4, and 6
Open to the Public

First Tuesday Talk: Forecasting Outcomes of Virginia Legislative Races with Chaz Nuttycombe
Event Date: 
Feb 06 2024 11:45 am
Event location: 

Bull & Bones Brewhaus

Chaz Nuttycombe, a Virginia Tech political science senior, predicted the outcomes of all 140 General Assembly races in Virginia this past November!

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Event Date: 
Jan 25 2024 06:00 pm
Event location: 

Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center

LWV of Alachua County will be tabling at the Meet and Mobilize event where LWVAC, in collaboration with several other local organizations, will kick off the 2024 election season.

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At the National League’s 2022 convention, the LWVUS adopted the position to support the abolition of the Electoral College. View the official LWVUS presentation that covers the history of this outdated institution, debunks myths of how it prevents larger states from controlling the outcome of the presidential elections, and how its abolition would reflect the American ideal of One Person / One Vote.

February 3, 2024

10:00 am via Zoom

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Event Date: 
Jan 30 2024 10:00 am to 03:00 pm
Event location: 

The Village at Gainesville

LWV of Alachua County is hosting a voter registration event at The Village at Gainesville. Join us to assist residents with voter registration (training required), vote by mail, and voter education. 

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