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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League at the Library: Headquarters Library

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Submitted by Alachua County in August 2024.

Event Date: 
09/10/2024 - 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Event location: 

Headquarters Library

This League at the Library event will take place at the Headquarters 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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Meet & Mobilize Collaborative Initiative Virtual Training

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Submitted by Alachua County in August 2024.

Event Date: 
09/09/2024 - 7:30pm

We are in the last days before the 2024 General Election! There is still much work to be done, but if we all collaborate, we can accomplish a lot! This election is so important to our democracy, so we can't stop; we must continue the movement and do something! To that end, we plan to come together to continue our work in the community.

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Canceled: League at the Library: Micanopy Branch Library

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Submitted by Alachua County in August 2024.

Event Date: 
09/06/2024 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
Event location: 

Micanopy Branch Library

This event had been canceled due to lack of volunteers. Hopefully we'll see you next month.

This League at the Library event will take place at the Micanopy 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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Disinformation in the Digital Age

Disinformation in the Digital Age

Submitted by Montgomery County, VA in August 2024.

Event Date: 
09/05/2024 - 7:30pm
Event location: 

Lyric Theatre

Don't miss this non-partisan educational presentation on September 5, 2024, 7:30 pm -8:30 pm at the Lyric Theatre. It is sponsored by Defending Democracy and VT Engage. 

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President's Message, August 2024

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Submitted by Alachua County in August 2024.

Blog Post

Dear Members,
“Celebrate democracy! Get informed, go vote!” For the next three months, this will be our League's rallying cry. At the local, state and national levels there is much to vote about. Energy is building. We will lend momentum...

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Empowering Elections: How You Can Make a Difference

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Submitted by Alachua County in August 2024.

News

Every voter should be able to have an easy and efficient experience at the polls. There are several ways YOU can help make that happen, including being a Poll Worker, an Election Poll Monitor, or part of the Voter Concierge Corps. However you decide to get involved, do something today to help ensure our elections are accessible and run as smoothly as possible.

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Building Resilience to Mis/Dis Information

Building Resilience to Mis/Dis Information

Submitted by Alachua County in August 2024.

Event Date: 
09/07/2024 - 2:00pm
Event location: 

Matheson History Museum

The Matheson History Museum and the LWVAC are partnering together to present “Building Resilience to Mis/Dis Information.” LWVAC members Candy Birch, Alison Keel, and Gwendolyn D.

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President's Message, August 2024

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Submitted by Alachua County in August 2024.

Blog Post

Dear Members,
This election season continues to defy all norms. Do you agree? From August through the November 5 election, our League needs your help. Yes, you. We need to reach the public and energize them to register to vote, become informed through the league VOTE411 site, and make a specific plan on how they will vote. We have several ongoing events...

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08.12 Action Alert - August 20 is Florida's Primary and Gainesville's City Elections

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Submitted by Alachua County in August 2024.

Action Alerts

Did you know that the school board contest and Gainesville city commission contest will be decided by the primary election on August 20? Since those positions are non-partisan and there are only two candidates in each of those races, the one with majority vote will take the contest and the position. So, it’s really important to vote in the primary election...

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League at the Library: Millhopper Branch

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Submitted by Alachua County in July 2024.

Event Date: 
08/27/2024 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Event location: 

Millhopper Branch Library

This League at the Library event will take place at the Millhopper 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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