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Voting Rights

Voting is a fundamental right and all eligible voters should have the equal opportunity to exercise that right. We are dedicated to ensuring that our elections remain free, fair and accessible.

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Vote 411
Event Date: 
07/23/2024 - 6:00pm
Event location: 

Carlton Union Building

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LWV National Convention in Washington, D.C.

by Anne Stone

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The Matheson History Museum in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Alachua County and the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections welcomes the traveling exhibition by the Smithsonian, “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America.” Through a selection of photographs, objects, film, audio and interactives, “Voices and Votes” takes a broad look at the nearly 250-year-old American experiment of a government “of, by and for the people.” This exhibition will be on display from July 20 - September 7, 2024. Additionally...

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On July 2, 2024, the LWVVC Voter Service Team partnered with the Gamma Mu Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority to hold a postcard signing party at Bethune Cookman University.

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Event Date: 
07/24/2024 - 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Event location: 

Tower Road Branch Library

This League at the Library event will take place at the Tower Road 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: 
07/30/2024 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Event location: 

Micanopy Branch Library

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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Event Date: 
07/12/2024 - 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: 
07/09/2024 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
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.

Your Vote is Your Voice
Event Date: 
07/01/2024 - 6:00pm

The League of Women Voters of Florida is a pilot for a new "voter concierge" program. Vote With Us’s "Personal Voter Concierge Service" is a part of a series of Center for Artistic Activism (C4AA) supported works that protect the freedom to vote with creativity and innovation. C4AA invited friends and family across the country to reach out if they needed help researching their ballot or figuring out their voting logistics game plan for the 2022 midterm elections. Now in 2024, their work is expanding and the League has been selected to help!

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by Beth McConaughy

As Stephanie Doute, LWV of California Executive Director notes,

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