Early in-person voting for the upcoming May 6 Primary Election begins in April -- but not everyday and not all hours.  Below are the days on which you may vote early in-person.  Voters residing in Wood County vote early in-person at Wood Couny Board of Elections, 1 Courthouse Sq., Bowling Green.  Days and times vary throughout the early in-person voting period, so be sure to review the schedule carefully.  

Be informed before going to the Polls:  go to Vote411.org > Find What's on Your Ballot for the races, candidates, and issues you will see on your ballot.  See our Voting & Elections page for more voting information and links and the Voting Schedule for more voting deadlines.

Click on the links below to learn about Fair School Funding in Ohio, threats to Public School Education, and actions you can take:  

• Use this Policy Matters tool to see how much funding your school district will be shorted if the schools aren’t fully funded– and then tell everyone you know, especially if they have a connection to the district.
• Funding Public Education in the State Budget -- HB 96 (Information provided by LWVO.)  Read the Background, Where we Stand, Why we Support Fair School Funding, and What You Can Do Now.
• Fair School Funding:  Costs, Capacity and Shared Responsibility – Getting to the Heart of Fair School Funding (This webinar was recorded on 03/12/25.  Presented by LWVO's Education Committee.)  This webinar helps viewers understand how school funding works in Ohio and why the hard-won fair funding plan is at risk now. 
• Fair School Funding -- Fair Funding v Vouchers (This webinar was recorded on 02/12/25.  Presented by LWVO.)  Most of Ohio's students go to public schools, but last year Ohio spent $1 billion on school vouchers for private schools.  That doesn't add up.  Learn about how we got here and what we need to do now to protect our public schools.
• Public Education: The Wolf at the Door  (This webinar was recorded on 01/25/24.  Presented by LWVO.)
• Public Education: The Voucher Explosion Affects Us All  (This webinar was recorded on 02/28/24.  Presented by LWVO.)
• Solving the Teacher Shortage: Keeping Public Schools Strong  (This webinar was recorded on 04/25/24.  Presented by LWVO.)

LWVUS Urges Congress to Act in New Letter

Press Release, dated 02/14/25, from League of Women Voters United States (LWVUS)

WASHINGTON — Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States and League chapters from all 50 states and the District of Columbia sent a letter to congressional leaders expressing strong concern over abandoning its duties and authorities under Article I of the US Constitution, urging leaders to address the unprecedented executive branch overreach threatening American democracy.  

Read the Press Release  //  Read the Letter

"One notable period of female advocacy and leadership was during the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 60s."

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