August 15, 2024

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.

Do you have craft or artistic skills? It would be great to have a hand-painted, visually energizing, 18 x 24 poster in red, white and blue that has the above quote and some fun background that could be displayed on a tripod (we need that, too) at the many public events that are unfolding. In fact, it would be great to have two posters, since there is so much going on.

What’s that? Artistic talent isn't your thing? You can still help! Lots of public outreach events are coming up. Let’s energize the public to register to vote, get informed through the League VOTE411.org site, and make a specific plan on how they will vote. Here are the ongoing events:

• The Voter Services committee is fielding tabling requests. Contact vote [at] lwv-alachua.org (Dillon Boatner) or info [at] lwv-alachua.org (me) to help. If you have not taken the Voter Registration training yet, you can find it here. This will prepare you for tabling.
• Also, the Speakers Bureau has pertinent topics to offer groups. If you belong to a group that would like to have a League speaker, contact info [at] lwv-alachua.org (Candy Birch). Please consider volunteering to be part of the speaker team.

Our League has taken a position on three important ballot items that will be on the November ballot (not the August primary election). But they are hot topics that will receive much attention, so it is good to know the League positions. They are:

1. Vote YES on the City of Gainesville ballot measure that would return governance of our public utility to local officials.
2. Vote YES on amending the County charter to provide for County Commissioner elections on an at-large basis.
3. Vote YES on state constitutional Amendment 4, the amendment to limit government interference with abortion.

Please check the Action Alert page of our website each Tuesday. We post quick actions you can take to help get voters informed and to their ballots. Also, be sure to follow us on Facebook for the latest updates.

Thank you for being a League member. You can be proud to be in exceptional company.

info [at] lwv-alachua.org