

LWV of the East Shore will launch our US Constitution Series with a reading of the Constitution on Constitution Day September 17th. Mark your Calendar. Details will be posted as they are arranged.
LWV OF THE EAST SHORE ADVOCACY
Our League will be focused on advocacy efforts we can make in our area. We will also be following the state and national Leagues' advocacy work and participating whenever possible.
With this in mind, we have started an Advocacy News email list. If you are interested in receiving the Advocacy News and hearing what advocacy is taking place, please send us an email to eastshoreleague [at] yahoo.com to sign up.
2025 CT GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADVOCACY
Advocacy and Legislative Priorities for 2025
- Protecting and Expanding Election Laws:
- Funding for Early Voting Implementation and Education
- Funding for the 2023 Connecticut Voting Rights Act
- Ensuring Universal Absentee Ballot Legislation provides equitable well-publicized options for voters
- Removing administrative hurdles incarcerated people face to vote
- Protecting Reproductive Freedom
- Protecting SEEC and CEP
- Promoting Affordable Housing
- Demanding Climate Change Mitigation
- Rebuilding Local News
For additional advocacy information, you can click the link below:
LWV OF CONNECTICUT ADVOCACY

ANNUAL MEETING 2025
The LWV-East Shore's 40th Anniversary Annual Meeting was held on Thursday, June 12. Our guest speaker was first-term State Senator Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox from Trumbull (D-22). She is the Deputy Majority Leader of the Senate and Professor of Constitutional Law at Quinnipiac University.

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS AND ALA PARTNERSHIP FOR VOTERS
THANK YOU to our area libraries for sharing voting information: Atwater Library, Blackstone Library, Edward Smith Library, Guilford Free Library, Killingworth Library and Scranton Library. We hope to continue to partner with them for other election and citizen education events.

2024 ANNUAL MEETING
GUEST SPEAKER: STATE SENATOR CHRISTINE COHEN
Engaging Our Differences for a Better Community
LWV of the East Shore has launched our special project "Engaging Our Differences for a Better Community. We will be offering a variety of opportunities for our members and citizens to participate in this project.
This is part of the LWVES special project: “Engaging our Differences for a Better Community”.
Engaging Our Differences webinar
“Why the Brain Follows: The Science of Us vs. Them.” Dr. Wu Presentation
LWVES Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policy:
The LWVES is fully committed to ensure compliance, in principle and in practice, with the LWVUS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy.
LWV East Shore Board of Directors
Carol Reimers: Contact person
Email: eastshoreleague [at] yahoo.com
2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Liz Alcorn, Daniel Armin, Mary Bigelow, Paige Hoover, Denise Isaac, Brooks Low, Elise Low, Lisa Nee, Carol Reimers
Off-Board:
Michael Reimers, Financial Advisor
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