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Observer Corps Reports

Learn more about our local government through our LWVK Observer Corps reports! Reports are published as received. For any questions regarding our Observers Corps, please email lwvkent [at] gmail.com. You can also learn more about LWVK's Observer Corps here.

Use the links below to see reports for specific boards and councils

Portage County Board of Elections Kent City Council Kent Board of Education
Brimfield Township Trustees Franklin Township Trustees Mental Health and Recovery Board of Portage County Portage County Commissioners Field Local School Board of Education Ravenna Board of Education Rootstown Board of Education Streetsboro Board of Education Portage County District Library

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Portage County Board of Elections

Date of Meeting: 02/24/2026

Format: In-person

Meeting Summary:

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Streetsboro Board of Education Regular Meeting

Date of Meeting: 02/12/2026

Format: In-person

Meeting Summary:

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Kent City Schools Board of Education

Date of Meeting: 2/17/2026

Format: Virtual

Meeting Summary:

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Portage County Board of Elections

Date of Meeting: 02/12/2026

Format: In-person

Meeting Summary:

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Meeting Observed: Portage County District Library

Date of Meeting: 1/15/2026

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Coalitions hold the power to propel our democracy forward. In this time of chaos for our democracy, it’s imperative to focus on what brings us together instead of what divides us. Though these times feel destructive to the wellbeing of our democracy, there are ways to fight alongside one another for a shared sense of a better future.  

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Op-ed published in TIME by LWV CEO Celina Stewart

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of Kentucky, the New Americans Initiative, and two Kentucky voters have moved to intervene in US v. Adams, represented by the ACLU of Kentucky and the ACLU Voting Rights Project, to protect the privacy of Kentucky voters.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters honors the life and legacy of Bernard Lafayette Jr., a Freedom Rider and organizer of the Selma voting rights campaign whose leadership helped advance passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.