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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

Kent Articles

1/15/2026 - Portage County District Library - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in February 2026.

Blog Post

Meeting Observed: Portage County District Library

Date of Meeting: 1/15/2026

01/13/2026 - Streetsboro Board of Education - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in January 2026.

Blog Post

Streetsboro Board of Education Regular Meeting

Date of Meeting: 01/13/2026

Format: In-person

Meeting Summary:

01/13/2026 - Streetsboro Board of Education Organizational Meeting - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in January 2026.

Blog Post

Streetsboro Board of Education Organizational Meeting

Date of Meeting: 01/13/2026

Format: In-person

Meeting Summary:

1/13/2026 - Kent City School Board of Education - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in January 2026.

Blog Post

Kent City Schools Board of Education

Date of Meeting: 1/13/2026

Format: Virtual

Meeting Summary:

01/13/2026 - Franklin Township Trustees - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in January 2026.

Blog Post

Franklin Township Trustees

Date of Meeting: 01/13/2026

Format: In-person

Meeting Summary:

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Kent Subscribed Articles

Court Rules In Favor of League of Women Voters of Arkansas’ Challenge to State’s Unconstitutional Laws

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in February 2026.

Public Statement

League of Women Voters Mourns the Passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in February 2026.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of the United States honors the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Voting Rights Groups Sue to Protect Ohio Voters from Illegal Purges

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in February 2026.

Public Statement

Today, the League of Women Voters of Ohio (LWVO) and CAIR-Northern Ohio filed a federal lawsuit challenging Ohio’s Senate Bill (SB) 293 for violating the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and the Fourteenth Amendment’s due process clause.

LWV, LWV of New York State, and LWV of the Mid-Hudson Region Joint Statement on DOJ Probe into Ulster County Board of Elections

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in February 2026.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters rejects any government action that fuels fear, confusion, or doubt about the integrity of New York’s elections.

League of Women Voters Denounces House Passage of Anti-Voter SAVE America Act

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in February 2026.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following statement in response to today’s House vote on the SAVE America Act.

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