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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 LWVKObserverCorps [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 Ravenna Board of Education Rootstown Board of Education Streetsboro Board of Education

Kent Articles

2/20/2024 - Kent City School Board of Education - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in February 2024.

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Committee/ Council Observed: Kent City School Board

Date of Meeting: 2/20/2024

Format: Virtual

Meeting Summary:

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2/7/2024 - Kent Ohio City Council - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in February 2024.

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Meeting Observed: Kent City Council Committee Meetings

Date of Meeting: 2/7/2024

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2/13/2024 - Franklin Township Trustees - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in February 2024.

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Date of Meeting: 2/13/2024

Format: In-person

Meeting Summary:

PUBLIC COMMENT

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2/8/2024 - Streetsboro Board of Education Organizational Meeting - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in February 2024.

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Date of Meeting: 2/8/2024
Format: In-person
Streetsboro Board of Education Organizational Meeting

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1/23/2024 - Franklin Township Trustees - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in February 2024.

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Date of Meeting: 1/23/2024

Format: In-person

Meeting Summary:

Approval of Minutes

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Presidential Candidates Must Answer Voters' Questions

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2024.

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Voters deserve to hear directly from the candidates campaigning to represent us at the highest level.

See which candidates have filled out our voter guides and demand the rest follow their example!

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Top Ten open government stories of 2023 (part one)

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2024.

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This story was originally published by Forward Kentucky.

On November 29, the League of Women Voters of Kentucky published a study examining “Transparency and Citizen Participation in Kentucky’s Legislative Process” and asking the recurring question, “How Can They Do That?”

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Why is New Hampshire the first primary? Here's what to know.

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2024.

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This article was originally published in The Boston Globe.

Voters must cast ballots in the party they are registered for, and voters who are registered as undeclared may vote in either primary. In New Hampshire, roughly 40 percent of voters are registered as undeclared, according to Liz Tentarelli, the president of LWV New Hampshire.

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League of Women Voters of Nebraska files amicus brief in Planned Parenthood case

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2024.

News

This story was originally published in the Lincoln Journal Star.

A nonpartisan civic organization has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a case before the Nebraska Supreme Court over the law that added restrictions for abortion and gender-affirming surgeries for transgender youth.

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Premiere: What Do You VOTE411?

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in January 2024.

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Ahead of the 2024 midterms, LWV's latest Public Service Announcement's for VOTE411.org are live!

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