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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

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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

Kent Articles

8/19/2025 - Kent City School Board of Education - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in August 2025.

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Committee/ Council Observed: Kent City School Board

Date of Meeting: 8/19/2025

Format: Virtual

Meeting Summary:

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7/22/2025 - Franklin Township Trustees - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in August 2025.

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Date of Meeting: 7/22/2025

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7/22/2025 - Kent City School Board of Education - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in July 2025.

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Committee/ Council Observed: Kent City School Board

Date of Meeting: 7/22/2025

Format: Virtual

Meeting Summary:

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7/10/2025 - Streetsboro Board of Education - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in July 2025.

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Streetsboro Board of Education Regular Meeting

Date of Meeting: 7/10/2025

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7/2/2025 - Kent Ohio City Council - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in July 2025.

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Meeting Observed: City of Kent Regular City Council Meeting

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“Use It or Lose It” Purges Threaten College Students’ Right to Vote

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2025.

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Student voters are increasingly powerful — boasting some 40 million eligible voters. However, students face a hidden threat to their right to vote: “Use It or Lose It” voter roll purging laws. 

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LWV Files Amicus Brief in Support of Fair Maps in Louisiana v. Callais

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in September 2025.

Public Statement

WASHINGTON — Late Wednesday, the League of Women Voters and partner organizations filed an amicus brief in the US Supreme Court case Louisiana v. Callais supporting fair representation for Black voters in Louisiana.

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League to Governors: Protect Communities, Draw Equitable Mid-Cycle Maps

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in August 2025.

Public Statement

LWV releases No Harm to Our Communities: Mapping Guidance for Elected Leaders, guidance on drawing mid-cycle maps that protect historically disenfranchised communities.

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LWV Condemns Harmful Texas Gerrymandered Maps

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in August 2025.

Public Statement

LWV of the United States and the LWV of Texas issued the following statement in response to the Texas legislature passing a bill with new congressional maps.

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What Are State Supreme Courts?

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in August 2025.

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All 50 states, plus Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico, have their own supreme courts. How do they work?

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