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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	Field Local School Board of Education	Ravenna Board of Education	Rootstown Board of Education	Streetsboro Board of Education

Kent Articles

3/13/2025- Streetsboro Board of Education - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in March 2025.

Blog Post

Streetsboro Board of Education Regular Meeting

Date of Meeting: 3/13/2025

Format: In-person

3/21/2025 - Portage County Board of Elections - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in March 2025.

Blog Post

Date of Meeting: 3/21/2025

Format: In-person

Meeting Summary:

3/18/2025 - Kent City School Board of Education - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in March 2025.

Blog Post

Committee/ Council Observed: Kent City School Board

Date of Meeting: 3/18/2025

Format: Virtual

Meeting Summary:

3/10/2025 - Field Local School Board of Education - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in March 2025.

Blog Post

Date of Meeting: 3/10/2025

Format: In-person

Field Local School Board of Education

2/25/2025 - Kent City School Board of Education - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in March 2025.

Blog Post

Committee/ Council Observed: Kent City School Board

Date of Meeting: 2/25/2025

Format: Virtual

Meeting Summary:

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Kent Subscribed Articles

Newsweek Op-ed: Election Security Is at Risk Amid Federal Government Actions

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2025.

News

This op-ed was originally published in Newsweek.

Adam Ambrogi, LWVUS chief of external affairs, Pamela Smith, Verified Voting executive director, and cybersecurity expert Paul Rosenzweig highlight the danger of the current administration's defunding of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

League Expects to Appeal Photo ID Decision

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2025.

News

Sus congresistas deben asistir a las asambleas públicas: Aumente la presión

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2025.

Blog Post

En tiempos como estos, sus congresistas necesitan escucharle.

Hay una gran variedad de temas que le afectan a usted, a su familia y a su comunidad, sobre los cuales podría tener que hablar con su congresista ahora

Your Members of Congress Must Attend Town Halls: Turn Up the Heat

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2025.

Blog Post

In times like these, your members of Congress (MOCs) need to hear from you. After all, their job is representing you and your interests to the federal government.

You can speak directly to your MOCs at a “town hall,” meet-and-greet, community event, or their state or district offices. And this is the perfect time to do so.