Our News and Announcements

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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

Kent Articles

9/22/2025 - Ravenna Board of Education - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in September 2025.

Blog Post

Date of Meeting: 9/22/2025

Format: In-person

9/11/2025 - Streetsboro Board of Education - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in September 2025.

Blog Post

Streetsboro Board of Education Regular Meeting

Date of Meeting: 9/11/2025

9/9/2025 - Franklin Township Trustees - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in September 2025.

Blog Post

Date of Meeting: 9/9/2025

8/26/2025 - Franklin Township Trustees - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in September 2025.

Blog Post

Date of Meeting: 8/26/2025

8/12/2025 - Franklin Township Trustees - Observer Corps Report

Submitted by Kent in September 2025.

Blog Post

Date of Meeting: 8/12/2025

Kent Subscribed Articles

Emergency Relief Sought to Protect Upcoming Elections From Trump-Vance Administration Plot to Facilitate Illegal and Inaccurate Voter Roll Purges

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2025.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters, along with three individual plaintiffs, asked a court for emergency relief in a class action lawsuit that seeks to stop the Trump-Vance administration’s unlawful creation of massive government databases consolidating sensitive and legally protected personal information on millions of people in America to unlawfully open investigations and purge voter rolls.

League of Women Voters Denounces Federal Militarization of Illinois Communities

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2025.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of Illinois and the League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following joint statement in response to reports that the federal government is preparing to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago and other communities across Illinois.

Is Conversion Therapy Protected by Free Speech?

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2025.

Blog Post

The Colorado State Legislature defines conversion therapy as the effort to change an individual’s sexual orientation, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attraction or feelings toward individuals of the same sex. The Legislature felt so strongly about the dangers of conversion therapy that, with bipartisan support, they passed House Bill 19-1129, prohibiting conversion therapy for minors in Colorado.

HB 19-1129 is being challenged in court by a conservative Christian therapist in Colorado Springs.

League of Women Voters of the US Announces Claudia Ortega Hogue as New Member of Board of Directors

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2025.

Public Statement

Claudia Ortega Hogue has been appointed to the national board of directors of the League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS), bringing her deep expertise and commitment to civic engagement to the organization’s leadership. A lifelong advocate for community empowerment and a seasoned nonprofit leader, Ortega Hogue brings over 25 years of experience across the nonprofit, government, higher education, engineering, and construction sectors.

Nuestra herencia, nuestro futuro: el viaje de una boleta

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2025.

Blog Post

Cada año, aproximadamente 1,4 millones de hispanos se vuelven elegibles para votar. Además, el electorado latino es más joven que el promedio nacional: su edad promedio es de unos 37 años, casi una década menos que la del conjunto del país.

Cuando los jóvenes se registran y votan, no solo suman un voto más: llevan las historias de sus familias a las decisiones públicas. Un primer voto puede reflejar los sacrificios de los padres, la guía de un maestro y las esperanzas de una comunidad, y así convertirse en parte de la vida pública.