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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

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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

League of Women Voters, Lawyers’ Committee, NAACP, and Equal Justice Society File Brief Opposing Executive Order Attacking Birthright Citizenship

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2025.

Public Statement

An Abhorrent, Chilling Move: LWV’s Response to Targeting of Former CISA Official Chris Krebs

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2025.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters CEO Celina Stewart released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed two memoranda directing the Justice Department to investigate former appointee Christopher Krebs, Republican previous director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Miles Taylor, a former official in the Department of Homeland Security.

League of Women Voters and SPLC Move to Defend Fair Representation in Census Lawsuit

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2025.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS), the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL), and the League of Women Voters of New York State (LWVNYS), represented by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), filed a motion to intervene in Louisiana v. U.S. Department of Commerce, a lawsuit seeking to exclude undocumented persons and holders of temporary visas from the census count used to allocate congressional seats and Electoral College votes.

A Dangerous Step Backward for Our Democracy: League of Women Voters Responds to Passage of the SAVE Act in the US House

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2025.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters stands strongly opposed to the passage of the SAVE Act in the US House.

A Sneak Attack on Checks and Balances: LWV’s Response to the Passage of the No Rogue Rulings Act in the US House

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2025.

Public Statement

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