League of Women Voters of Washington League of Women Voters of the U.S. has teamed up with When We All Vote and Michelle Obama to register every eligible student to vote. Text TEACH to 21333 or visit http://bit.ly/2XOVew6 to sign up to help the young people in your school make their voices heard! #WhenWeAllVote More info @ https://twitter.com/LWV/status/1152612912068026369 Automated post from League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area - https://ift.tt/2dKZy4V July 25, 2019 at 10:15PM
Momentum is growing among state legislatures to award electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote. LWV National Popular Vote Taskforce Chair Toni Zimmer contributes to this piece by Truthout, citing what the League is doing on the issue. Keep an eye out for a Drinks & Discussion focusing on the issue in the coming months (maybe October).
15 States Have Already Taken Steps to Make the Electoral College Obsolete Momentum is growing among state legislatures to award electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote. More info @ https://ift.tt/2Z7I3mq Automated post from League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area - https://ift.tt/2dKZy4V July 22, 2019 at 12:10PM
In the news this week: The state of Texas has decided not to spend any money statewide for the census, despite the state’s massive population growth over the last 10 years. That means it will fall on the shoulders of cities, communities, & organizations like League of Women Voters of Texas to get out the count. Representing LWVTX, Stephanie Swanson speaks to the situation in this story from NPR. While the situation in Illinois isn’t quite so desperate, we’ll be working hard here, too! Join us at our next Drinks & Discussion on August 8 to learn what we’ll be doing locally… and how you can help! Details coming soon.
Some Fear Undercount As Texas Decides Not To Spend Money On 2020 Census Despite the fact that the state has experienced massive population growth in the past decade, officials in Texas have decided not to allocate money or make statewide plans for the upcoming census. More info @ https://ift.tt/2LYsBp7 Automated post from League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area - https://ift.tt/2dKZy4V July 19, 2019 at 12:18PM
#ICYMI, the LWV was featured as an answer on Jeopardy! this week. What a fun summer surprise as we move toward our 100th anniversary! Check out a video clip of the exchange.
LWV of the US on Twitter “Did you catch us on @Jeopardy tonight? Check out the clip! https://t.co/YLGsNpXpno” More info @ https://ift.tt/32BJc7W Automated post from League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area - https://ift.tt/2dKZy4V July 18, 2019 at 05:25PM