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Jockeying for Electoral Votes

Some great insight into the war on voting from The Rachel Maddow Show via League of Women Voters of the US: The Maddow Blog - A way to make voting more fair. In the article, Rebekah Dryden says: ..there is a plan out there that aims to make the popular vote count, for everyone, all at once. Eight states and the District of Columbia have agreed to the National Popular Vote compact. It's a state-based plan designed to make sure the majority of electoral votes go to the candidate who wins the popular vote nationwide. Once enough states have signed on [...]

By LWVelginarea|2011-09-21T14:09:55-05:00September 21st, 2011|

August Issue of The VOTER

In this Issue: President’s Corner Upcoming Events Run Like You Mean It Get Moving LWVEA Co-Sponsors Kids Count Symposium Federal Education Study Underway A Report from Afghanistan Illinois’ Budget Crisis, then & now Related articles LWVEA Co-Sponsors Kids Count Symposium in October (lwvelginarea.org) Information from the Federal Education Study Committee (lwvelginarea.org) https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=109521275809419 (via LWV Elgin Area on Facebook)

By LWVelginarea|2011-08-29T18:37:02-05:00August 29th, 2011|

Federal Education Study Committees Now Forming

If the federal role in public education is on your interest radar – now is the time to join one or both of the study committees! LWVEA will be joining with the League of Central Kane County to complete this timely and critical consensus process. The Education Study scope focuses on public education from preK through grade 12, with a focus on (sub-committee 1) Common Core Standards, and (sub-committee 2) Funding and Equity Issues. While the complete timeline and committee meeting […]

By LWVelginarea|2011-06-20T14:22:54-05:00June 20th, 2011|