League of Women Voters of Texas
Action News!
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President's Message
Grace Chimene
League Advocate
The General Election is fast approaching!
The League’s nonpartisan voter education efforts are more important than ever! Leagues were revving their engines over the summer and they are off to a fast start!
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Early voting approaches and Leagues put the pedal to the metal preparing the famous nonpartisan League Voters Guide available in print, on line, and on VOTE411.org. See more on Voter Guides below.
Leagues are also
organizing
to get out the vote (GOTV)! GOTV efforts have the greatest impact in the final weeks and days leading up to the election.
Messages: This election is competitive, exciting and important! Voters make a difference for their family and community!
You can
:
- Talk about voting!
- Help voters make a plan to vote - make voting easy!
- Plan a voting pizza party and take your friends to the polls!
- GOTV with your friends, coworkers and family. Gentle social pressure from friends helps GOTV!
- GOTV on social media!
Your League (or any group) can:
- Celebrate voting! Welcome Texans to “Be a Texas Voter!”
- GOTV with nonpartisan like-minded partners - join with educators, businesses, and other community organizations to enhance our GOTV efforts.
- Promote important election dates - see dates below.
- Young voters love texts - Click here for LWVTX email and texting voting reminders.
We all can:
Zoom, zoom! November 6 will be here soon!
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Leagues Unite on Need for County Powers to Manage Growth
LWV members representing local Leagues from all over the Texas Hill Country met on August 4 to share the challenges their counties are facing in dealing with unprecedented growth. Jensie Madden leads the discussion in the photo above. League members discussed possible legislation for 2019 to give fast-growing counties more authority for land use management. LWV-Comal Area hosted the workshop, attended by members of Austin Area, Hays County, Hill Country, and San Antonio Area LWVs
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Anyone who wants to learn more about this issue can find many resources a
t
LWV Comal Area's website
a
nd clicking on “county authority resources.” To sign up to help with advocacy efforts in your county, contact
Jensie Madden
.
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The future is TEXTING! Thanks to the extremely generous Fund A Need donors, LWVTX has texting. We are scheduling voting reminders leading up to the Nov. 6 Mid-term election. Individuals can text: LWVTX to 80123 or sign up on our website.
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30 Leagues and counting!
The Texas League continues to grow. Have a look at the
Find a Local League
on the LWVTX website to see where all the new Leagues are!
In addition to what is already posted, volunteers in the Killeen/Temple area and in Abilene have reached out to LWVTX about starting new Leagues. Do you live in these communities? Are you interested in getting involved? Email the League office at
[email protected].
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2018 High School Voter Registration Survey:
The League of Women Voters of Texas's
High School Voter Registration Survey
(
Table of results
) provides insight into the many ways Texas schools - rural and urban, small and large - provide voter registration opportunities for their students. The survey found that 73% of the schools who responded to the survey reported that they offered voter registration opportunities twice a year, as required by Texas statute.
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2018 Mid-Term Election Voters Guides
LWV’s across the state of Texas are ramping up for the November 2018 midterm election. During the Primary, the Texas League produced over 60,000 printed Voters Guides that were distributed free to civic organizations and public libraries across the State. The electronic version of the Voters Guide, VOTE411.org, received over 162,000 hits. VOTE411 is accessible to voters worldwide, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week during election time.
Make a donation to provide Voters Guides in libraries across Texas! Communities with local Leagues already provide libraries with Voters Guides, but there are many communities with no League that need your help! Sponsor a library or make a donation to empower voters across Texas. Contact Aileen McMurrer at the LWVTX office at (512) 472-1100 or
[email protected]
for more information on sponsorships opportunities or donate
here
.
Leagues and community organizations can order print copies or electronic versions of the 2018 Midterm Election Voters Guide
s
here
.
For individual print copies, check with your local League for their distribution centers.
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Check Out Active Issues in Texas!
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Vote for the League Priority Issues for 2019 Texas Legislature
Click on the link below to vote for your priority issues are for the 2019 Texas Legislature.
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Volunteers Needed for Election Protection
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The League of Women Voters is a member of the
Election Protection Coalition
. Please consider volunteering as a poll monitor, trainer, or volunteer attorney.
Help the Election Protection Coalition protect the vote during the General Election on November 6, 2018. Sign up
here.
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Calendar & Upcoming Events
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Is your League participating in NVR Day? Sign up to be a NVR Day partner
here
.
Pictured above are LWV Fort Bend County League members attending a NVR Day Roundtable planning meeting with a wide range of other community organizations planning coordinated events
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The Fair Maps Texas Coalition is hosting the Commissioners from California's Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission at the end of September. The Commission was awarded a prestigious grant from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government for making government more representative, expanding public participation in electoral politics, and involving citizens in governance in new and creative ways.
Click here for details
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LWVTX is a lead member of the Fair Maps Texas Coalition. Learn more about independent citizens' redistricting commissions' possibilities at the following
Texas tour events:
Dallas
- Sept. 27
Houston -
Sept. 27
Austin
- Sept. 28
San Antonio
- Sept. 29
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Over the 3 days of panels and discussion on politics & public policy participants will engage in thoughtful, civil discussion about our state’s next steps.
League of Women Voters members enjoy $100 off registration with promo code: LWV18
. Register
here.
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Oct. 9
-
Last Day to Register to Vote
Oct. 22- Nov. 2
- Early Voting
Oct. 26
- Last Day to Apply to Vote By Mail (Received, not postmarked)
Nov. 6
- Election Day
LWVTX Lobby Days
February 4 & 5.
Join League members and supporters from across the State of Texas convening at the Capitol in Austin to discuss priority issues with our elected officials. Check
Facebook event page
for details as they are rolled out.
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