President’s Note August 1, 2024
Dear LWV Friends,
As we head into August, I hope you all are refreshed and recharged. Election season is upon us and we will be busy! As excitement in the election grows, you will likely see a lot of disinformation and misinformation on social media about the process of voter registration and the election itself. Please counter these with FACTUAL information from LWV. Be 100% sure you have correct information before sharing anything. Helpful resources:
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LWV Texas website: lwvtexas.org
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Our website: lwvwilco.org
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Our Facebook: League of Women Voters Williamson County
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Our Instagram: @lwv_wilco)
As members, we all need to speak with One Voice, and our voice needs to be non-partisan. In practical terms, that means only the President may speak on behalf of the League, and when you are representing the league in any capacity, you must remain non-partisan. Please feel free to support a party or candidate when you are not working an event with us, just don’t talk about being a LWV member while doing so.
This month I want to draw your attention to 4 initiatives.
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August 1 is National Poll Worker Recruitment day! Poll workers are critical to the success of an election. If you have thought about being a poll worker or have questions about being a poll worker, please join us for a brief online meeting to discuss what poll workers do. David Nielsen, former WilCo Elections Dept Field Supervisor, will host the presentation and be available to answer any questions you have about poll workers and elections. Please email webmaster@lwvwilco.org to register for the event. This will be virtual only: meet.google.com/ocj-bomi-fyd)
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August 1-13 is our summer membership drive. As I write this we have 104 members, the most we’ve ever had! Our goal is to expand our membership by at least 10% this month. Each new member allows us to reach more corners of our community, and ensure that quality non-partisan information and resources get into as many hands as possible. We especially want to reach voters whose first language isn’t English. We challenge each member to bring a new member on board in the next 2 weeks. Please contact Nan for more info (Membership@LWVWilco.org).
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Women’s Equality Day is August 26. To celebrate, we’re holding an old-fashioned suffragist HERstory walk through historic Georgetown on August 24, starting at 9:30. (See flyer below.) We’ll have VOTES FOR WOMEN sashes for the first 30 folks, as well as refreshments, and voter registration at the Courthouse square. Please let Helen know if you want to join us: FirstVote@LWVWilco.org).
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We will be partnering with the Williamson County Elections office to recruit poll workers and volunteers to help at the office during the busy season. Please stay tuned for calls for volunteers and help us get the information out once it is available.
Phew! Make sure to sleep and drink water! We’re under 100 days until election day and counting down!
Felicia Miyakawa
President, LWV Williamson County
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UPCOMING EVENTS - watch your email for volunteer opportunities!
Aug. 1: National Poll Worker Recruitment Day
Aug 3: Back to school celebrations in RRISD and Georgetown ISD
Aug 8: Back to School celebration in Leander ISD
Aug. 14, 6PM: OPEN BOARD MEETING, All are welcome! (Georgetown Recreation Center, Multipurpose room 4. Also on Google meet. )
August 24: Women’s Equality Day Celebration. HERstory walk begins 9:30.
Sept. 7: First Vote Training (Location and time TBA)
Sept. 11, 6PM: BOARD MEETING (Board and invited guests)
Sept. 17: National Voter Registration Day
Oct. 7: Deadline Day (Last day to register to vote for Nov. election)
Oct. 9, 6PM: OPEN BOARD MEETING (Georgetown Public Library, Friends room, all are welcome)
Nov. 5: General Election
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