LWV Election 2024 Webinar Series Brought To You By LWV US
Training series is for League members to engage on a variety of vital election topics ahead of voting in the 2024 general election.
The series will include the following sessions:
Election 2024: Action Calendar | Thursday, Aug. 15, 5pm
Election 2024: In-Person Registration & GOTV Events | Thursday, Aug. 22, 5pm
Election 2024: Media & Rapid Response Messaging | Tuesday, Aug. 27, 1pm
Election 2024: Social Media & Branding | Thursday, Sept. 5, 1pm
Election 2024: Issues with Debates & Candidate Forums | Thursday, Sept. 12, 1pm
Election 2024: Direct Voter Contact | Thursday, Sept. 19, 5pm
Election 2024: Preparing for Post-Election | Thursday, Oct. 3, 1pm
Election 2024: Bystander Training & Voter Intimidation | Thursday, Oct. 10, 1pm
You're Invited! LWV SouthCoast Open Board Meeting
Download the Guide for Massachusetts Voters. A quick FAQ to answer all of your voting question.
100 Ways to Get Ready for Election Day
No matter who you are or what resources you have at your disposal, there are countless ways for you to empower voters and prepare for the next election. Which will you choose?
Get Ready to Vote
Register to vote or update your registration if you’ve moved or changed your name.
Check your voter registration! It’s always good to check the information your local election official has on file.
Share an “I’m registered” image after registering, updating your registration, or checking your registration status.
Learn about early and mail-in voting opportunities in your state.
If you’re eligible to vote-by-mail in your state, request your ballot by mail as early as you can.
Check VOTE411 to find your polling location, if you’ll be voting in person.
Know someone who will be voting for the first time? Share our Make a Voting Plan Checklist to make sure they're prepared.
Find out who’s funding the candidates running for office on your ballot.
Find out if any of the organizations you trust are endorsing any of the candidates on your ballot.
Use VOTE411 to print out a list of your preferred candidates so you can take it to the polls to speed up the voting process.
Learn about the ballot measures, if any, you’ll be voting on. Who’s funding them? What organizations are supporting or opposing them?
Volunteer for an organization supporting or opposing a ballot measure you feel strongly about.
Check if you need an ID to vote. Some states require it.
Sign up as an organizational or individual partner for National Voter Registration Day.
Have friends or family who speak Spanish? Let them know that VOTE411.org is fully translated into Spanish.
Return your ballot as soon as you can. Don’t forget to sign and seal it, as required.
If returning your ballot by mail, make sure you added enough postage and return it by your state’s deadline!
If you are voting in person, make an Election Day plan. Find your polling place by checking VOTE411 close to your Election Day. Decide when you’re voting and how you’re getting there.
Ask 10 friends and family to make a voting plan.
Remind your friends and family to sign and seal their ballot and return it as soon as possible.
Check polling hours. Know when the polls open and when they close.
Encourage your friends to vote early, if that’s an option in your state.
Secure the supplies you may need to protect yourself and others from COVID-19 or other illnesses. The Center for Disease Control has great guidance for voting safely.
Research the candidates on your ballot. Find out who stands for what you care about!
It’s Not Too Early to Think Election Protection!
The November election is not nearly as far away as you think.
LWVMA is working with the Election Protection Coalition to staff polling places that have historically had problems with non-partisan poll monitors. We want to recruit at least 50 League volunteers (including spouses and friends). The job is a minimum of one three-hour shift on Election Day, Nov. 5, covering a polling location. You will be able to choose both the shift time and the polling location that works for you. The Election Protection poll monitors watch for problems with access to voting, and also ask voters who have been turned away if they need assistance. Volunteers do not need any special qualifications, though if you are fluent in a non-English language, you are especially needed. Volunteers will have to complete a mandatory training session that details what to look for and how to react. Both in-person and virtual training sessions will be available starting in late summer and early fall. More complete details are available at Protect the Vote.
Can you help? If so, please sign up at the LWVMA Protect the Vote link. Signing up now is not a firm commitment but will put you on the list for additional information about training programs and, later on, the polling places and shifts to be covered.
Sign up and let’s prove the League can turn out more than 50 volunteers to make sure the November election is open to all.
Questions? Contact Nancy Brumback at nbrumback@lwvma.org
LWVUS Convention
This spring the League launched One Person, One Vote, our long-term campaign to build the movement to end the Electoral College. Together, we will move our nation beyond the archaic Electoral College and toward true representation. Hear from a panel of experts on why the Electoral College has existed for so long and how we will dismantle this system and build a democracy powered by the people, for the people, ALL the people.
Panelists include: Advocacy and Policy Strategist Na'ilah Amaru Eastern Kentucky University Professor and Author of Distorting Democracy, Carolyn R. Dupont Program Director, Democratic Practice, US Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Keesha Gaskins-Nathan
LWVUS Commitment to Protecting Democracy in 2024
WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters of the US president, Dianna Wynn, issued the following statement about the state of American democracy ahead of the 2024 general election:
“For more than a century, the League of Women Voters has stood as a trusted, nonpartisan source of election information for voters across this nation. Since our founding, our organization has been dedicated to preparing voters to cast their ballot in each election and to exercise their right to participate in democracy.
“We stand firmly against policies and actions that threaten the integrity and inclusiveness of the democratic process. White nationalism and efforts to move our government toward authoritarianism threatens the very foundation of our democracy. The League will use our power and resources to combat any attempt to undercut the values of free and fair elections, and our democracy of, by, and for the people. Through protests and advocacy we will challenge any policies, laws, and regulations that propose restrictive measures that undermine our nation's progress toward ensuring every citizen’s right to vote.
“Our country is at an existential crossroads, and voters must make a critical decision about the direction of our nation. The League remains committed to providing nonpartisan election information for voters at VOTE411.org and empowering voters to send a clear message about the future we want. We urge American voters to turn up and turn out in November to ensure our democracy reflects the will of the people.”
The 59th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, August 6
This “act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution” was signed into law 95 years after the amendment was ratified. In those years, African Americans in the South faced tremendous obstacles to voting, including poll taxes, literacy tests, and other bureaucratic restrictions to deny them the right to vote. They also risked harassment, intimidation, economic reprisals, and physical violence when they tried to register or vote. As a result, African-American voter registration was limited, along with political power.
In 1964, numerous peaceful demonstrations were organized by Civil Rights leaders, and the considerable violence they were met with brought renewed attention to the issue of voting rights. The murder of voting-rights activists in Mississippi and the attack by white state troopers on peaceful marchers in Selma, Alabama, gained national attention and persuaded President Johnson and Congress to initiate meaningful and effective national voting rights legislation. The combination of public revulsion to the violence and Johnson's political skills stimulated Congress to pass the voting rights bill on August 5, 1965.
LWV Announces Partnership with the American Library Association (ALA)
Leagues have a long history of working with their local libraries to organize educational workshops, share voter information tools like VOTE411, and more. This collaboration will not only expand our connections in communities nationwide but will create new resources for Leagues and libraries to use at the local level, including a partner toolkit which can be found here.
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