If everything goes right, voting is quick and easy – but there are laws, regulations, and election quirks that can mess you up. This includes some COVID-19 specific information, like what to put as your absentee vote by mail reason on the paperwork to request an absentee ballot. You can check your personal voter status…
Welcome New Members!
We had a wonderful new members’ reception and enjoyed getting to know each other better. We hope each member can find an aspect of the League that helps them become more involved in local policy issues!
Area Leaguers Attend Opening of TENACITY Exhibit at Jamestown Settlement
by Mary Ann Moxon, Publicity/Outreach member Members of the Williamsburg Area LWV visited “TENACITY: Women in Jamestown and Early Virginia” exhibit on opening day November 10 at Jamestown Settlement. Women’s roles in early Virginia were rarely recorded. Historians have gathered facts about a few of the women who are the subjects of this yearlong exhibit….
Yes, We Can! A Membership Challenge
by Les Solomon, Membership Co-chair It’s interesting to converse with friends about the League of Women Voters. Some are still surprised to know that I – a man! – am Membership Co-chair and serve as VicePresident. Indeed, our 30 male members represent 16% of our membership. Friends are even more surprised that our League is the…
Join Us in Richmond for February 6 League Day
by Phoebe Kent, Voter Co-editor LWV-VA League Day at the General Assembly is Wednesday, February 6, 2019. We will attend the Women’s Legislative Round Table (WLRT) from 8:30-9:30 a.m. After WLRT, members will visit the offices of key Senators and Delegates to advocate for legislative action. Williamsburg Leaguers will gather at the Capitol to be…
Action and Advocacy Interest Groups Are Underway
Linda Rice, Action and Advocacy Coordinator You can join one (or more!) of these groups! Become an interest group member to become more engaged with our League mission: Empowering Voters, Defending Democracy. At its October 3 meeting, the LWV-WA board adopted a policy presented by Action and Advocacy Coordinator Linda Rice to guide interest…
To Vote or Not to Vote
Mary Ann Moxon, Public Relations/Outreach Why do Americans choose to vote—or choose not to exercise that most basic right? And how do we as League members help to reduce the divide between voters and nonvoters? Mediocre voter turnout has become the trend in America despite warnings that “democracy is not a spectator sport.” Voter turnout…
Virginia Senate Candidates: Survey Answers
Every election, the League of Women Voters sends identical questions to candidates for office. See the responses of the Senate candidates for Virginia here. Go to vote411.org for more. The following formatting is excerpted from The League of Women Voters of Fairfax Voters’ Guide. VOTE411.org’s content is duplicated in this publication. U.S. Senate for Virginia…
Your next election
November elections are familiar, but what’s going on with these spring elections you’ve heard of? Visit the Virginia Department of Elections website for the official source on where and when these elections are held. The Citizen Portal shows the next election in which you can vote, and which offices, candidates, and issues will be on the ballot. Research…
April 9, 2018: Attend a forum on the City of Williamsburg budget
Review the proposed City budget here Attend at 4pm Monday, April 9, in the City Council chambers in the Stryker building (next to the Williamsburg Regional Library) Read the Virginia Gazette description of the Budget Forum here