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Date: 7/5/2023
Subject: The Voter July 2023 League of Women Voters Wichita Metro
From: LWVWichita Communications





We had a great Annual Business meeting! Congratulations to our new Co-President, Jessica Maldonado, and many thanks to our past Co-President, Martha Pint, as she moves into a different seat on the Board as Advocacy Chair. We also passed our annual budget, agreed to retire or review some outdated position statements, and approved a study and our priorities for the next year. Once the business was done, we settled in for refreshments, social time, postcard writing, and a really entertaining game of League trivia. If you were there, you know all about it. If you weren’t, you missed a great time!

Our unit meetings are on a summer pause until September, but the Board is still at work gearing up for the next fiscal year. And, with a primary election coming up in August, there are still plenty of opportunities to help at or attend events. Just take a look at the events calendar and see what looks interesting!

And, on the subject of elections, the Sedgwick County Election Office is always looking for more poll workers.

Till then, keep cool, stay safe, and make sure everyone you know is registered and well-informed. Then make sure they go vote!


See you in September, or at an event!

Nancy Brown and Jessica Maldonado, Co-Presidents


USD 259 Candidate Forum
Advanced Learning Library 711 W 2nd St. N. Wichita, KS.
Monday July 10th
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Please join us for the USD #259 candidate forum. This is a nonpartisan event co-sponsored by LWV Wichita-Metro and Women for Kansas.

***This is not a sponsored event of the Wichita Public Library***

Botanica, The Wichita Gardens
701 Amidon Street
Wichita, KS 67203
 
Join AARP Wichita and the League of Women Voters for a conversation with the mayoral candidates. This casual setting will allow you to chat with the candidates about the matters that matter most in your community.

Contact: AARP KS Email: ksaarp@aarp.org


Youth-Led community voter engagement event. Join us at a neighborhood block party. Free food, live performances, music and vendors. July 8th, The Center, 1914 E 11th St N. 1-3 pm


WANTED
 
The Sedgwick County Election Office is seeking friendly, motivated individuals to serve as precinct poll workers. There are a few requirements which need to be fulfilled in order to be eligible for a poll worker Please hop on over to the Sedgwick County Election Office website and fill out the application form. Training is provided and you will earn some income as well. 
 
CONFIDENTIAL FROM YOUR LEAGUE INSIDERS: While it is possible to sign up to be a poll worker online, it takes some time for the application to actually get to the Election Office. Instead, you can either contact the office directly Dawn Harris, Chief Deputy Election Commissioner, phone: (316) 660-7124, email: Dawn.Harris@Sedgwick.gov or complete and mail in the hard-copy application  Application for election poll worker

Be an informed and registered voter! Tell a friend!
 
Please familiarize yourself with Sedgwick County Election website.  It provides a wealth of information about who is running for office as well as any questions you might have about the upcoming primary on August 1st and the election on November 7th. 
 
 
Contact the Election Office:
316.660.7100
Toll Free 877.530.7194


Next Naturalization Ceremony
 
Friday July 21, 2023 - 11 am | Come help new citizens become registered voters! We would love for you to join us for the next ceremony. Sign up here: https://volunteersignup.org/9PA3R
 
Volunteers are requested to arrive at 10:30 am. The ceremony is from 11am to noon at WSU Hughes Metropolitan Complex- Lowe Auditorium 5015 E. 29th Street North Wichita, Kansas. 
  

Welcome to our newest member, Tylinn Wilson.

Members, it is time to pay your LWV Wichita-Metro dues for July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024. Our dues and donations fund our work at local, state and national LWV levels.

Check your e-mail for an e-mail from League of Women Voters Wichita - Metro inviting you to renew. Continuing members should have received renewal notices on May 31 and June 16. Click on "renew" and you will see a member login screen - proceed from there.

Or go to lwvwichita.org and from there click "Member Login" and proceed from there.

If you are a student member, your dues are $0. But, to continue as a member, you need to renew via the lwvwichita.org pathway or contact the membership committee to let them know you wish to continue.

While logged in, please check to see if your contact information is correct. You can pay your dues on-line or by check. If you do choose to write a check, mail your dues to:

Treasurer LWV Wichita-Metro
PO Box 2411
Wichita, KS 67201

Members who attended the social at The Monarch on June 20th had a great time, watch Facebook and your e-mail for the date for the next summer social.

 
LWVWM Membership Committee


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