Emailing - League of Women Voters of McLean County

Date: 8/3/2024
Subject: Resend: TEST of The Voter New Format
From: League of Women Voters of McLean County

TEST - August 2024

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Hello ~~first_name~~,

We hope you enjoy the August 2024 edition of The Voter.

We're introducing a new format for The Voter. It is more like an online newspaper. It will allow us to have more content and longer stories. We hope you like it! If you have comments, please send an email to info@lwvmclean.org.

See You in September!

Join us Sept. 24 for an informative dialog about misinformation and election security. Meet guest Matt Dietrich, from the Illinois Board of Elections. Plenty of time for Q&A. Bring a friend!

Read More - Election Security

President's Message

President Laurie Wollrab has some thoughts about today's political climate and the League of Women Voters' role. She's just back from the LWVUS Convention.

League hosts Voter Registration Event at Sweet Corn Circus

The League had a tabling event at the Sweet Corn Circus in Uptown Normal.

Issues Important to the League

One Person One Vote Campaign

The LWV is now holding nationwide online meetings working toward abolishing the Electoral College. At this time the effort is to education LWV members and raise awareness of the effort among the general public.

If you would like to represent the LWV of McLean County in this very important effort please contact Laurie Wollrab t president@lwvmclean.org. There are monthly meetings that last about an hour.

Next month's meeting is planned fo 12:00 CDT, Friday, August 16, and will include guest speaker Carolyn DuPont of Eastern Kentucky University.

Read More: One Person One Vote Campaign

Many gathered for Social Justice Tour, Social

By Laurie Bergner

There were 11 people (pictured above) who came together in Downtown Bloomington to learn more about social justice and beginnings of organizations.

Local League of Women Voters across the nation are supporting and adopting electoral system reform, in particular proportional representation (PR) and instant runoff voting (IRV). Through proportional representation, like-minded groupings of voters win legislative seats in better proportion to their share of the population. Whereas current winner-take-all elections award 100% of power to a 50.1% majority, PR allows voters in a minority to win a fair representation. While proportional representation is used to elect multi-seat bodies, instant runoff voting applies to single member offices like mayor or governor.

Committee Reports

By Laurie Wollrab

Five times in American history, the will of the people was overridden, as the presidential candidate with the most votes did not win the presidency. Five times, millions of votes were silenced.

Observer Reports

By Susie Cue

Five times in American history, the will of the people was overridden, as the presidential candidate with the most votes did not win the presidency. Five times, millions of votes were silenced.

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League of Women Voters of McLean County

P.O. Box 932, Normal, IL 61761

Email: info@lwvmclean.org

Web: lwvmclean.org

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