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Date: 8/27/2024
Subject: News Blast August 27, 2024
From: League of Women Voters of McLean County


August 27, 2024
In case you missed it:
 
Register for the kickoff meeting on September 24
 
Florence Fifer Bohrer Award Nomination
 
NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Banquet
September 21, 6:00 p.m., DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
 
The League has a table at the banquet.  The keynote speaker is Illinois State Representative Carol Ammons. For more information and to register for a seat at the League table, see below:
 
Vote411 Guide Needs Your Help
Candidates not responding
 
Our Vote411 online voter guide is one of the most successful in the State. One reason it’s successful is because we have a very good record of candidate response. For the general election, we are still needing responses from several candidates. Please look over the following list of candidates who have not yet responded. If you know any of these candidates, please give them a call, send them an email, or contact via social media, encouraging them to send in their information. If they need us to resend the League questions, they can contact us at vote411lwvmclean@gmail.com

Bill Hauter, candidate for Illinois State Representative District 87
Jerry Klinkner, candidate for McLean County Board District 4
Michelle Anderson, candidate for McLean County Auditor
Chad Berck, candidate for McLean County Board District 5
Jason Bunting, candidate for Illinois State Representative District 106
Sharon Chung, candidate for Illinois State Representative District 91
Eric Hansen, candidate for McLean County Board District 8
Darin LaHood, candidate for US House Illinois District 16
Amy Lannerd, candidate for Appellate Court Judge 4th Judicial District
Brian Loeffler, candidate for McLean County Board District 3
Raul Martinez, candidate for McLean County Board District 2
Joe McGraw, candidate for US House Illinois District 17
Mike O'Neil, candidate for McLean County Board District 2
Sally Owens, candidate for Illinois State Senate District 46
Morgan Phillips, candidate for Illinois State Representative District 105
Adam Reeves, candidate for McLean County Board District 1
Erika Reynolds, candidate for McLean County State’s Attorney
Eric Sorensen, candidate for US House Illinois District 17
Dennis Tipsword, Jr., candidate for Illinois State Representative Dist. 105
Lisa Holder White, candidate for Illinois Supreme Court
Kathy Yoder, candidate for McLean County Coroner
Upcoming Webinars and Meetings 
 
Scotus Punts on Social Media Censorship: What's Next?
Tuesday, August 27 at 7:00 p.m., via Zoom (Date Change)
 

Does the First Amendment allow U.S. government officials to intervene and prevent the spread of misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms? The U.S. Supreme Court recently had an opportunity to rule on this question. Instead, they declined to issue decisions in two cases, punting them back to officials in Texas and Florida.

 

Jill Wine-Banks, the distinguished attorney and MSNBC Legal Analyst, will join us to speak about the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent action on social media censorship.

 

This program will not be recorded for later viewing—please join us to watch it live.

 
 
LWV Moonshot - Abolishing the Electoral College
by Laurie Wollrab
 
I attended a YouTube presentation by Dr. Carolyn DuPont of Eastern Kentucky University entitled “The Electoral College: Myths and Realities”. It was hosted by the LWV Deerfield/Lincolnshire’s Electoral College Committee. I was amazed at how little I actually knew about the history of the Electoral College and was fascinated as she debunked the usual myths about it.

If you are interested in receiving the YouTube link to the presentation, see how in the information below. The link I have is “unlisted”, which means that it is not visible to persons who are searching or browsing and it cannot be pasted here. The in-depth talks presented by the committee are meant to be “training modules” for those of us who may be making presentations to the public and who want to have more background information.  

Want to Learn More About this Initiative?
The Committee meets virtually every 3rd Friday of the month at noon, Central Time. If you would like to opt-in to the monthly email with the Zoom link, please reply to  abolishelectoral@gmail.com . The email is usually sent out on the Monday or Tuesday before the meeting.   You are not expected to respond or even attend, but you might like to keep informed about the committee’s activities. In every month’s notice, the links to all of the “training modules” will be sent which I think you will find interesting.
Other Community Events
 
Election Decision-Making: Facts or Emotions
Sponsored by First United Methodist Church
Sunday, September 15, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. 
Sanctuary, Normal First United Methodist Church, 211 N. School Street, Normal
 
Speakers: Greg Shaw, Illinois Wesleyan University and Lane Crothers, Illinois State University
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P.O. Box 932, Normal, IL 61761
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