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New section focused on helpful election information and Voter Service volunteers and another section dedicated to happenings with LWV Advocacy. Everyone is invited to register to attend Zoom meetings and events.

Join us for Together We Dine, a virtual event that offers people an opportunity to have safe conversations about race. Facilitators will lead interactive small-group discussions about race, recent events, and the disparate impact of the pandemic. Participants tell their experiences and listen to stories of other. By discussing our beliefs and differences, we hope that the Together We Dine experience will continue to prove that what unites us is great than what divides us.

About the 2020 Census

The U.S. Constitution mandates a census of the population every 10 years. The 2020 Census counts everyone who lived in the U.S. on April 1, 2020. Census statistics help determine the number of seats each state holds in the U.S. House of Representatives and how billions of dollars in federal funds will be allocated by state, local, and federal lawmakers every year for the next 10 years.

The Dallas League of Women Voters was with Ashley Moss from Texas Metro News on Facebook Live today! If you missed Diane Tasian, President of the Dallas League, answering lots of voter questions, you can call our Voter Hotline today: 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm: 214-688-4125 and we will call you right back!

"From the Dallas Observer, ""Crying and Screaming Won't Fix Anything, but Voting Early Might"" by LAUREN DREWES DANIELS | OCTOBER 8, 2020 |
...Also, Larkin implores everyone to do everything early, “The vast majority of vote-by-mail ballots that are disqualified in Dallas County are due to lateness. And please vote early instead of on Election Day. If something goes wrong with your check-in process on Election Day, it may be too late to fix it.”

The Dallas County Commissioners Court has received grant money to support the elections office voting processes and includes funding for a Public Awareness Campaign. Diane Tasian, urged the commissioners to quickly produce a Public Awareness Campaign as voters have many questions. Add your voice and email your County Commissioner and Judge Clay Jenkins. Voters need answers to safely voting in a pandemic from our elected officials.

Sydney Blalock Richie, an editor at DFWCHILD magazine, a parenting magazine that focuses on the DFW area, reached out to Grace Chimene, President of the League of Women Voters, Texas and Diane Tasian, President of the League of Women Voters Dallas for their input to an article on how to raise a voter.

The article shares advice on how to raise a future voter and support your kids’ understanding of their role in democracy.

Read the article here: https://dfwchild.com/2020/09/24/how-to-raise-a-voter/

DTalks podcast for dads from Dallas area where Grace Chimene is interviewed about VOTE411 and other things!

Here is the link to listen: https://bit.ly/2G8rO4r

"The League of Women Voters of Dallas has a new website in place offering voter tools and information for Dallas County residents for the November election, and, according to a press release, “In this year of voting in a pandemic, vote by mail interest and need for poll workers, we are taking painstaking efforts to ensure the information is accurate.”

In order to accept any last minute registrations, the Elections Department will extend its normal hours to 7:00 am to 7:00 pm the week of March 29, 2021. In addition, on Saturday, March 27 and Sunday, March 28, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, the Elections Department will join forces with the Dallas Mavericks, Univision, and the Dallas Morning News to run a drive through a voter registration site where people can register to vote without having to get out of their car.

Dallas County Elections Administrator Michael Scarpello reminds eligible voters that the registration deadline for the Saturday, May 1, 2021 Joint Election is Thursday, April 1, 2021.

While League of Women Voters of Dallas does not endorse any particular candidate or party, we are encouraged to see this joint statement from the major political party chairs in Dallas.

Watch the recording of the Dallas College Board of Trustees Candidate Forum

For the Future Virtual Forum is part of a series of over 15 public education candidate events that the Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation will be hosting across the state prior to the 2020 general election on November 3.

This forum is for HD 115.

Dallas County Elections is hiring Poll Workers and Student Poll Workers.

LWV-Texas has a list of suggestions for how you can help Texas Voters.

Please see the latest resources and upcoming sessions on the election and building trust from the LWV coalition member, the National Institute for Civil Discourse.

City of Dallas Memorandum of October 23, 2020 to the Honorable Mayor and Member of the City Council

Join the Downtown Residents Council on Wednesday, April 14th at 6:30 pm live-streamed from the Tower Club
on YouTube for the D14 Council Candidates Forum.

We are taking questions for the candidates. Given the limited amount of time, we will get in as many frequently-asked questions as we can. Please email your questions to crispinlawson@gmail.com

Register to get the Zoom link to hear directly from candidates

The League of Women Voters of Texas in partnership with Dallas County Community Colleges is providing this voter education series to help young people better understand their role as citizens in our state.

VOTE411: Helping Millions Find Nonpartisan Election Info in 2020

League of Women Voters Testimony, House Elections Committee, April 1st

Virginia Kase Statement for Senate Rule Committee Hearing on S1, the "For the People Act"

"All Texans deserve a free, fair, and accessible elections system. And even though Texas politicians have been hard at work for years to build barriers to the ballot, voters have shown they won’t be stopped: Texans registered and voted in record numbers in 2020 ... Indeed, an analysis of Texas’s voting laws in 2020 concluded that it is harder to cast a ballot in Texas than in any other state across the country."

Read the full article here.

Recommended reading for some excellent election administration solutions to issues revealed in the pandemic.

See answers to FAQ about the election crises

Watch and see notes from the Voter Advocacy Meeting for Election Debrief with Election Participant Input

The League of Women Voters of Texas has joined with LULAC in a lawsuit against the action by Governor Abbott to suppress the vote in Texas.

LWVUS has joined other groups in legal action and is asking everyone to contact their congress member about Protecting the Postal Service.

How to write a letter to the editor of a newspaper.

Reporting by Jesus Jimenez, Staff Writer, Dallas News, on the response rate from Dallas County on the 2020 Census. Please think about joining our Advocacy Committee on the Census and Redistricting as we prepare for activities in 2021 in coordination with the Texas State League and our partners.

In case you missed the Environment Committee meeting on January 27th, you can click here to watch on YouTube the presentation by Kelly Longfellow, sustainability expert, on the City of Dallas Climate Action Plan. And review her presentation here. Kelly explains the plan and how to implement at home.

Mar 29, 2021 | DACA, Immigrants' Rights

Join us for Together We Dine, a virtual event that offers people an opportunity to have safe conversations about race. Facilitators will lead interactive small-group discussions about race, recent events, and the disparate impact of the pandemic. Participants tell their experiences and listen to stories of other. By discussing our beliefs and differences, we hope that the Together We Dine experience will continue to prove that what unites us is great than what divides us.

100 Since Women Won the Right to Vote, a Woman Is Elected to White House Office

Volunteers needed for paid positions at Dallas County Elections Department IMMEDIATELY!

Teens encourage voting through their rap video filmed at Desoto Public Library.

La fecha límite para registrarse para votar se aproxima. Cecilia Silva de la organización Liga de las Mujeres Votantes informa quién es elegible y donde encontrara la solicitud de registro electoral.

Como Me Registro Para Votar Durante Una Pandemia? Video (Un Minuto)

One-minute video on Registering to Vote during a Pandemic by LWV-Texas and DCCCD

Podcast on LWV-Dallas's new website that has everything you need to register to vote, to find information on candidates (Vote411.org), and to prepare to vote in person or by mail. You are also shown how to join the League. Richland Student Angela Ly interviews LWV-Dallas member Kimberly Stanton Bowe in this 3rd part of a four-part series.

Podcast on how to research your ballot before you vote, the importance of the "down ballot" and the many resources available to people getting ready to vote, featuring Richland Student Media's Angela Ly and the LWV Dallas's Kelly Drablos in this 2nd part of a four-part series.

Podcast on (1st video). Richland Student Media's Angela Ly and the LWV Dallas's Barbara Larkin in this 1st video of a four-part series.