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THe League of Women VOters OF Palo Alto
THe League of Women VOters OF Palo Alto
Upcoming Events
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LWVPA YouTube playlist - links to all LWVPA 2020 Candidate Forums and Pros & Cons videos
Dec. 3 - Winter Luncheon (virtual) |
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Democracy is Worth Waiting For
Your VOTER'S TOOLKIT is here!
Find the nonpartisan information you need to make your decisions and cast your ballot.
• Click here to register to vote. And here for more information about registering.
o Click here for the CA Secretary of State's Quick Guide to Voter Registration form.
• Click here for Voter Information: when & where to vote, how to cast & track your ballot.
• Click here for official ballot drop-off locations and Vote Centers (for drop-off or in-person voting). You can use any location in Santa Clara County, no matter where you live.
• Click here for Voter Education: what's on your ballot.
• Click here for the LWVPA Voter Guide: all the ballot measures, nonpartisan election events, About Bonds, and more.
• Click here for LWVC Easy Voter Guide: simpler descriptions of state propositions, available in five languages.
• Click here for Voter's Edge: in-depth information, in English and Spanish, about what's on your ballot.
• Click here for videos of all LWVPA 2020 Candidate Forums and Pros & Cons events.
• Click here for Candidate Forums.
• Click here for Pros & Cons of Ballot Measures.
• Click here for Pros & Contras para las medidas de votación estatales en la boleta de California.
• Click here to TRACK YOUR BALLOT: when it is mailed to you, received, and counted.
• Click here for the Election Protection Hotline: 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683).
• Click here for the California Voter Bill of Rights.
Still have questions? Click here for the CA Secretary of State's FAQ.
Concerned about how to sign your ballot envelope? Santa Clara County's Registrar of Voters answers here.
• Click here to register to vote. And here for more information about registering.
o Click here for the CA Secretary of State's Quick Guide to Voter Registration form.
• Click here for Voter Information: when & where to vote, how to cast & track your ballot.
• Click here for official ballot drop-off locations and Vote Centers (for drop-off or in-person voting). You can use any location in Santa Clara County, no matter where you live.
• Click here for Voter Education: what's on your ballot.
• Click here for the LWVPA Voter Guide: all the ballot measures, nonpartisan election events, About Bonds, and more.
• Click here for LWVC Easy Voter Guide: simpler descriptions of state propositions, available in five languages.
• Click here for Voter's Edge: in-depth information, in English and Spanish, about what's on your ballot.
• Click here for videos of all LWVPA 2020 Candidate Forums and Pros & Cons events.
• Click here for Candidate Forums.
• Click here for Pros & Cons of Ballot Measures.
• Click here for Pros & Contras para las medidas de votación estatales en la boleta de California.
• Click here to TRACK YOUR BALLOT: when it is mailed to you, received, and counted.
• Click here for the Election Protection Hotline: 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683).
• Click here for the California Voter Bill of Rights.
Still have questions? Click here for the CA Secretary of State's FAQ.
Concerned about how to sign your ballot envelope? Santa Clara County's Registrar of Voters answers here.
Sign up as an election courier! Help both the LWV and the Registrar of Voters.
Election couriers needed! Sign up as an election courier for one day (or more) and raise money for the League at the same time. The Kiwanis Club of Palo Alto has arranged for the LWVPA to be paid for every courier position (driver or navigator) filled by League volunteers October 31-November 3. Read more and sign up! THANK YOU.
Election workers needed! If you can't help, please ask your family & friends to.
HELP INCREASE VOTER TURNOUT by recruiting poll workers - students and others, So many ways to HELP with this election:
1. Through Campus Compact (a coalition of 1,000 colleges and universities), young people can sign up at Safe Elections Project or Power the Polls.
2. Both poll workers and student poll workers can volunteer through Work Elections, a project of the national, nonpartisan Fair Elections Center. Check here for their Santa Clara County pay rates and more.
3. Check here for Santa Clara County especially needs BILINGUAL STAFF. Check here and “Extra Help Vote Center Staff” for other opportunities.
1. Through Campus Compact (a coalition of 1,000 colleges and universities), young people can sign up at Safe Elections Project or Power the Polls.
2. Both poll workers and student poll workers can volunteer through Work Elections, a project of the national, nonpartisan Fair Elections Center. Check here for their Santa Clara County pay rates and more.
3. Check here for Santa Clara County especially needs BILINGUAL STAFF. Check here and “Extra Help Vote Center Staff” for other opportunities.
Vote with the League: LWV recommendations on the ballot measures
LWVPA Focus on Racial Justice: extensive resources available
Your board recently adopted a new priority for the year, systemic racism/racial justice, and that theme will be the focus of its annual board/off-board retreat in August. In that context, we have compiled quite a lot of helpful resources, categorized by the medium in which they are available: article/blog, book, podcast, film, video, Zoom, discussion questions & reading list from Ibram X. Kendi, and the compiled offerings from a few special organizations.
Each entry on this list of lists is linked to a document (whose entries are either all in a given format or all from a given organization) with information and links. We hope this tool will enable you to track down whatever racial justice resources you would like.
Each entry on this list of lists is linked to a document (whose entries are either all in a given format or all from a given organization) with information and links. We hope this tool will enable you to track down whatever racial justice resources you would like.
2020 Virtual Luncheon Speaker Series - Videos Now Available
Housing in the Bay Area – How We Got Here and What Will Bring About Change - September 2, 2020
Randy Tsuda, President and CEO of Alta Housing (previously named Palo Alto Housing), presented his personal reflections on change and growth in the Bay Area, and outlined what we can do to tackle our housing shortage. View the presentation's slides here.
The Personal and the Political: What COVID-19 Reveals and How We Might Respond" - June 24, 2020
Julie Lythcott-Haims' webinar challenged the audience to ponder how COVID-19 is changing the world we live in. Julie spoke about structural inequality and bias in schooling, health outcomes, how different communities are policed (or not), as well as personal things including the importance of human connection and much more.
How is the COVID-19 crisis impacting American democracy? - April 29, 2020
Didi Kuo, Associate Director for Research and Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law at Stanford, addressed the state of American democracy (pre-pandemic), voting during the pandemic, challenges to the November election, and resources & advocacy.
Randy Tsuda, President and CEO of Alta Housing (previously named Palo Alto Housing), presented his personal reflections on change and growth in the Bay Area, and outlined what we can do to tackle our housing shortage. View the presentation's slides here.
The Personal and the Political: What COVID-19 Reveals and How We Might Respond" - June 24, 2020
Julie Lythcott-Haims' webinar challenged the audience to ponder how COVID-19 is changing the world we live in. Julie spoke about structural inequality and bias in schooling, health outcomes, how different communities are policed (or not), as well as personal things including the importance of human connection and much more.
How is the COVID-19 crisis impacting American democracy? - April 29, 2020
Didi Kuo, Associate Director for Research and Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law at Stanford, addressed the state of American democracy (pre-pandemic), voting during the pandemic, challenges to the November election, and resources & advocacy.
City Council, School Board, Human Relations Commission, and Board of Supervisors Meetings
Because the COVID-19 global pandemic makes it unsafe for the public to gather, all regular meetings of the Palo Alto City Council, PAUSD Board of Education and Human Relations Commission will be live-streamed until further notice. No physical meeting place will be provided. Also, certain meetings of the Board of Supervisors and Board Policy Committees will be held by teleconference only.
See this article for how to live-stream and participate in meetings of these public bodies.
See this article for how to live-stream and participate in meetings of these public bodies.
League Events & Volunteer Opportunities - Join Us!
Stay in the loop and check out our upcoming events and ways you can GET INVOLVED! We are looking forward to have you engage in advocacy, voter service and community education issues that are important to you and the League of Women Voters.
Check here for NEWS from LWVUS, LWVC and LWVBA.
She Is Me: Meet League people protecting the future of our democracy.
Watch the 1-minute She Is Me video. Progress is in our DNA.
Meet these League members to learn what drives them. And see “What's happening now” including
our Census work, our Redistricting work, and more.
Meet these League members to learn what drives them. And see “What's happening now” including
our Census work, our Redistricting work, and more.
What is She Is Me?
A century ago, our founders believed that citizens should play a critical role to inform voters and advocate on public policy issues.
The LWVUS has launched the #SheIsMeLWV campaign to celebrate 100 years of League work through the inter-generational stories of our real League of Women Voters members - and the generations after them that are working to keep that vision alive.
100 years ago, we won the right to vote. Today, we are committed to protecting it. Learn more about how you can help.
A century ago, our founders believed that citizens should play a critical role to inform voters and advocate on public policy issues.
The LWVUS has launched the #SheIsMeLWV campaign to celebrate 100 years of League work through the inter-generational stories of our real League of Women Voters members - and the generations after them that are working to keep that vision alive.
100 years ago, we won the right to vote. Today, we are committed to protecting it. Learn more about how you can help.
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WHAT WE DO
The League does many things to Make Democracy Work®:
Register and educate voters through our work in VOTER SERVICES
Take Action based on our positions through ADVOCACY
Inform and educate the community of our issues with League PROGRAMS
Register and educate voters through our work in VOTER SERVICES
Take Action based on our positions through ADVOCACY
Inform and educate the community of our issues with League PROGRAMS
Voter Services
We encourage citizens to register and vote and provide nonpartisan voter information about voting procedures, ballot issues, candidate opinions and public policy issues.
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Action & Advocacy
The League takes action and influences public policy through education and advocacy on positions to support or oppose local, state and national issues and legislation.
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League Programs
Our program priority issues shape our educational events. Members brainstorm upcoming League-year priority ideas in January/February and finalize them in May/June.
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How does the League of Women Voters Make Democracy Work?
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