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Greetings from LWV-Wake. Even though the City of Raleigh and Town of Cary elections have been postponed to 2022, our Voter Services committee members have been busy providing important election information to citizens of 10 other municipalities in Wake County. Volunteers have been gathering candidate information for our VOTE411.org website platform that will go live soon. In addition, members have been working to create a door hanger that contains important election and VOTE411.org information as well as bullet points on why local elections are important. These door hangers will be distributed in areas where municipal elections will take place. This project was funded by a generous grant from Blueprint NC. Speaking of elections.......
Candidate Forums
LWV-Wake will sponsor the Wake Forest Mayor and Town Commissioner Candidate Forum on October 2nd at 1pm. LWV-Wake will partner with Fuquay-Varina Chamber of Commerce and Leadership Fuquay-Varina to sponsor a Mayor and Commissioner Candidate Forum on Oct 21st at 6pm. Details for the Wake Forest Campaign Forum can be found below in the upcoming events section. Details for the Fuquay-Varina Candidate Forum will be made available on our website soon.
Timely Topics
Registration is open for BOTH our September 30th and October 21st Timely Topics. For October, we welcome Jennifer Cohen, Director of Business Development for NC League of Municipalities. Ms. Cohen is an excellent speaker and will discuss the role of (their) League in helping North Carolina cities and towns be the best hometown each can be for their residents. Our Leagues both advocate for some of same issues so it will be interesting to hear about their efforts and the future challenges of our cities and towns. Please note: Both events are virtual via Zoom. Registration links can be found below.
Fair Maps Contest Winners
Our fair maps contest ended on September 1st. We have two winners with incredible pieces of art! We will provide pictures and interviews with the artists about their artwork on our website in the next week, along with a press release. For now, you can see a sneak peak of both pieces below.
Redistricting Advocacy
Redistricting hearings continue to be carried out in 13 of 100 counties in NC. LWV members across the state have been present at most all locations and have made comments, on behalf of themselves, demanding additional hearings AFTER maps are drawn, incumbency data not be used, the need for racial data to be used to evaluate maps after they've been drawn, as well as the need for a more transparent process. The League has responded by:
- Issuing a press release calling for changes to be made with regard to public hearings as well as the addition of Wake County to the list of proposed hearing sites,
- Sending emails to all members of NCGA's Redistricting Committee,
- Submitting a Letter to the Editor from Laurel Voelker, Redistricting Chair, and
- Submitting public comments to the NCGA public comment portal.
For a schedule of the upcoming redistricting hearings, links for signing up to speak and hints for providing public testimony, please see below.
Please Renew Your Membership
Help us fulfill our mission of Defending Democracy and Educating Voters. While your support for the League provides the financial resources to keep the League operational, we also need your VOICE for issues important to North Carolina. Our volunteers work hard to provide our community with much needed information and opportunities for engagement. Renew your membership and complete your membership profile to take full advantage of membership benefits.
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