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Greetings from LWV-Wake.
Today is National Kitten Day! With the lazy days of summer upon us, it seemed appropriate to add something a little more light-hearted to this League Update. Research shows that looking at kittens is good for your mental health. In addition, it has been found that people who take short breaks to look at cute animals are more productive throughout the day. Enjoy the kittens!😽
NC State Board of Elections Meeting July 6th
While the NCGA was on holiday break last week, the NC Board of Elections was busy preparing for the upcoming elections. During their July 6th meeting, they voted unanimously to approve new voting equipment. This equipment can be purchased by counties for their elections.
The board also discussed a petition for a new political party "No Labels" to be added to the NC ballot for the 2024 presidential election. While the group had met the state certification petition signature requirement, State Board Chair Alan Hirsch suggested the group had not provided enough information for the second state requirement, to inform petition-signers of "the general purpose and intent of the new party". Hirsch stated the board would make its decision next month. Read more about that discussion here. Materials from the meeting can be found here.
Board of Elections Meeting Observers
Many important election and voting decisions are being made leading up to the municipal elections and into 2024. We'd love to see more volunteers observe in-person Wake County BOE meetings and complete an observation form.
These forms are reviewed and provide very useful information for the League in determining potential issues that could arise during the elections process. The form can be found on LWVNC's website or by clicking here. A schedule of upcoming Wake County Board of Elections can be found below:
In addition, we encourage members to listen to the virtual NC State Board of Elections meetings that have been happening more frequently. You can learn about upcoming meetings as well as other useful information by checking the press releases page on the NCSBOE website or by clicking on the link below.
LWV-Wake Day at NC Courage Women's Soccer
Through a partnership with NC Courage, we are able to offer our members discounted tickets to the August 27th game against the Chicago Red Stars. We will also be providing voter outreach prior to and during the first half of the game in the FanFest area of the soccer park. Volunteers are needed for tabling at this event. For more information and to purchase tickets, scroll to Events.
Renew Your LWV-Wake Membership
For members who joined prior to 2020, your membership expired on June 30th. Yikes!! If you renewed, THANK YOU! If you have not, please renew now to continue your membership and support LWV-Wake.
Expired members who do not renew by July 30 will no longer receive these League Updates. Double Yikes!! Not to worry, you can easily renew online as we now take credit cards without using Paypal. If you are not sure if you need to renew, click on our website below. If your membership expired on June 30th, you will see a pop up box prompting you to renew your membership.
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