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THE VOTER
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Members, Friends, Allies - this
is the moment where
the proverbial rubber
hits the road for all
of us. We are
slightly over 30 days
out from the 2024
general election. It
is 'show time' and the
director has called
'places'.
I made a personal
Facebook post last
week about the state
purging voters and the
need for everyone to
check their
registration
status. A friend
messaged back - she
had used my link to
check her mother and
found her NOT on the
voter list. She
was horrified because
this 92 year old had
voted in every
election for
decades. I
communicated to my
friend how to correct
the situation. She was
grateful. And I was
glad I took the very
small step to share
with friends that
people needed to check
their voter status.
We ALL, at a minimum,
need to be encouraging
every human we know to
check their voter
status - and to have a
plan to
vote.
Judy Jones
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AL-CD2
Postcard
GOTV Project
A SUCCESS!
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The
League's amazing
2024 GOTV
undertaking, writing
postcards to
voters in
Alabama’s
Congressional
District 2, is
being completed
this week.
Starting Tuesday
October 1st,
postcards are
being mailed from
locations all over
the state.
The project
started with a
goal of contacting
27,000 rural
voters in the
newly drawn
Congressional
District 2 and
grew to 37,000
voter
households.
Special
recognition goes
to LWVAL Treasurer
Stephanie Butler
(LWVGB) who
initially
presented the
concept for the
project and then
managed ithe
entire effort from
start to
finish.
Alabama
Congressional
District 2, the
League says get
out and vote!!!
**
10/5/24 5
pm UPDATE
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The cards are being
received!
Our League phone
number is ringing
with calls
from CD-2 voters
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Key
Election 2024
Dates &
Resources
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Alabama
2024 General
Election
Deadlines
Voter Registration
Deadline
October
21, 2024
Deadline to Request Absentee
Ballot
October 29, 2024
Deadline to
Return Absentee
Ballot in Person
November 4, 2024
Deadline for Receipt of
Absentee Ballot by
Mail
Noon, November 5, 2024
In-Person
Voting
November 5, 2024
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To
View Sample Ballots
in Alabama
(listed by County)
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| For follow-up election or
voting questions,
please reply to this
email or email the
LWVAL resident voting
nerd, Roger Ellis
at rellis@lwval.org.
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How
To Vote In
Alabama A Guide for People with
Disabilities Voting in
the Presidential
Election on Tuesday,
November 5, 2024
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| For
follow-up election or
voting questions
related to Disability
Voting Rights email
Nicky Watkins at nwatkins@adap.ua.edu
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For help at the polls, the
League and its
partners use the
non-partisan Election
Protection Hotline at
1-866-OUR-VOTE.
Election Protection Hotlines
English 866-OUR-VOTE 866-687-8683
Spanish/English 888-VE-Y-VOTA 888-839-8682
Asian
Languages/English 888-API-VOTE 888-274-8683
Arabic/English 844-YALLA-US 844-925-5287
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The next 30 days are
important. If
you are reading
this, you are a
League member or
friend. There
are real volunteer
opportunities listed
below.
Consider
engaging.
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ELECTION
DAY VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
ACROSS
ALABAMA ON
NOVEMBER 5
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NON-PARTISAN
POLL MONITORS
NEEDED
LWVAL Members and Friends -
Volunteer with the
NAACP's Legal
Defense Fund to
work as
Non-Partisan Poll
Monitors on
November 5!!
Volunteers must attend one of
the training
sessions listed
below. After
attending the
session, volunteers
will receive a
survey to share
their county of
residence and the
hours they would be
available to
work. The LDF
will put all that
information together
and send a
communication back
to volunteers on
when they will be
scheduled and which
polling places they
will
survey.
Training
Sessions Available
(All sessions are at
6 pm)
- Wednesday October 9
- Thursday October 17
- Tuesday October 22
- Tuesday October 29
- Wednesday October 30
- Monday November 4
Click the link below to
register for a
training session.
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'Lift
Our Vote'
Voter Day
Volunteer
Opportunities
The 'Lift Our Vote' Voter Day
program is a
non-partisan, civic
and community
engagement program
designed to provide
voters with rides to
the polls on election
day.
Program participants
must attend a one (1)
hour Voter support
orientation session.
Volunteer
opportunities include:
- Voter Intake Specialist-
answer in bound
calls to Voter
line, schedule
transportation
rides, and support
Voter related
needs or escalate
as needed (can do
from home)
- Driver-
Provide rides to
Voters. Must have
transportation,
provide valid AL
issued license and
proof of
insurance, and be
an active and
verified member of
an approved
partner
organization
Lift Our Vote's goal is to
secure 2-3 volunteer
drivers from every
county in the state of
Alabama. On
average 44% of their
callers are from the
disabled/senior
community. This
program represents a
very important
service.
To volunteer and
select your training
session, click the
link below and
complete
registration.
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New
League-at-Large
Formed
For
the Northwest
Alabama
Community
The League of Women Voters (LWV) held a public
meeting for the
Northwest Alabama
community on
Tuesday, September
17,
2024. The
League of Women
Voters of Alabama
President Kathy
Jones attended and
provided
information about
the League of
Women Voters
mission and
activities.
At this meeting
LWV members living
in Northwest
Alabama took a
vote and created a
new League At
Large. The
newly formed
League of Women
Voters of
Northwest Alabama
will serve the
citizens of
Lauderdale,
Colbert, Franklin,
and Lawrence
Counties.
If you live in
this part of the
state and are
interested in
joining this new
league, email communications@lwval.org.
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| New
League of Northwest
Alabama officers: (R
to L) President: Mandy
Pitera, Vice
President: Beverly
Bryan, Treasurer:
Donna
Steele, Secretary:
Kate Chitwood
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Important
Volunteer
Opportunity with LWV
Partner
Poor People's
Campaign
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Since the launch of of their
National GOTV program,
the Poor People's
Campaign (PPC) has
coordinated two
national canvass
weekends in 25+
states, putting tens
of thousands of pieces
of important voting
resources in the hands
of poor and low-wage,
infrequent voters.
They will be
continuing this
critical work by
reaching millions more
poor and low-wage
voters through their
national texting
program.
From now thru
November, the Poor
People's Campaign will
use a peer-to-peer
textbanking platform
to reach millions of
poor and low-wage,
infrequent voters
across the
country.
Join the PPC Thursday
October 10 at 7 pm CT
for the launch of
their volunteer led
National Textbank
Program.
Participants will hear
from the
Campaign Co-Chairs
about the political
moment we are in, be
trained on the texting
technology, and then
start texting!
League Members and
friends - Click below
to register for the
session and contribute
to this important
work.
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It
is with great
sadness that the
League of Women
Voters of Greater
Birmingham shares
that longtime
member Mary Lynn
Bates passed away
on September 9,
2024. Mary
Lynn supported the
League's work for
many decades at
local and state
level. She
served
as President
of the State
League from 2007
to 2009 and as a
State and Local
Board Member and
Officer for a
number of other
years.
League members or friend who
would like to make
an League donation
in Mary Lynn's
memory may do so at
the link
below.
Indicate your
preference of type
of donation
(one time, to the
LWVAL or the
Education Fund),
click donate under
your preferred
destination for the
funds - and you will
see an opportunity
to add special
instructions/disposition
for your donation.
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Voter
Services Education
- October
Voter
Services Skills
Training
2pm, Monday, October
14, 2024
On Monday October 14 at
2pm central time, our
voter services experts
and allies will provide
important training for
Voter Services
Volunteers and to the
Public.
TOPICS
Make
Your Voting Plan
What to Expect
When You Arrive
at the Polling
Place
Who Do You
Call - If
you have a Bad
Experience
(to be provided by the
ACLU Election
Protection of Alabama)
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Voter
Services Education
- November
Voter
Services Skills
Training
2pm, Monday, November
18, 2024
On Monday November 18 at
2pm central time,
the LWVAL will offer
important training
for League Voter
Services volunteers,
allies and to
the public at
large.
TOPICS
Alabama
Presidential
Election
Canvassing
and
Certification
Procedures and
Timeline
Post Election
Alabama
Administrative
Calendar
Looking
Forward to 2025
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Post
Card
Writing Across
the State
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| LWVAL
President and LWVTNV
member Kathy Jones
was invited to
participate in the
Black and Brown
Panel at the 72nd
Alabama NAACP
Conference in
Huntsville on
September 26, 2024.
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From left to right: Dr.
James T. Averhart,
Jr., Executive
Director, AL
NAACP; Veronica
Ayala, ACIJ
Community Organizer
Central
Region; Moderator-
Patricia Evans,
NAACP Alabama; Hanu
Karlapalem,
Vice President of the
Limestone County
NAACP; Moderator-
Celsa
Stallworth,
SPLC State Community
Organizer | AL-State
Office (and a member
of LWV East Alabama)
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| State
LWVAL Board Member
and LWVTNV member
Robin Buckelew
hosted a party
Saturday September
14 for The Alabama
Channel at her home
in Huntsville.
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Senate
Bill 1
(SB1) Update
On Tuesday September 24, Chief U.S. District
Judge David Proctor
granted a
preliminary
injunction which
prohibits the State,
for now, from
enforcing the part
of the the SB1 law
that relates to
assisting people
covered by the
Section 208 of the
Voting Rights Act
with absentee ballot
applications.
The injunction
states the law's ban
on submission as
well as gifts and
payments for help
with an absentee
ballot application
"are not enforceable
as to blind,
disabled, or
illiterate
voters."
Proctor wrote, "The
court easily
concludes, after
reviewing its
language, that SB 1
unduly burdens the
rights of Section
208 voters to make a
choice about who may
assist them in
obtaining and
returning an
absentee ballot."
LWVAL President
Kathy Jones said,
"this is great news
for volunteers who
can now assist
disabled, blind, or
low literacy
registered voters
who ask for
assistance to apply
for an absentee
ballot for the in
the November general
election." She
added, "importantly
this applies to
these Section 208
(disabled, blind and
low literacy) voters
only."
Click below for related news
coverage from ABC
33/40 Birmingham
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Source
for Hurricane
Helene Aid Groups
The League of Women Voters is
reeling from the
devastation and loss
that has been
created by Hurricane
Helene in the
southeastern United
Sates. Disaster
recover and aid
groups are
mobilizing to
provide aid to the
affected
communities.
LWVUS has shared a
website that
includes links to
groups listed by the
specific
states/communities
they are
assisting. To
see where you might
plug in to help,
click the link
below.
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Vote411. The VOTE411 Committee published the candidate and
race information for
Alabama state races
on Thursday
September 12.
AND - check out the
League's newly
redesigned
Alabama-centered
Vote411 website
at https://www.vote411.org/lwval
There's
a lot of important
resources that you
will need to make
your voting
plan!
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| Lobby Corps. The Lobby Corps team,
led by Kim Bailey
(LWVGT) continues to
meet weekly on Mondays
to review tool kits
being developed on key
League priority
issues. These
kits, when review is
completed, will be
shared with Local
Leagues and members to
begin an advocacy
effort on our priority
issues. For more
information or to join
the group email Kathy
Jones at
kjones@lwval.org.
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| Next
Generation Powering
Democracy. Planning
continues for League
activities for the
2025 Selma Bridge
Crossing
Jubilee. The
60th anniversary event
is scheduled for March
6-9, 2025. Stay
tuned! |
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