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That’s a wrap!
As October comes to a close, so does our 2023 Election Season Activities. And, while we may have just a few more events for October, we can proudly proclaim that our Vote Local! campaign closed with gusto. Take a look!
Voter Registration Teams
We’re so thankful, despite the legal restrictions, for our Voter Registration Team. We engaged the public about the importance of registering to vote, updating voter registration, and voting throughout Johnson and Wyandotte Counties. We staffed tables at high schools, community colleges, churches, libraries, residential facilities, and community celebrations.
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# of Events
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# of Volun- teers
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# of Voters Engaged
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# of Literature Pieces Shared
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20
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70
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1052
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851
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Voter Information Teams
We’re so appreciative of our Voter Information Team. We shifted our Candidate Forums to Candidate Meet & Greets that brought out more local candidates and local residents that allowed for more direct conversations between candidates and constituents. We found additional community partners that included professional and student organizations. We reached out to voters who don’t often vote in elections through our literature that we hung on 500 doors as well as personalized postcards to 2,000 voters. Our partners, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. @ Upsilon Rho Omega and Mu Omega Chapters and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, completed 275 postcards in our GOTV (Get Out The Vote) effort. We reminded them of the importance of voting in local elections.
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Event Type
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# of Events
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# of Volun-teers
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# of Voters Engaged
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Primary Election
Meet & Greet
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3
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41
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140
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General Election
Meet & Greet
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4
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17+
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120+
847+
YouTube
views
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JCCC Trustee
Forum
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1
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10
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90
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Postcard Party
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5
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29
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2000
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Dance the Vote in Wyandotte County
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1
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2
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300
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Our DEI, Voter Registration and Voter Information teams joined together to get more League literature printed in Spanish. Our DEI team led League efforts at an Advocates for Immigrant Rights Event working with bilingual volunteers talking to voters about the importance of local elections.
Two LWVJoCo English-speaking volunteers and sometimes as many as six volunteers (all Spanish speaking) from Advocates for Immigrant Rights And Reconciliation (AIRR) met for two mornings of voter information sharing in Kansas City, Kan. (KCK). The first morning they visited 40 business owners along Central Avenue, most of whom agreed to post the English/Spanish information for “New Voter”, “Raise Your Voice” and “Why Vote in Local Elections”. We also discussed and handed out many cards to interested people on the street.
The second morning, AIRR had obtained permission from three grocery managers in KCK to stand outside the store, talk with interested people and share voter info in English and Spanish. Our three teams spoke to hundreds of people at the three busy markets with good responses. Parents who were not eligible voters took information for their eligible family members. Eligible voters received the vote411.org information with interest. For those not eligible to vote, we were able to share the cards with safety info about their legal rights on U.S. soil, regardless of documentation status. It was a good partnership project.
Team Spirit
We’re so thankful for all our teams throughout the League. Whether it’s hospitality, technology, communications, membership, DEI, observer corps or programs, we continue to do the League’s work: defending democracy and empowering voters.
Team Effort for SMUUCh Food Pantry
We’ve shown our appreciation through our generous donations to our host's local Food Pantry. After our October meeting, we received word that 100 households had shopped the following Tuesday at the Food Pantry, and with YOUR contributions, everyone’s shopping cart had an EXTRA POUND of food. An Extra Pound! For our November meeting, the Food Pantry requested the following:
Shelf Stable Meats and Seafood (other than tuna)
Continued Success Depends on YOU
Our work is never done. Borrowing from Uncle Sam’s “I need you” advertising campaign, the League needs YOU. We need YOU to help continue League efforts in voter registration, voter information, communications, DEI, hospitality, technology, membership, observer corp and programs. 2024’s Election Season will be fierce and fiery. We need YOU to help us hold the line defending democracy and empowering voters. We need YOU now more than ever as we look towards the 2024 Election Cycle.
Ready to answer the call? Reach out to Janet or myself at president@lwvjoco.org
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