Below you'll find a list of all posts from 2020
Missouri voters need to be safe as 2021 elections draw near (Posted Dec. 15, 2020) The League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri has joined with the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition in a campaign to persuade Gov. Mike Parson to extend Missouri’s COVID-19 safe voting provisions into 2021. Missouri’s COVID voting provisions are set to expire Dec. 31. These measures, …
League, coalition narrowly lose hard fought battle for fair maps on Nov. 3 Despite the hard work of League members and others across Missouri, Amendment 3 was narrowly defeated Nov. 3, overturning fair map reforms approved by Missouri voters two years ago. As Amendment 3 becomes law in 2021, the League will continue to actively fight for fair legislative maps …
League provides multitude of services to voters in 2020 It’s time to say “thank you” to all League members who have given time and risked exposure to COVID-19 to make sure voter needs were met during the 2020 election season. Beginning in January and ending Oct. 6, the League sponsored or took part in 65 voter registration events, paving the …
League organizes 10 community groups to produce candidate forum series A coalition of community organizations led by the League hosted a series of virtual candidate and ballot issue forums ahead of the Nov. 3 election. Candidates in selected primary and general election races in the Springfield region were invited. Lisa Langley, who organized the group as a representative of the …
To keep fair maps, vote No on Nov. 3, Sen. Danforth says (Oct. 23, 2020) Former U.S. Senator Jack Danforth shared his views on Missouri’s promise for fair maps, the dangers of gerrymandering and his opposition to Amendment 3 at a statewide forum hosted Oct. 19 by the League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri. Campaign director Sean Soendker Nicholson …
Digital, print versions now available for voters Before heading to the polls Nov. 3, voters can learn about candidates and ballot issues in the Voter’s Guide 2020, published this week by the League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri. Always nonpartisan, the guide includes essential voting information for Greene, Christian and Webster counties. A matching online guide is available online …
New voting rules for Nov. 3 Election give voters options Updated Oct. 22, 2020–A new law allows expanded options for Missouri voters in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This means many voters may choose to cast a mail-in ballot or an absentee ballot instead of voting in person. How to do it? Here’s the low-down from Voter Services at …
League of Women Voters encourages No vote on Amendment 3 There’s a reason the League of Women Voters has put its century-long reputation behind the issue of fair maps in Missouri. Always nonpartisan with positions decided only after careful study, the League is asking voters on Nov. 3 to stop a return to gerrymandering in our state. Amendment 3 on …
Learn more about candidates for state representative, District 134 Led by the League of Women Voters, 10 well-known community organizations hosted virtual candidate and ballot issue forums ahead of the Nov. 3 election with the shared goals of informing voters and increasing voter turnout. Recording of the Oct. 8 program hosted by the League is now available. Featured are Alex …
A statewide ballot issue focused on gerrymandering was in the virtual spotlight Oct. 14 in a pro-con forum sponsored by a coalition of 10 community organizations formed by the League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri. Ballot Issue Pro-Con Forum on Amendment 3—Featuring Senate sponsor of Amendment 3 Sen. Dan Hegeman (R) and No on 3 campaign director Sean Soendker-Nicholson. …