Below you'll find a list of all posts from 2021
Fair Maps Missouri is partnering with academic and redistricting experts to sponsor a mapping contest to produce the best possible congressional, state senate, and state house maps for Missouri. Citizen-drawn maps will show that fair, representative maps that reflect our diverse state are possible as Missouri’s Redistricting Commissions undertake the once-every-10-years task of drawing legislative districts in October. All maps …
League board member Suzanne Walker-Pacheco was the featured guest Oct. 13 on KOLR television’s Ozarks Tonight program with Heather Lewis. Walker-Pacheco is faculty coordinator of Paws to the Polls, a nonpartisan initiative focused on voter participation and voter literacy at Missouri State University. She is professor of sociology and anthropology at Missouri State. Paws to the Polls, Walker-Pacheco explains, is …
Springfield and Greene County’s strengths and challenges will be unveiled Oct. 21 with the release of the 10th Community Focus Report. The release will be 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in a virtual event open to the public. Every two years, leaders from area nonprofit organizations and government agencies compile a list of Blue Ribbons (strengths) and Red Flags (challenges) …
Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller has been appointed to the U.S. Elections Assistance Commission’s Technical Guidelines Development Committee. The federal Elections Assistance Commission chartered this committee in accordance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002. As a member of the Technical Guidelines committee, Schoeller will be part of a 14‐member team that assists the EAC in the development of …
The League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri works year-round to make sure all eligible citizens have the opportunity to register and vote—especially first-time voters, non-college youth, new citizens, communities of color and low-income residents. Tuesday, Sept. 28, is National Voter Registration Day and the League has planned no fewer than six locations where citizens can register for the first time or check that …
Marilyn McLeod, president of the League of Women Voters of Missouri, responded to Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s proposal to raise voter turnout by making more elections partisan in a story that aired Sept. 2o on Kansas City’s National Public Radio affiliate, KCUR.
State president Marilyn McLeod testified Aug. 24 to the Elections Committee of the Missouri House of Representatives on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Missouri. “The League of Women Voters of Missouri believes every citizen should have a voice in our government,” McLeod said. “We do not see any need for legislation to limit the petition process in …
A popular networking event is back! This time, Meet the Electeds will feature government leaders serving Springfield and Greene County. Mayor Ken McClure will join Springfield City Council members and Greene County commissioners in a Zoom event Friday, Aug. 27 from noon to 1:30 p.m. Only members of the League and its partners Leadership Springfield Alumni and Junior League of …
The League’s diversity, equity and inclusion action team has planned our Summer Sounding Board for Saturday, Aug. 21, 9 a.m., at Big Momma’s, 217 E. Commercial St. The topic, “Minorities in Business and Economic Development in the Community,” will be addressed by Lyle Q. Foster, assistant professor of sociology, Missouri State University, and Justyn Pippins of Minorities in Business. League …
League members who are Greene County residents may consider becoming deputy registrars for the Greene County Clerk’s Office, helping citizens register to vote. Those who are already deputized as registrars must retake training every two years. Training sessions are scheduled this summer and fall. Here’s information from Chelsea Pointer of the Clerk’s office: “Although we are not expecting any large …