League members Lisa Langley and Cara Griffin talk about the Informed Voter Coalition and its candidate interview series for the April 4, 2023 election in Springfield (see related post). KOLR10 Daybreak anchor Jenifer Abreu interviewed the two in mid-March. Langley is leader of the coalition of 11 nonpartisan community organizations, launched by the League of SWMO in 2019. Griffin is …
Which Springfield candidates will get your vote?
Learn about candidates on the April 4 Springfield ballot through interviews hosted by the Informed Voter Coalition, led by the League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri. These brief interviews will air on KSMU 91.1 FM starting March 21. Video versions will be posted on our LWV website after they air on KSMU, available on demand. Those interviewed are in …
Missouri’s Sunshine Law, explained
Learn how the Sunshine Law ensures government transparency. The Kansas City League of Women Voters hosts three impressive panelists for a virtual program during the nationwide Sunshine Week, March 13-18, 2023. Panelists are: Dave Helling, journalist emeritus, moderator Steve Vockrodt, investigative editor, NPR Midwest Newsroom Max Kautsch, Kautsch Law, LLC; practice focused on First Amendment rights and open government law …
Which candidate for U.S. Rep will get your vote?
On Tuesday, Nov. 8, voters will head to the polls. To help Southwest Missouri voters find out where candidates stand, a coalition of community organizations led by the League of Women Voters has organized a series of nonpartisan interviews with candidates in select races. Questions were developed by the candidate forum coalition and were not provided beforehand. Most of those …
Watch nonpartisan candidate interviews for Nov. 8 election via YouTube
Learn about candidates for Missouri Senate, House On Nov. 8, Missouri voters will head to the polls to elect representatives to the Missouri General Assembly and other seats. To help Southwest Missouri voters find out where candidates stand, a coalition of community organizations led by the League of Women Voters has organized a series of nonpartisan interviews with candidates in …
No-Excuse Absentee Voting Begins Oct. 25
A recent change in state law (HB 1878) allows all eligible Missouri voters to cast an absentee ballot in person without having to give a reason for doing so, beginning Tuesday, Oct. 25. For Greene County residents, in-person absentee voting is available at the Greene County Elections Center, 1126 N. Boonville Ave., Springfield, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 …
League challenges new voter ID requirements in lawsuit
A second lawsuit filed Aug. 24 challenges an anti-voter law (HB1878) set to take effect Aug. 28 across Missouri. The League of Women Voters of Missouri, a plaintiff in this suit and one filed Aug. 22, says the new law violates the right to core political speech by their staff and volunteers and disenfranchises thousands of Missouri citizens who do …
League, NAACP sue over law criminalizing voter engagement efforts
The League of Women Voters of Missouri and Missouri State Conference of the NAACP are challenging several parts of Missouri’s new anti-voter bill that restricts the ability of civic engagement groups to assist with voter registration and absentee ballot applications. (Breaking: On Aug. 24, the League of Women Voters of Missouri joined a second lawsuit against a new law requiring …
Candidate interview links for Aug. 2 election
Before the Aug. 2 primary election, voters can view interviews with candidates in four important races for U.S. Congress District 7 and Missouri Senate and House. The brief videos are available on demand on YouTube and on ksmu.org, website of KSMU Ozarks Public Radio and websites of other partners in a coalition of nonpartisan organizations. The groups organized and hosted …
Voters: Learn about candidates on Aug. 2 ballot
Nonpartisan radio interviews start July 12 A coalition of community organizations led by the League of Women Voters is again producing a series of nonpartisan interviews with candidates on the Aug. 2 primary election ballot, when voters will narrow the field of candidates for U.S. Congress and Missouri General Assembly. The brief conversations will air at noon on KSMU Ozarks …