Creating A More Perfect Democracy
Missouri General Assembly passes bill deemed ‘breathtaking’ in its voter, election restrictions League members across Missouri, along with partners in the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, condemned passage on May 12 of HB 1878, an omnibus bill now on Gov. Mike Parson’s desk. The bill includes changes to voter registration rules, election administration and who has litigation authority over matters relating …
The League of Southwest Missouri hosted the statewide League of Women Voters Spring Conference April 30 at Schweitzer Brentwood Library, Springfield. Southwest Missouri League co-presidents Julie Steiger and Jill Smull worked with the conference planning team to arrange a stable of outstanding speakers on public school issues, ranked choice voting and diversity, equity and inclusion: Grenita Lathan, superintendent, Springfield Public …
The League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri turns 70 this month! On May 3, 1952, an organizational meeting held at the Greene County Courthouse established the League of Women Voters of Springfield, Missouri. A year later, at the statewide convention of the League of Women Voters held in St. Louis, the Springfield League was granted active status. Its 100 …
Which school board candidates will you vote for? If you missed the audio broadcast on Monday, March 21st on KSMU 91.1, you can click on the video link below to watch individual interviews with the five candidates vying for the Springfield Board of Education. Voters will select two candidates from a slate of five. Election Day is Tuesday, April 5, …
League-led coalition to produce virtual candidate forums On April 5, voters in the Springfield R-12 School District will decide who will represent them on the Board of Education. Two positions on the seven-member board are open. Before Election Day, find out where candidates stand on the issues important to you. The League is again taking a lead role in a …
Our popular networking event is back! League members can Meet the Electeds in a virtual event, noon to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 25. State senators and state representatives from the Springfield region will field questions from members of the League and its partners Leadership Springfield Alumni and Junior League of Springfield. Only members of the three organizations may attend, …
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 …