Paws to the Polls, a nonpartisan, student-led initiative focused on voter participation at Missouri State University, has produced a Springfield voter guide for the April 4 election. The guide includes statements from almost all candidates for the mayoral, city council, and school board races. Each position is prefaced by a job description, i.e. “What does City Council do?” The guide …
WATCH: Informed Voter Coalition interview on KOLR10 Daybreak
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 …
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 …
SPS School Board Candidate Interviews
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, …
Candidate Interviews for the April 6 municipal election.
Did you miss the broadcast on KSMU this week of the candidate interviews? You can now watch videos of the interviews for candidates in the April 6, 2021 municipal election. These include candidates running for Springfield City Council General Seat A, General Seat B, Zone 1, Zone 4, and Mayor of Springfield, as well as Springfield Public Schools Board of …
LWV serves voters in busy election season
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 …