Date: 8/31/2022
Subject: LWVMC: Archive Weekly Update for June 9
From: League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County

Happy Thursday,

Here's this week's Update for League of Women Voters Milwaukee County (LWVMC) news, information and events.

Membership Dues Increase July 1

A dues increase was approved at the LWVMC Annual Meeting on May 24. The increase (see chart below) will take effect July 1, the start of our new fiscal year. The dues were increased by $5 for Individual memberships, and by $10 for Household, Centennial and Sustaining membership levels. The student and Open Door dues stayed the same. It has been several years since our dues were increased. LWVMC passes along $62 of each Individual, Centennial and Sustaining membership to the state and national leagues, and $32 to LWVUS (but nothing to LWVWI) for each Open Door membership. The $5 student dues remain with the local league. If you have not yet renewed your membership for 2022-2023, now is a good time!

Category	Amount
Individual	$75
Household Additional person	$120 -
Centennial	$180
Sustaining	$110
Honorary/Lifetime	-
Student	$5
Open Door	=>$5
Associate (non-voting)	-

The Milwaukee Election Commission Is recruiting people to fill key positions for the Fall Primary and Fall Elections

Election Inspector (August 9 and November 8)

Pay: $220 stipend for a full-day shift; $110 for a half-day shift. $15/hour for training
Questions? Write to electionworker@milwaukee.gov and copy in Jonatan jzunig@milwaukee.gov
If you are interested in this position, you can apply using this link www.milwaukee.gov/helpmilwaukeevote

Early Voting Worker (October 25 – November 6)

To ask questions or request an application contact Kimberly Zapata at kdzapat@milwaukee.gov (no phone calls, please)
Pay: $15.76/hr for city residents; $15.30 for non-residents

Use the resources of the LWVMC as detailed in the links below to provide information to yourself, your friends and to the community organizations you are involved with. Some of these resources can be downloaded and printed; others, as indicated on the sheet, are in our inventory and must be requested. If you want to request any of these resources please email us at voterservices@lwvmilwaukee.org.

Fall 2022 Election Resources

2022 is an important election year. Wisconsin will be holding two statewide elections.

Partisan Primary August 9 | General Election November 8

Offices to be Elected Include:

Governor
Lt. Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
State Treasurer
U.S. Senator
Congressional Representative
State Senator (odd numbered districts)
Assembly Representatives
County Offices of Sheriff
Clerk of Circuit Court
City of Milwaukee Aldermanic Districts #2 & #3

Register or re-register (if you moved since the last election).

August 9th Partisan Primary Deadlines:

Deadline to register online or by mail: July 20
Deadline to register in person at your clerk’s office: August 5
Register at your polling place: August 9

November 8th General Election Deadlines:

Deadline to register online or by mail: October 19
Deadline to register in person at your clerk’s office: November 4
Register at your polling place: November 8

Register online at myvote.wi.gov, or by mail, or in-person at your clerk’s office, or at your polling place on Election Day. To register online, you need a WI driver’s license or WI ID Card.

Don’t have a valid WI State ID or Driver’s License?

Complete a registration form. Mail it to your clerk with a Proof of Residence document with your name and current address, such as a utility bill, bank statement, or a bill or letter from a government agency with your current name and address.

To vote by mail, request an absentee ballot.

Absentee Ballot Request Deadlines:

Fall Primary July 26: (suggested deadline); August 4 (statutory deadline)
Fall General Election: October 25 (suggested deadline) November 3 (statutory deadline)

Online: Request an absentee ballot at myvote.wi.gov. Use your smartphone to take a picture of your WI ID or WI Driver’s License and upload it with your application.

By Mail: Can’t request online? Mail your completed absentee ballot request to your clerk with a copy of your photo ID.

By Email: Email your clerk to request an absentee ballot. Include your name, voting address, and a copy of your photo ID.

In-Person: Complete the request form at your clerk’s office.

League Cafe continues its discussion of Nikole Hannah Jones’s “The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story” on Friday, June 17, from 9:30 a.m - 11 a.m. Join here.

We are splitting the book into sections to facilitate manageable discussions. We will discuss Chapters 5, 8, 9 and 10 at the Friday, June 17 meeting.

Peruse educational resources from the Pulitzer Center here or watch a C-Span interview with author Nikole Hannah-Jones and Steven Hahn, New York University history professor.

Refresh Yourself at the ESCUELA VERDE NEWLINE COMMUNITY CAFÉ

If you are out and about this summer and happen to find yourself on the Hank Aaron Trail, you may want to visit the new student-run café at 3618 W Pierce Street. Learn more about the ESCUELA VERDE NEWLINE COMMUNITY CAFÉ in this Lake Effect segment or visit the café’s website. Open Monday - Wednesday and Friday 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Unconscious Bias - Knowing What You Don’t Know

Wednesday, June 15

6:30pm

United Methodist Church of Whitefish Bay Sanctuary

819 E. Silver Spring Drive, Whitefish Bay

In person or livestream here

Learn more about our unconscious, implicit biases and how they manifest in our lives and society with Judge Derek Mosley. A graduate of Marquette University Law School in 2002, Mosley was the youngest African-American to be appointed judge in the State of Wisconsin and has presided as Judge in Milwaukee Municipal Court since 2004.

Celebrate Juneteenth Day

Juneteenth Day celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce the Civil War had ended, as well as the enslavement of black people.

The Black Diaspora Symphony Orchestra in Concert

Saturday, June 18
5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Emile Blatz Temple of Music
Washington Park Bandshell
4599 West Lloyd Street

Free, family friendly and open to the entire public

There will be a free pre-concert talk at 3:30 p.m. at 5531 W. North Avenue. Learn more about the program, A Walk Through History, here.

Juneteenth Day Parade and Celebration

Sunday, June 19

Parade begins at 9:00 a.m.

For more details on the Juneteenth Day Parade and celebration, on Sunday, June 19, click here.The parade will be broadcast live on TMJ4.

Welcoming Afghan Refugees

The Wisconsin Council of Churches, a statewide network of Christian churches and faith-based organizations based in Madison, hosted a seminar last week with information on Islam and Afghan culture that included a discussion about how “Christians may walk alongside our Afghan neighbors and create a more welcoming environment in our communities.” Janan Najeeb, president of the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition and director of the Islamic Resource Center, presented helpful information for welcoming and supporting Afghan Muslims.

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