Day of Action - July 30
We’ve demonstrated that when we show up and fight, we can win. Now more than ever, it’s all hands on deck, and we need your help.
The August Primary Election is rapidly approaching. Voters will be choosing candidates for various seats in the US Congress, Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly, and District Attorney’s Office. Plus, two critical constitutional amendments will be on the ballot, and we’re urging voters to Vote NO to maintain checks and balances in our government.
Kick-off the first day of early voting with us!
Join the volunteer-powered GOTV Day of Action
Tuesday, July 30 from 10am – 3pm
at the MATC Downtown Campus (cafeteria) in Milwaukee,
and help us educate voters about how they can make their voices heard.
We’ll provide all the materials, all you have to do is show up. | GET YOUR YARD SIGNS AND BUMPER MAGNETS NOW! |
If you have a yard sign, now is the time to display it!
If you NEED a Yard Sign and/or Bumper Magnet, here is how you get one:
LWV Yard Signs and Bumper Magnets Are Available!
We have three kinds of signs:
- Vote From Home
- VOTE/VOTA (Vote on one side and Vota on the other)
- Swing State (Brand new!)
Yard signs (18" x 24") are available on a first-come first-served basis. We also have metal stands.
Bumper magnets (2 styles) also pictured below.
If you'd like any of these items, please complete THIS FORM. We will contact you. |
Get-out-the-vote merchandise!
Boost voter turnout with a nonpartisan pro-voting message.
Do your purple state proud with a message for voters of all political stripes! | ONLINE POP-UP STORE OPEN FOR A LIMITED TIME:
CLOSES AUGUST 2ND
WOMEN'S SIZES ADDED
Get-out-the-vote merchandise here
Please spread the word.
For questions about merchandise, please contact jessica@olivepromotions.com
Other questions? Contact Peggy Creer at p.creer@lwvmilwaukee.org |  |
Are you ready to vote on August 13?
You can learn about the candidates running in the August 13 Primary Election from the VOTE411.org online Voter Guide. Go to VOTE411.org and type in your address to see your ballot. (Your address will never be saved, sold, or used for marketing purposes. This information is captured solely for the purpose of benefiting from the Vote411.org location-based tools.)
Your ballot will show races for US Congress, US Senate, Wisconsin Senate, Wisconsin Assembly, District Attorney and constitutional amendment questions. In Milwaukee and Waukesha there are local races for the County Treasurer.
On VOTE411, you can learn more about the responsibilities of these offices and each candidate's values. Learn where candidates running for office in your community stand on the issues. Only candidates that appear on your ballot, based on the address you enter, will be listed.
Voting is the best way to improve your community. VOTE411 provides nonpartisan information you can use all in one place. So head on over and get out to vote on August 13!
And don't forget to share the awesomeness of VOTE411.org with your friends, relatives, neighbors and your social media. Educated voting matters! |  |
'Tis the season…
LWVUS Protest Safety Guidance
If you plan to participate in a political rally or protest march, know your rights and how to stay safe. If you decide to pull out your cell phone to record events, keep in mind that you have a 1st Amendment right to record law enforcement in public spaces, but only as long as you don't interfere -- and the police make that call.
Read more advice from the national League here. |  | | This “thank you” related to our successful silent auction at the Annual Meeting in May, is to the in-kind item donors.
Thank you to all LWVMC members who donated items for the Auction! Our Silent Auction Chair, Liz Harris-Hodge, tells us that the All-Star Donor Extraordinaire was Pat McFarland who donated numerous baskets for staging, packaging materials, books, and other items.
Being in Milwaukee, it is not surprising that there was beer. These donations came from
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Dead Bird Brewing Company and Maddie Mason
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Lakefront Brewery (contacted by Mary Voelker)
Other League member item donors included Lorna Grade, Nancy Maloney, Maddie Mason, Candice Owley, Barbara Rasmussen, Peg Schrader, Mary Ellen Spicuzza, and Mary Sussman.
Couldn’t have had the silent auction without these gifts! Please let Mary Voelker (m.voelker@lwvmilwaukee.org ) know if you donated an item and we missed your name. We will be re-running this thank you.
Are you interested in donating an item for next year’s silent auction? Contact Liz Harris-Hodge at e.harris-hodge@lwvmilwaukee.org and she will send you a reminder next spring or consider accepting a donation now. |
Disability Voting Rights Week: Sept. 9-13
Mark your calendar: Disability Voting Rights Week is a crucial initiative focused on building power within the disability community by ensuring people with disabilities are registered and ready to vote. People with disabilities are a significant voting bloc, and are a part of all political parties and demographics. Systemic barriers and voter suppression continue to prevent many disabled voters from accessing the ballot, and DVRW is also about continuing to fight to improve election accessibility and raise the visibility of our community as an important voting bloc. To volunteer for an event and learn more about empowering the disability vote, visit here. |
Help Recruit Poll Workers
Please spread the word about the need for poll workers – our election heroes! The toolkit below has material you can use to send information to your friends, neighborhood businesses, churches, health clubs – wherever civic-minded citizens hang out.
LWVWI 2024-25 Poll Worker Recruitment Toolkit |  | Spread the Word!
Overview
Wisconsin voters will be asked two questions to amend (change) the constitution on their August ballot. These potential changes will impact both the process for distributing federal money, and who has the power to make those decisions. These large sweeping changes will impact a wide range of issues voters care about, from education to the environment to how quickly the government can respond to emergencies (like a public health crisis or a natural disaster).
The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin knows that if these amendments are passed they will be harmful to the people of our state. We urge voters to VOTE NO on both questions.
Voters must be prepared to answer these questions in the August 13, 2024 election.
The questions on voters’ ballots 
 Question 1: “Delegation of appropriation power. Shall section 35 (1) of article IV of the constitution be created to provide that the legislature may not delegate its sole power to determine how moneys shall be appropriated?”
Read more about what this question means  Ballotpedia Question 1
Question 2: “Allocation of federal moneys. Shall section 35 (2) of article IV of the constitution be created to prohibit the governor from allocating any federal moneys the governor accepts on behalf of the state without the approval of the legislature by joint resolution or as provided by legislative rule?”
Read more about what this question means Ballotpedia Question 2
What does a “Yes” or a “No” vote mean?
 A "yes" vote supports amending the state constitution to require legislative approval from both the senate and assembly before the governor can expend federal money appropriated to the state.
A "no" vote opposes this amendment, thereby allowing the governor to accept and allocate federal funds without seeking an approval vote from the state legislature.
Stance: The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin opposes these constitutional amendment questions and urges voters to VOTE NO on both questions.
And here’s a toolkit with more information about the amendments, social media posts and other deep dive information about these issues.
NO to Amendments Toolkit
| We invite you to be a part of our brand-new experience for Coffee for Our Cause! We are actively recruiting sales team members for this major fundraiser with our new partner, East View Coffee Company.
Sales team members are asked to sell/buy at least 9 bags of coffee. The sales team will be invited to a coffee tasting event in August hosted by East View Coffee Company’s founder and owner, Jenny Ulbricht. She will describe each of the coffees and their origin. Also on the agenda will be training in being a sales team member and using the new process.
With Jenny’s business model, coffee orders for three or more bags (12 oz.) will ship from her store for free to a single address in mainland USA. Kathy Ulbricht, long-time League member and former Board member, and Mary Voelker are co-chairs for this year’s Coffee for Our Cause fundraiser.
We invite you to join in the fun!
Sign up to be a Sales Team Member here:
Please email Mary Voelker at m.voelker@lwvmilwaukee.org with your questions, and read last week’s Update for more info on the story behind this new coffee company! |  | Contact Your Representatives
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