TODAY:
WI Bridges and Roads: 2024 Report Card for Wisconsin's Infrastructure
Wisconsin’s 14,275 bridges and over 115,000 miles of roadway provide the state with critical infrastructure connecting residents with their jobs, schools, emergency services, and so much more. Join the LWVWI and ASCE-WI for the webinar on Bridges (C+) & Roads (C) October 17th from 12:00 to 1:30 pm and learn how we can raise the grades for Wisconsin’s bridges and roads. This is the first in a series of nine webinars on Wisconsin’s Infrastructure Report Card.
This is one webinar in a nine-part series looking at the state of all areas of infrastructure in Wisconsin. Learn about the whole series: 2024 Report Card for Wisconsin's Infrastructure
|  | Day of Action – Madison & Milwaukee
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 2024 Presidential & Fall General Election is rapidly approaching. Voters will be choosing candidates up and down the ballot, including President and Vice President of the United States. Plus, there's a critical constitutional amendment on the ballot, and we’re urging voters to Vote NO to protect our voting rights.
Kick-off the first day of early voting with us, and join the volunteer-powered GOTV Day of Action on Tuesday, October 22nd! We’ll be in Milwaukee and Madison text banking, writing postcards to voters, and vote tripling to get out the vote.
Join us in Milwaukee:
| | Are Reproductive Rights a top priority for you?
Do you have a few Social Media accounts?
Want to help educate citizens on abortion healthcare facts?
Help us create a world where all people have full autonomy over their bodies with equitable access to reproductive healthcare regardless of socio-economic status.
| | | High School Team Sets New Record!! | | The high school team will complete 50 events from the beginning of the school year to October 16, the last day to register online or by mail.
Above are some of the volunteers who have helped in this effort: Joey Walsh, Elizabeth Zuege,Kathy Ulbricht, Laurie Herriges, Jane Glodoski, Sally Merrell
Let's have a round of applause!!
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We have secured a challenge match for coffee sales!!! For every bag of coffee sold over 100 bags during the month of October, the match will mean a $5 donation to the Coffee Sale. The challenge match was put together by a generous group of LWVMC members. Thank you! Purchase coffee online on the League website (or copy and paste this web address: BIT.LY/46ZHWNK)
We are partnering this year with East View Coffee Company whose business practices are aligned with our League values. They purchase coffee from women-owned coffee farms in Colombia and Brazil and packaging is environmentally friendly. There are four varieties, and each 12 oz. bag of coffee is $17.50, available in either whole bean or ground. Descriptions of the four coffee blends are on the website and the PDF flyer HERE |  | The Cafe Corazon restaurant group has selected LWVMC as its featured Tú y Yo (You and I) community organization for the month of November.
This means that for every taco plate ordered on each of the four Tuesdays in November, LWVMC will receive a $1.00 donation.
Cafe Corazon has great food, a fun atmosphere, and friendly staff at three locations in Bay View, Riverwest, and Brown Deer. And who doesn’t like tacos?!
This is an easy way to support our League’s activities and to get our name out more across the Milwaukee community. |  | |
Make a Voting Plan
First-time and seasoned voters all need a plan before casting their ballot. Make a plan and get prepared to go to the polls.
1. Check your registration and/or register to vote
2. Learn about your early voting options.
3. Explore your day-of voting options.
4. Research candidates: Learn where candidates running for office stand on the issues, and about the ballot measures on your ballot.
VOTE411.org provides details on who and what will be on your ballot – including statements directly from the candidates on some of today’s most pressing issues. From local elections to national contests, take time to explore all the candidates on your ballot and hear from the candidates in their own words. To learn where candidates stand on the issues important to you, watch or attend candidate debates and forums in your community, and explore the information provided on VOTE411.org.
5. Share your plans! Tell your friends and family and encourage them to make a voting plan at VOTE411.org
|  | Early Voting Begins Tuesday, October 22nd
And runs until Sunday, November 3rd
Early voting will be available in your community on October 22. Call your Municipal Clerk to find out the schedule and location of early voting sites in your municipality. To find your clerk go to Find My Clerk.
Drop boxes may, or may not be available in your community, call your Municipal Clerk to find out if they are available in your municipality and the location of the drop boxes. To find your clerk go to Find My Clerk. |
Election Observer Training Oct. 24, 6-8 pm
The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin needs your help to monitor Wisconsin's elections. We are seeking volunteers to be trained as Election Observers and placed in polling places in specific areas around the state. Training is provided, and the program is open to non-members.
Election Observation Program Goals:
1. to be sure there is no disenfranchisement
2. to monitor the voter experience - including registration and showing ID
3. to monitor the absentee ballot counting process
4. to track any problems that can be fixed for future elections
Requirements: You'll need to be available to volunteer for a minimum of 2 hours on Election Day. Election observers will also need a cell phone to use while volunteering and have their own transportation to and from their assigned polling location. There are also opportunities to be a "roving" observer and observe at multiple polling sites. Rovers need to be available to volunteer for at least 4 hours on Election Day.
Training Information: We conduct our election observer training via online webinar.
Learn more about our Election Observation Program here. If you have questions about this volunteer opportunity contact our Voter Education Manager, Eileen Newcomer, at enewcomer@lwvwi.org or (608)256-0827. | LWV Lake Michigan Region Fall Conference Oct. 25-36
LWVMC belongs to the Lake Michigan Region Inter-League Organization, which advocates for policies that promote the health of Lake Michigan and the other Great Lakes. Members are invited to the LWV Lake Michigan Region 2024 Annual Meeting & Fall Conference on October 25-26. The event is a “hybrid” (in-person with a virtual option) Annual Meeting & Conference in Manistee, Michigan. Register here! |  | | Your November 5 Election Ballot
Do you know?
1. Who is responsible for elections in the County?
2. Who is the chief law enforcer in the County?
3. Who handles government funds in the County?
4. Who keeps the records and provides access to birth certificates, death and marriage records, real estate documents?
Find the answer to these questions (they are all offices on the ballot in the November election), who is running for these offices and answers to other questions on VOTE411.org.
Find information about the proposed Constitutional amendment on the ballot here: (can you link to the homepage of our website or to elsewhere in this issue that discusses this?) thanks!!
Go to VOTE411.org and type in your address to see your personal ballot for the November 5 election.
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The League’s flyer outlining key election dates and contested races in Milwaukee and Waukesha County is available in English. Please include this in your communications with your constituents or download and print it.
2024 Fall General Election Candidates and Calendar Flyer
This flyer is now available in Spanish.
2024 General Election Calendar and Candidate Flyer Spanish
Also new this week is a flyer which outlines the League’s reasons to VOTE NO
on the Constitutional Amendment on the Nov. 5 ballot.
Nov 5 Vote No Flyer | New! LWVMC Gift Memberships
Share Your Passion for the League of Women Voters by purchasing a membership for friends or family. They hear you talking about the League, and maybe about your specific work with the League. Now they can find out more about our wonderful organization and opportunities for civic engagement. Purchase gift memberships here.
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Recurring Donations – Give Monthly!
The League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County offers members the option for recurring (monthly or quarterly) giving. This is a budget-friendly way for your generosity to increase the League’s capacity for outreach in the community!!
How to sign up?
Go to the League website at www.lwvmilwaukee.org and sign in. Click on the red donate button and you will see six opportunities to give. Choose “recurring donations” at the upper left. There is a minimum of $10 per month and you will need a credit card.
The first step is to indicate how many times the donation will be made, e.g. 120 would be donating monthly for ten years; 60 would be donating monthly for five years. The recurrence can be monthly or quarterly. Then follow the prompts. give yourself a pat on the back!
If you have questions, contact Mary Voelker at m.voelker@lwvmilwaukee.org. |  |  | | Graphic used with permission. www.vecteezy.com
Giving Tuesday Leadership Volunteer Opportunity
While LWVMC has not participated in Giving Tuesday in the past, we should be a part of this movement to raise awareness of our mission and raise money to further our mission to empower voters and defend democracy. Volunteer for this targeted and short-term leadership opportunity to plan and implement a Giving Tuesday strategy. While approval is needed, this is a chance to be creative and scale a project to your available time and expertise. Align the project with our principles of being a grassroots, nonpartisan organization. Contact Mary Voelker at m.voelker@lwvmilwaukee.org to express interest and/or for more information.
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League members are invited to attend the annual Issues Briefing.
- The event is virtual and will include sessions on important public policy issues.
- Thurs, Nov. 14th 6:30 pm - 8pm
- Sat, Nov. 16th, 9:30 am - 11:30am
- Tues, Nov. 19th 6:30 pm - 8pm
Early registration now open. | | Join in-person or virtually on Friday, October 18th at 4pm CT to hear leading election experts discuss the latest tactics aimed at subverting the 2024 election outcome and how election officials, policymakers, and civic organizations are working to safeguard democracy.
Co-hosted by the Elections Research Center and the State Democracy Research Initiative as part of the Election Matters 2024 series, please register for the online option to receive the live-stream link and participate in the discussion virtually.
LEARN MORE & REGISTER: GO.WISC.EDU/XK4YBE | Under Pressure: Covering Election 2024 with POLITICO's Jonathan Martin
Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, 6:30-8:00 pm
Sponsored by the UW-Madison Center for Journalism Ethics and the Elections Research Center, this presentation is on the ethical challenges of covering elections and politics in polarized times with Jonathan Martin, POLITICO's politics bureau chief and senior political columnist. Free and open to the public, the event will be live-streamed. Register here. |
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