Date: 12/5/2024
Subject: Weekly Update for Dec 5th
From: League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County

Dams & Stormwater: 2024 Report Card for Wisconsin's Infrastructure

The management of our state’s natural waters through dams and stormwater programs is an undertaking that both protects communities and preserves those waterways. These processes provide recreational areas, wildlife habitats, hydroelectric power, agricultural water sources, and flood control. Join the LWVWI and ASCE-WI on December 12, 2024 from 12:00 to 1:30 pm for the Dams (C+) and Stormwater (C) webinar.

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 here.

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Support Local Businesses and Our Local League!

The dates we will be there are listed below:

Friday, Dec. 6 1:00 pm-4:00 pm

Saturday, Dec. 7 10:30 am-2:00 pm

Friday, Dec.13 1:00 pm-4:00 pm

Saturday, Dec.14 2:00 pm-5:30 pm

Tuesday, Dec.17 1:00 pm-4:00 pm

Wednesday, Dec.18 1:00 pm-4:00 pm

Saturday, Dec. 21 1:00 pm-4:00 pm

Sunday, Dec. 22 2:00 pm-5:30 pm

Hope to see you there supporting our locals!

Gift Memberships: Great Stocking Stuffers

Election polling showed many voters concerned about the integrity of our elections and the strength of our democracy. A gift membership or donation to LWVMC in honor of a friend or family member would spread the word about the important work we do and offer ways to become involved in our mission. Share your enthusiasm for the League along with holiday cheer!

Coffee for a Strong Democracy

Just days left to purchase coffee!!

Sale ends on December 10.

Great news! We have now sold over 700 bags of coffee! With each bag of coffee sold, we advance and promote our mission to empower voters and defend democracy.

Thank you to everyone who has bought coffee and to the Sales Team for encouraging others to buy coffee. Thank you to East View Coffee Company for being our partner for this amazing Coffee for a Strong Democracy sale.

Let’s do one more round of orders before the sale ends on December 10.

· Stock up for the winter!

· Last minute Christmas gifts.

Order here:

VOTE411 Highlights from 2024

VOTE411 State Highlights

Over 175,000 voters in Wisconsin used the VOTE411.org online voter guide during the 2024 election cycle. Almost 107,000 of them interacted with the online voter guide, either by engaging on the site and/or looking at multiple screen or page views.

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Watch for local Milwaukee and Waukesha County highlights in a future update.

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VOTE411 National Highlights

Anthem Award

VOTE411 was nominated for an Anthem Award - the Anthem Awards celebrate purpose and mission-driven work worldwide. VOTE411 was nominated for the "Human and Civil Rights - Product, Innovation, or Service" category and won GOLD (first place) in that category! This win recognizes all the hard work and effort everyone puts into the website to help inform voters and ensure and is a testament to LWV’s work in our communities each and every election cycle!

During the 2024 Election Cycle

9.19 Million people received voting information at VOTE411.org; This is a 50% increase in users when compared to the 2020 election cycle.

55,780 candidates were covered in 28,900 races on VOTE411.org

Leagues from 48 states and the District of Columbia participated in the voter guide program this year, making 2024 the year with the most state participation for any election cycle.

VOTE411 had noteworthy national partners, among them:

American Library Association; Girl Scouts USA; Target; Macys.

For the November General election, the League of Women Voters Education Fund piloted adding candidate campaign finance information for all Federal candidates, providing voters with additional information about these candidates, even if they didn’t answer our questions.

Maternal Health Awareness - Panel Discussion

Saturday, December 7th at 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

CH Mason Health Clinic, 4858 Mother Daniel's Way, Milwaukee

Reproductive Rights Committee Co-Chair Charlie Gaebler-Uhing, M.D., will participate in a panel discussion at a Community Maternal Health Awareness Event on Saturday, December 7th. The event is sponsored by the Mequon-Milwaukee Diversity Passport Rotary Club and will run from 1-6 p.m. at CH Mason Health Clinic, 4858 Mother Daniel's Way, Milwaukee. The Reproductive Rights Committee will host an information table at the event.

Interested in a WI Fair Maps Analysis?

December 10, 2024, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

The state’s political maps changed in the wake of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision striking down the old maps. Join the LWV Dane County for a forum to discuss the impacts of past gerrymandering, whether the new maps had any effect on the November 5 election, and what voters need to do to ensure future elections represent the will of the people including considering alternatives to the presidential Electoral College.

Registration details and more details are available on the Madison league website. It is both in person and virtual.

Our Wisconsin state league has a Fair Maps committee and you are welcome to join.

In the United States, women are still not guaranteed equal rights. We have seen the devastating consequences of this reality. Yet, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which will update the US Constitution to protect the equality of rights under the law regardless of sex, can be added to the Constitution with one action. With just months left in office, we are urging President Biden to act to ensure that the ERA is published.

The ERA will protect against the rollback of rights, provide a vital tool for the judicial branch to decide sex discrimination cases, and pave the way for further legislative progress toward sex and gender equality.

The 2024 election results were not friendly to women’s equality, and our future status in the country is at stake. It’s imperative that President Biden take urgent action to ensure the process of publishing the Amendment is completed since it has been fully ratified since 2020.

Urge President Biden to instruct the US Archivist to certify and publish the ERA in the Constitution. Equality cannot wait. Take Action Now!

Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM

Lunch and Learn now meets quarterly on Zoom. Our next Zoom meeting is at 12 noon on Tuesday, January 14. Our topic is: Where Do We Go From Here With New Voters? What Lessons Have We Learned in Getting Out The Vote? with Bria Burris. Lunch and Learn follows the lead of women and communities most impacted by racism and inequity. We focus on what we can do to make things better for humankind. Future dates: April 15, and July 15, 2025. More Lunch & Learn information here!

Voter Services- Library Outreach Coordinators Needed!

Do you like libraries? Do you want to help voters get registered and find the information they need?

The Library Outreach Committee is looking for volunteers to help coordinate LWV voter registration efforts in every one of the Milwaukee County Libraries.

These libraries still need a coordinator:

- Milwaukee- Capitol Branch

- Cudahy

- Franklin

- Greendale

- Shorewood

- South Milwaukee

- St Francis

Time commitment would be a couple of hours a month to coordinate one voter registration event and several trips to make sure each library is stocked with literature showing where to vote and how to register. Contact Linda for more information, or to volunteer!

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Contact info.member@lwvmilwaukee.org should you need help logging into the website.

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