We all know what an important election year this is for our city, state and country. Our form of government and the quality of our democracy are on the line. The League, at every level, is fully engaged in Empowering Voters and Defending Democracy. Not only does that place a demand on our members’ time and talents, but it also requires more financial support to reach voters, increase turnout, produce materials, and buy advertising.
The Adopt-A-Poll program is a proven way to generate much-needed funds for LWVKC and provide the poll workers the Kansas City Election Board depends on to deliver the well-managed elections they are known for.
Plan now to continue as a veteran poll worker or become a new recruit. You can find all the necessary information here.
Make a plan to turn in your application paperwork by October 1st.
This Alert comes with a serious but achievable GOAL.
The Kansas City Election Board will pay the League directly if we have at least 10 participants. We’ve made that hurdle in the past.
We are asking our members to double that so that we have 20 poll workers at the November 5th General Election. That would raise about $11,000!
We can do this! Join Sandy Eeds (like the last two presidential elections, and every election in between}, who is reaching out a little early so you can find a way to join this valuable public service that is so much a part of the League’s brand.

What volunteer needs do you have? “We need volunteers to reach out to new members and help them sign up for New Member Orientations and our Non-partisan/DEI training. We also need help getting new members involved in the committees their talents and time are most suited for. We need people to help make phone calls to members who have received their 3rd membership notice regarding their expired membership. We have work parties for volunteers to make buttons for three committees, and to  get materials ready to be distributed to the organizations where people can access the information.”
What has your committee accomplished? “We are up to 289 members as of

Tuesday. Everywhere my husband and I go we hand out League business cards and talk up the League.”
Laura is retired from being a special education teacher, and, prior to that, was in medical sales. She still works hard in her positions with the League as Membership Chair and Book Club Chair. She belongs to two book clubs, is an avid cyclist, snow skier, enjoys pickleball and going to the gym. When she’s not exercising, she enjoys her eight grandchildren and traveling. Her last trip was to South Korea in July to attend her son’s wedding.

Voting is not magic. Voting is medicine.  Magic happens when you want it, and thus it appears that medicine recognizes that you are living in a society of ills, of diseases, of cancers to our communities, to our visions.  And the remedy is to vote.  But that remedy sometimes is more bitter, . . . it feels, than the disease you're fighting.  And so we don't want to take it -- or worse, we curse the cure.
My argument is that we've got to keep taking our medicine because the evil doesn't go away.  The ills don't disappear after one swig, after one dose . . . it gets more and more resistant.  And so we've got to keep doing it because we're not just trying to get better, we're trying to stop bad from getting worse.
I see voting as medicine, and I take my medicine.

I take my medicine even when I don't like it.  

I take my medicine when I don't think it's working.  

I take my medicine because to NOT take my medicine is to let the evil win, to let wrong win.
So, take your medicine. 

                                  --Stacey Abrams

The weather has finally cooled, and we're at that sweet spot where all major sports leagues are playing…my favorite time of year. But storm clouds are brewing over the upcoming November election. Political violence, not seen in America since the days of Helter Skelter, are back. Fueled by mis and disinformation, hate-filled rhetoric, and the dangerous use of tropes to create hate for one another, our democracy feels as fragile as it ever has.
Read the entire essay here!
So, we need you to step up and get involved. Be the person willing to listen to some you disagree with. Be the person who understands when someone sees the issues in a different light. Be the person willing to reach out despite political differences. Once the election is over, we all have to live TOGETHER with the results…and each other.

Take care and stay safe.

Do you have an idea for a future meeting topic or guest speaker? How about a great design for a “Get-out-the-vote” poster? Or maybe you’ve been wanting to present a Power Point on redistricting.

Now’s your chance!

Put a suggestion in our suggestion box and you just might have the next great idea that we will share with the state and national organizations. Then, you will be famous.

It all starts by filling out the form and submitting it to our suggestion box here!

To volunteer, join a committee, register for a special event, or view the Member Roster, please log in to your member account on our League website lwvkc.org: 

• Click on "Member Login" in the upper right corner of the website lwvkc.org.  The "Login" page will appear.
• Enter your User Name and Password.  If you are on a device you own, check the box "Remember me on this computer" so it will remember your User Name and Password for next time.  Click the "Login" button.
• Or, if you forgot your Username or Password, click the "Forgot my Username / Password" button on the "Login" page. The "Forgot Username/Password" box will appear.
• Enter your email address and first name and click the "OK" button.Your Username and a temporary Password will be emailed to you. Be sure to use the email address you provided to the League!