What questions do you have for candidates for the Missouri House and Senate? You can submit your questions here!
The public is invited to craft questions to promote a lively dialogue. The next forum will be on Tuesday, October 22 (TONIGHT), followed by four more. The forums will start on Zoom at 6:30.
Find all the remaining candidate forums here!
All League members (and their friends and other contacts) are encouraged to attend, and also to submit questions for the candidates here!
All information, including registration and Zoom links, can be found through the Consolidated Candidate & Issues Calendar here!
The forums will be posted to YouTube within 24 hours of the live events here!

Voting is fundamental to U.S. democracy, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a bedrock law protecting every American's right to register to vote and to cast their ballot. The Voting Rights Act remains one of the hardest-fought safeguards for Black Americans and other minority groups. Yet today, threats to fair, safe elections persist.
The NAACP Kansas City, Missouri Branch invites you to a Voter Education Forum, where we will discuss voter suppression, from the young adult to the Church.
We encourage all to come out to see the film SUPPRESSED AND SABOTAGED: The Fight to Vote.
The film focuses on the swelling wave of efforts to disenfranchise voters across the U.S. Hear personal stories of those in battleground states who represent those disproportionately affected by voter suppression: older adults; first-time voters; younger voters; college-aged students; Black, Indigenous, and LatinX people; people of color; and people with disabilities.
Following the short film will be a panel discussion on voter suppression.
Please join us and share/forward this with those on your contact list so that we all can be informed and fight for Democracy come this November
When: Thursday, October 24, 2024 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Where: Macedonia Baptist Church, 1700 E Linwood Boulevard
In partnership with APRI, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Beta Omega Chapter, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Delta Sigma Chapter and KCGP - Kids Community Growing Prosperity
Democracy is under attack. Let's save it.

The Legislative Action Committee works hard to provide weekly updates on the legislative calendar, and any bills the League is particularly interested in. While the program is still under construction, we know members will come away with a better understanding of how our legislature works, and how we hold our elected officials accountable.
When: November 9, 2024 Social time 9:30 a.m. Meeting time 10:00
Where: Kansas City Public Library, Trails West Branch, 11401 E 23rd St

A Kansas City Public Library Signature Event. A former high school government and law teacher, Sharon McMahon acquired the nickname “America’s Government Teacher” during the 2020 election when her fact-checking social media posts went viral.
McMahon’s debut book, The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement, focuses on historical figures who didn’t make it into the textbooks – from a formerly enslaved woman on a mission to reunite with her daughter to a young boy detained at a Japanese incarceration camp.
McMahon shares some of these remarkable stories, discusses her ongoing fight against misinformation in an era of surging fake news and banned books, and explains how non-partisan facts can help us feel less afraid.
Sharon McMahon’s presentation can also be viewed live at YouTube.com/KCLibrary. No special links or passwords are required.
When: October 24, 2024 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Where: Unity Temple on the Plaza, 707 W 47th St
RSVP here!

Let’s celebrate! We have all been working very hard over the past year. Voter registrations, forums, GOTV, eVoter, legislative updates, voter education and some I’m sure I’m not listing. Such wonderful participation from our members as we went about our tasks. It is time to celebrate our work from this election season! And it comes at holiday time, so we can combine the two and wish everyone a Happy New Year as well.
All members are welcome to come to our dinner - free! If you would like to bring a non-member, there will be a $25/person charge.
You must register and order your dinner! There will be a registration link on our website by Friday, October 25. Check here!
So, save the date! Register! Come hear what we have accomplished as a team when Anne presents our Annual Election Report. Remember this only comes out on Federal election years (even years).
This will be a time of joy and fun!
When: December 12, 2024 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Where: Kansas City Oasis 1717 W 41st St

This November Election, we have the opportunity to end the near-total abortion ban in Missouri with Amendment 3, and advance fair wages and sick time for families with Proposition A.
Join us to hear what is at stake for Missourians in this election, and the actions we must take to WIN in the final 10 days of these campaigns.
Sign up to help here!

As I noted earlier, this will be the last newsletter before election day, and our work continues. November 5 will be a critical day for our democracy. As we found out thanks to the Election Integrity Committee’s hard work on threats to our polls, we know that various tactics will be used, both through the courts, and directly at the polls, to suppress the vote. The League will stand with every eligible voter and protect their right to vote.
Read the entire article here!
There are currently over 35 volunteer opportunities available on our website. So, This is your chance to help at the most critical point in our election cycle by signing up here!

Take care and stay safe.

Anne and Rachel’s mini-podcast series is ready for binge listening. Our fearless leader and her sidekick address voter registration, why to vote, election integrity, and ballot issues. Download each episode to keep you informed while you put the miles in on the track or in the neighborhood here!

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!

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