Changes in Membership Options

Rita Gulden, LWVKC treasurer, will present a new national membership program that will be rolled out over the next few months. The goal will be to increase membership, while allocating dues payments in a more consistent manner.
Rita will walk us through the changes, giving members the opportunity to ask questions.
When: March 2, 2024 Social Time 8:30 a.m. Meeting 10:00 a.m.
Where: Kansas City Library North East Branch, 6000 E Wilson Ave
Zoom link here! Meeting ID 896 0664 6861

Have Fun While Learninig

New, or fairly new, to LWVKC/JCP? Please join us for a New Member Orientation from 3-4pm at Stockyards Brewing Company (1600 Genessee St #100, Kansas City, MO 64102). You'll meet other new members, as well as League officers and current committee chairs, learn about the League, and how you can fit in. Afterwards, join our “Mix & Mingle” happy hour from 4-5 for members and guests.
When: March 23, 2024 3:00 p.m.
Where: Stockyards Brewing Company, 1600 Genessee #100
Hosted by Laura Marcus Mountjoy
Membership Committee Chair
Email Laura with questions here!
LWVKC Calendar

Let's Raise a Glass

“Mix & Mingle” from 4-5 for members and guests
When: March 23, 2024 4:00 p.m.
Where: Stockyards Brewing Company, 1600 Genessee #100
Hosted by Laura Marcus Mountjoy
Membership Committee Chair
Email Laura with questions here!
LWVKC Calendar

So Sign Up NOW
The League relies on the work of members serving on committees. It is the heart and soul of our organization. Committee meetings are listed below:

Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Committee Meeting
When: February 20, 2024 12:30 p.m.
Where: Zoom here! Meeting ID 810 3585 7136
Social Media Committee Meeting
When: February 20, 2024 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Where: Zoom here! Meeting ID 875 6025 0166
Vote411 Committee Meeting
When: February 21, 2024 12:30 p.m.
Where: Zoom here! Meeting ID 884 2554 1396

Legislative Action Committee Meeting
When: February 26, 2024 11:30 a.m.
Where: Zoom here! Meeting ID 835 0661 4382
Technology Committee Meeting
When: February 29, 2024 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Where: Zoom here! Meeting ID 833 9544 4641
Legislative Action Committee Meeting
When: March 4, 2024 11:30 a.m.
Where: Zoom here! Meeting ID 835 0661 4382
Forums Committee Meeting
When: March 4, 2024 6:30 p.m.
Where: Zoom here! Meeting ID 894 9507 9328
Membership Committee Meeting
When: March 5, 2024 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Where: Zoom here! Meeting ID 883 9933 0170
LWVKC Calendar

Sunshine Amid the Storms

This program will feature Dan Margolies, recently retired journalist with KCUR-FM, in conversation with First Amendment lawyers Bernie Rhodes of Lathrop GPM; and Jean Maneke of The Maneke Group, as well as a representative from the Missouri Attorney General's office.

The panel will begin with a brief explanation of Sunshine Laws that were written in 1973, and that generally provide for public access to government meetings, documents, and decisions.

When: March 11, 2024 6:30 pm
Where: Shook, Hardy, and Bacon Law Office, 2555 Grand Blvd
Free registration (In person or Zoom) required here!

Details in the Works

The League is in the process of adopting a new position on Election Administration. As part of that process, Greg Woodhams has led consensus meetings to provide members with the opportunity to shape the language of the position statements.
Of course, once the work is done, members break bread together.

Observer Corps members attend public meetings in person or online and alert LWVKC leadership of any issues that may require action on the part of the League. One of the perks of working with the Observer Corps is developing a much greater understanding of how effectively our local governments work – the issues, the resources, and the personalities. Observers do just that – we do not speak for the League, we observe on behalf of the League. The elected and appointed officials we watch know we’re there.
Check out our 4th quarter report featuring reports on Library Boards in Cass County and North Kansas City; School Boards in North Kansas City, Lee’s Summit, Center, Hickman Mills, and Blue Springs; Board of Police Commissioners; Cass County Commission and the North Kansas City City Council; and the KC Human Rights Commission. Election authorities are preparing for an active 2024 election year as well as conducting November 2023 elections. We observed the election authority in Cass County (County Clerk Jeff Fletcher), the urban election boards in Clay, Jackson, and Platte Counties, and the Kansas City Election Board.
Read the entire report 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 Powerpoint 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!