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New LWV-MM Substack -- Read & Subscribe
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 26 Oct '25

26 Oct '25

Check out our new post! Do you know that our Legislature changed voter ID requirements this year? Be aware, prepare now for 2026 elections, West Virginia. https://lwvmorgantown.substack.com/p/with-voter-id-requirements-changes [image: image.png]

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Fw: Newsletter
by bmurrell＠frontier.com 24 Oct '25

24 Oct '25

Subject: Newsletter League Presidents and Friends: Attached is the October newsletter from the Huntington League of Women Voters. Enjoy!

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Board Meeting REMINDER -- OCT 18, 2025, 10:00 a.m.
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 10 Oct '25

10 Oct '25

Updated Agenda, Oct 10, 2025 Agenda (Google drive) <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CoUqwGXWQNjRraOQOsv5k817F09n6X4TQlmd-JC…> LWVWV BOARD AGENDA - OCT 18, 2025 REVISED – 10/9/2025, 10/10/2025 ZOOM Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86521504967?pwd=hnUg9NBJa2ZI7MfrKZaNFPaxr0OhZ7.1 Meeting ID: 865 2150 4967 Passcode: 760810 One tap mobile +13052241968,,86521504967#,,,,*760810# US +13092053325,,86521504967#,,,,*760810# US 👑 No Kings Protest is scheduled today at multiple sites. We will wrap up in plenty of time for Board members to participate. 10:00 AM Welcome & Call to Order, Changes/Additions to Agenda Lyn Widmyer Approval of minutes - Aug 9, 2025 Co-Presidents’ Reports - Co-sponsored & attended Get Out the Vote event with WV Future - Posted interview with Judy: 5 Takeaways from 2025 WV Legislative Session <https://youtu.be/zGi8bF1d71Y?si=40B5Q3DXOaX13XgR> - Voter registration by nonpartisan groups restricted by USCIS - U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy change, Aug 2025, that bars nonpartisan, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from registering newly naturalized citizens to vote at administrative naturalization ceremonies. - LWVUS advises that restriction does not apply to those ceremonies occurring outside USCIS facilities. Lyn Widmyer Judy Ball Treasurer’s Report - Treasurer’s Report - Updates: - Volunteers to audit financials from 2023-2024 - League members to serve on the board of LWV Trust. - LWVUS is offering us a Lobby Corps Grant. They are interested in supporting LLAW efforts in “Appalachia.” The grant could be useful in defraying costs of FastDemocracy and Claude.AI Pro subscriptions. Teresa Lyn/Judy 10:20 a.m. New Business - Board approved LWVWV filing of amicus brief supporting WV Board of Education challenge to WV state legislature having final authority over rules & regulations. Lyn Judy - Approval of letter to Election Assistance Commission (EAC) opposing documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC) for voter registration. Judy - Approve sending letter echoing our support for Climate Alliance letter to EPA. - They asked us to sign their letter, but they missed our email to be signatories. - Should we send separate email to endorse their position? Lyn - Preparing for 2026 election season - Partisan primaries & nonpartisan elections in May, including WV Supreme Court (2 seats) - May Primary will be first election after passage of HB 3016, requiring photo ID to vote. Autumn - Partnering with Delta Sigma Theta (EPAC) to promote importance of voting. - Priority: voter turnout - Postcards to be mailed - LWVWV will co-sponsor webinar Lyn Judy - LLAW -- Getting ready for Jan 2026 Legislature - Legislative Priorities <https://lwvwv.org/2024/01/04/lwvwv-2024-program-policy-priorities/> have not been modified since 2024. Should they be modified for 2026? - Testing Claude AI platform for potential help with some of the heavy lifting in manual bill review. - Claude is excellent at translating bills into LWVWV positions. - Claude is less excellent at filtering bills into 4 priority buckets. Resource constraints. - Reserve a table at the Legislature for the 2026 session? Legislature convenes Jan 12, 2026. Available dates to choose from: - 2/13 Lower Rotunda - 2/25 Lower Rotunda - 2/27 Lower Rotunda - 3/5 Lower Rotunda - 3/11 Lower Rotunda - 3/14 Upper House & Senate Rotunda Judy - Highlights of LWVUS Leaders’ meetings - Check your emails for summary of info highlighted in each month’s leaders’ meeting. - Subscribe to biweekly LWVUS newsletter <https://www.lwv.org/league-management/league-update-newsletter-sign>, if you don’t already get it. Judy 11:20 a.m. Unfinished Business - Fill vacancies on state Board Lyn Local League Reports - Huntington Area - Jefferson County - Will be joining Delta Sigma Theta to register new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Oct. - Registered voters at African-American Cultural Heritage event (attracted folks with voting jars asking for their favorite social media site) - Marched in Constitution Day Parade in Shepherdstown Lyn - Morgantown-Monongalia County - Four successful community conversations, co-sponsored with Mountain State Spotlight, in Morgantown & Preston Counties. - From Morgantown to Kingwood, residents want more housing, health care and internet <https://mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/08/17/preston-monogalia-listening-s…> (MSS, Tre Spencer and Kathambari Ramkumar, Aug 17) - Substack update. 109 subscribers as of Oct 09. LWVMorgantown.substack.com <http://lwvmorgantown.substack.com> - No Kings protest in Morgantown, Oct 18. - LWVMM will have a table with free paperclips <https://substack.com/home/post/p-175289144> for everyone! - Several LWVMM members are marching with LWV banner. - WVU has expressed concern that paperclip project is “too partisan.” We are pushing back -- preserving democracy is not partisan. - Two sessions at Morgantown Public Library for National Voter Registration Day. Photos: - IMG_20250917_142032.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UJc4Qna5npbOJtycMWTYgEQSF9dqxiJy/view?usp=…> - IMG_20250917_142040.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JgqmTnyRBAWoO3PTGny9v_v7ZaUmJN1Z/view?usp=…> - Updated flyers for voter events: - Voter Registration Event <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OwTjMSwqMzfpCjrfd6QDMtJVaDYBubT3/view?usp=…> - Student Voters <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YNm5AIb7YO0v6j2UFVgYoCw79BBvv1el/view?usp=…> - Photo ID <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cKmq_9tlPiKhXZzbY8925AHHcnJIu1Ge/view?usp=…> - Absentee Ballots <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WufQuWrOveVSKQt_YvO5fr2Oi-uBlZ1G/view?usp=…> Judy For the good of the order Noon ADJOURN Next Meetings/Events:

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New LWV-MM Substack -- Read & Subscribe
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 28 Sep '25

28 Sep '25

Check out our new post! We’ve been hearing a lot about gerrymandering recently. Do you know what it is? How it originated? Here’s a primer. https://lwvmorgantown.substack.com/p/the-power-of-knowledge-what-is-gerryma… [image: image.png]

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Fw: August 2025 Newsletter
by bmurrell＠frontier.com 07 Sep '25

07 Sep '25

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: bmurrell(a)frontier.com <bmurrell(a)frontier.com> Cc: Murrell <bmurrell(a)frontier.com>Sent: Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 06:02:36 PM EDTSubject: Fw: August 2025 Newsletter Subject: August 2025 Newsletter Huntington League of Women Friends, Past Presidents, State Board: Attached is the August newsletter. Thank you for your support and enjoy! Beverly MurrellPatricia Keller

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Your Vote Matters
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 03 Sep '25

03 Sep '25

Sometimes elections are decided by just a few votes. Attend this event and learn more! In-person: Eventbrite to reserve a seat, but not required to attend. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1639918553539?aff=oddtdtcreator <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1639918553539?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwZXh0b…> Via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/.../register/IQZZNfvzTimeRtwC2ISJ2g <https://us06web.zoom.us/.../register/IQZZNfvzTimeRtwC2ISJ2g?fbclid=IwZXh0bg…> Via Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/ourfuturewestvirginia <https://www.facebook.com/ourfuturewestvirginia?__cft__[0]=AZUpS161ZUNVjJlAo…> Non-partisan event, co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of WV -- H.S. Leigh Koonce (he/him), Eastern Regional Organizer Our Future West Virginia www.ourfuturewv.org Shepherdstown, WV [image: YVMPanel0908.png]

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New LWV-MM Substack -- Read & Subscribe
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 31 Aug '25

31 Aug '25

Check out the new Substack post from LWV-MM. More real history about immigration to the United States. Part 2 of 2. How should a 'nation of immigrants' function? <https://open.substack.com/pub/lwvmorgantown/p/how-should-a-nation-of-immigr…> [image: 172410810.jpg] Subscribe to LWV-MM's Substack <http://lwvmorgantown.substack.com> and receive notifications when something new is published. It's FREE.

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Board Meeting REMINDER -- AUG 9, 2025, 10:00 a.m.
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 07 Aug '25

07 Aug '25

Updated Agenda, Aug 7, 2025 LWVWV BOARD AGENDA - AUG 9, 2025 REVISED – 7/30/2025, 8/7/2025 ZOOM Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85248742148?pwd=FZapmhrvcvJGq2D7VzIw5NZ51IHQkU.1 Meeting ID: 852 4874 2148, Passcode: 304602 10:00 AM Welcome & Call to Order, Changes/Additions to Agenda Lyn Widmyer Approval of minutes - May 2 Board Meeting <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d8ijTWOckXfNpsQybPBYhZhDAJJ8Phsq/edit?u…> - May 3 Convention <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Enrw0PGNQyS9BfMSX1BucPLu0pv7xXaA/edit?u…> Co-Presidents’ Reports Lyn Widmyer Judy Ball Treasurer’s Report - Treasurer’s Report, Jul 31, 2025 <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SRVk37Hpmxg3H3WxOWC0SsdW1g1pPKSj/view?usp=…> - Comments at LWVUS Council about retaining 501(c)(3) and (c)(4) status - Appoint someone to audit financials from 2023-2024 - League members to serve on the board of LWV Trust Teresa 10:20 a.m. New Business - LLAW & Legislative Scorecard for 2025 - Launched Jul 21, 2025 - Press Release <https://lwvwv.org/2025/07/21/lwvwv-releases-2025-wv-legislative-scorecard/> - Interview with WAJR <https://wajr.com/2025/07/21/west-virginia-league-of-women-voters-2025-legis…> - actual broadcast interview will be available later on Podcast. - Interview with WVPB <https://wvpublic.org/story/government/league-of-women-voters-releases-2025-…> - Presented overview & methods to LWV State Advocacy group, Jul 24, 2025 Judy Thank you, Julie & Jonathan! - Highlights of LWVUS Council - Adoption of Federal Judiciary Position - New Mobilization & Engagement Regional staff for state support - Kimberley Fraser is new LWVUS board liaison - Strategies to encourage DEI across the League - Small state breakout session hosted by LWVWV - Greater coordination with state leaders through Zoom sessions - Participation in LWVUS Unite & Rise 8.5 initiative - Seeking members to serve on LWVUS nominating committee Lyn 11:20 a.m. Unfinished Business - Fill vacancies on state Board Updates - John Lewis Day of Action (Jul 17) - At LWVUS request, LWVWV sent letters to Sens. Capito & Justice <https://lwvwv.org/2025/06/25/lwvwv-urge-senators-capito-justice-to-oppose-c…>, Reps. Miller & Moore opposing Budget Reconciliation bill & the damage its Medicaid cuts will do to WV residents & health care providers. Local League Reports - Jefferson County - Huntington Area - Morgantown-Monongalia County - Cindy Jaworski appointed as Community Engagement Coordinator to recognize her exemplary service. - Accepted Board resignation of Rachel Stevens. - Co-sponsored John Lewis Day of Action with Mountaineers Indivisible. Jascenna Haislett spoke as LWVMM representative. - LWVWV should find a way to recycle Jascenna’s inspiring talk via webinar or other vehicle. - Co-sponsoring Community Conversations with Mountain State Spotlight -- 1 event in Kingwood (Preston County, Aug 8), 1 event at Arthurdale (Aug 9), 2 events in Morgantown (informal Aug 8, formal Aug 9). MSS will conduct conversations in small groups; LWVMM will teach attendees how to contact their representatives in the Legislature & Congress. - WAJR Talk of the Town interview aired Aug 4; news about MSS-LWVMM Community Conversations. - Substack continues. 101 subscribers on Aug 7. LWVMorgantown.substack.com <http://lwvmorgantown.substack.com> For the good of the order Noon ADJOURN Next Meetings/Events:

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Fwd: [Morgantown LWV] You’re Invited — Aug 8 & Aug 9
by LWV Morgantown-Monongalia County 04 Aug '25

04 Aug '25

Listening sessions are not restricted to residents of Monongalia and Preston Counties. Y’all come! Judy Ball Co-President, League of Women Voters of West Virginia President, LWV of Morgantown-Monongalia County ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: LWV Morgantown-Monongalia County <lwvmorgantown(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Aug 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM Subject: [Morgantown LWV] You’re Invited — Aug 8 & Aug 9 To: <morgantown(a)lists.lwvwv.org> LWV Members, The LWVMM has been invited by *Mountain State Spotlight* to co-sponsor “listening sessions” in Preston and Monongalia counties. For these events, residents are invited to come and discuss their concerns about local, state and national issues. (Locations and times for these events are at the end of this email.) *Mountain State Spotlight* is an independent news organization that shares findings from investigative reporting through their newsletter, social media and website. https://mountainstatespotlight.org Previous listening events have been conducted in other WV counties. In 2024, *Mountain State Spotlight* teamed with the Huntington LWV to gather and report on the concerns of Cabell County residents. In addition to facilitating *Mountain State Spotlight’s* “listening sessions,” the LWVMM will be providing education on how to contact Congress and the WV Legislature. Attendees will receive an easy-to-understand guide for contacting officials, with a talk from our LWVMM President, Judy Ball. Many members from LWVMM have volunteered to help with the four scheduled sessions on August 8 and 9. We also encourage all members to attend and add your voice to the upcoming report from *Mountain State Spotlight*! Invite your friends and neighbors too. LWVMM and *Mountain State Spotlight* want to hear from all voices. Cindy Jaworski Community Engagement Coordinator LWV of Morgantown-Monongalia County

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Board Meeting REMINDER -- AUG 9, 2025, 10:00 a.m.
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 30 Jul '25

30 Jul '25

LWVWV BOARD AGENDA - AUG 9, 2025 REVISED – 7/30/2025 ZOOM Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85248742148?pwd=FZapmhrvcvJGq2D7VzIw5NZ51IHQkU.1 Meeting ID: 852 4874 2148, Passcode: 304602 Meeting Materials: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YaXQ1GdClnp5CYkH4Q1zlGdapMMeJqV7?us… 10:00 AM Welcome & Call to Order, Changes/Additions to Agenda Lyn Widmyer Approval of minutes - May 2 Board Meeting <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d8ijTWOckXfNpsQybPBYhZhDAJJ8Phsq/edit?u…> - May 3 Convention <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Enrw0PGNQyS9BfMSX1BucPLu0pv7xXaA/edit?u…> Co-Presidents’ Reports Lyn Widmyer Judy Ball Treasurer’s Report - Comments at LWVUS Council about retaining 501(c)(3) and (c)(4) status - Appoint someone to audit financials from 2023-2024 - League members to serve on the board of LWV Trust Teresa 10:20 a.m. New Business - LLAW & Legislative Scorecard for 2025 - Launched Jul 21, 2025 - Press Release <https://lwvwv.org/2025/07/21/lwvwv-releases-2025-wv-legislative-scorecard/> - Interview with WAJR <https://wajr.com/2025/07/21/west-virginia-league-of-women-voters-2025-legis…> - actual broadcast interview will be available later on Podcast. - Interview with WVPB <https://wvpublic.org/story/government/league-of-women-voters-releases-2025-…> - Presented overview & methods to LWV State Advocacy group, Jul 24, 2025 Judy Thank you, Julie & Jonathan! - Highlights of LWVUS Council - Adoption of Federal Judiciary Position - New Mobilization & Engagement Regional staff for state support - Kimberley Fraser is new LWVUS board liaison - Strategies to encourage DEI across the League - Small state breakout session hosted by LWVWV - Greater coordination with state leaders through Zoom sessions - Participation in LWVUS Unite & Rise 8.5 initiative - Seeking members to serve on LWVUS nominating committee Lyn 11:20 a.m. Unfinished Business - Fill vacancies on state Board Updates - John Lewis Day of Action (Jul 17) - At LWVUS request, LWVWV sent letters to Sens. Capito & Justice <https://lwvwv.org/2025/06/25/lwvwv-urge-senators-capito-justice-to-oppose-c…>, Reps. Miller & Moore opposing Budget Reconciliation bill & the damage its Medicaid cuts will do to WV residents & health care providers. Local League Reports - Jefferson County - Huntington Area - Morgantown-Monongalia County - Cindy Jaworski appointed as Community Engagement Coordinator to recognize her exemplary service. - Accepted Board resignation of Rachel Stevens. - Co-sponsored John Lewis Day of Action with Mountaineers Indivisible. Jascenna Haislett spoke as LWVMM representative. - LWVWV should find a way to recycle Jascenna’s inspiring talk via webinar or other vehicle. - Co-sponsoring Community Conversations with Mountain State Spotlight -- 1 event in Kingwood (Preston County, Aug 8), 1 event at Arthurdale (Aug 9), 2 events in Morgantown (Aug 9). MSS will conduct conversations in small groups; LWVMM will teach voters how to contact their representatives in the Legislature & Congress. - WAJR interview about MSS-LWVMM Community Conversations scheduled to air Jul 28 on Talk of the Town. - Substack continues. 100 subscribers on Jul 10; 99 on Jul 30. LWVMorgantown.substack.com <http://lwvmorgantown.substack.com> For the good of the order Noon ADJOURN Next Meetings/Events:

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