Hispanic Human Resource on 4/6/2024 Westgate CRA Council Event 4/13/2024
Read more →The League of Women Voters of Florida is officially supporting two citizen ballot initiative drives aimed at securing a spot on the 2026 ballot‚ and the Palm Beach County chapter has already begun bringing these petitions to events. The first initiative, the Right to Clean and Healthy Waters Amendment, seeks to empower Floridians to better hold their government accountable when it comes to Florida waters. This amendment is crucial for protecting our environment and public health. Click here to learn more about this amendment. The second initiative, the Amendment to Provide Medicaid Coverage to Eligible Low-Income Adults, aims to expand Medicaid coverage to low-income adults who currently fall into the coverage gap. This initiative could provide much-needed healthcare access to thousands of Floridians. Click here to learn more about this amendment. LWVFL believe that both of these initiatives are critical for the well-being of our state and its residents. Stay
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The third lecture in our Voter Education Series, being held at the West Boynton Branch Library, 9451 Jog Road, Boynton Beach, begins at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 11. “Our Elected Officials, Positive Results” will be presented by Dan Lishansky, our National Popular Vote committee chair. The lectures, which will run through October, are being held through a partnership between the Palm Beach County Library system and the League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County. For more information and to preregister, call (561) 734-5556.
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VOTER SERVICES NEEDS TEAM LEADERS By Phyllis Applebaum‚ Voter Services Chair We are in an important election year‚ and the League of Women Voters wants as many people to vote as possible. However, we know many aren’t ready to vote. Many who traditionally vote by mail don’t realize their privileges now expire at the end of every even year. Many have yet to reapply. Also, the state has purged 1 million voters from the Florida voter rolls in 2023 — and some were removed in error. In other cases, people moved and have yet to update their voter registrations. We want to help people to check their voter information to be sure it is correct and up-to-date. That is why we send teams of people out to senior facilities, fairs and schools. That is also why we need Team Leaders since we can’t go out without them! What is a Team
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Check the League Calendar for more dates and information. Questions: Contact Voter Services: Pamela Maldonado, (305) 873-4239, maldonadopbc@gmail.com or Phyllis Applebaum, Voter Services Chair, voterservices@lwvpbc.org, 301-938-6973 Sat., Mar. 16, 9-12 Village of Wellington – Special Needs and Inclusion Resource Fair Wellington Community Center, 12150 Forest Hill Blvd., Wellington Thurs., March 28, 10-1 Cresthaven ALF 5100 Cresthaven Blvd, WPB 334215 Sat, Mar 30, 11-3; setup 9:30 (no earlier); no early departures All People’s Day Diversity Festival Pompey Park, 1101 NW 2nd St, Delray Beach 33444 INDOORS NEW – Wed, April 3, 10-1 The Atrium Boca 1080 NW 15th Street (Across from FAU) 561-750-7555 Wed., Apr. 3, 1 pm Silver Palm Place, Royal Palm Place, Paul Laurence Dunbar communities 906 17TH St, WPB, FL 33407 Sat., Apr. 6, 1-4 Hispanic Human Resources Council Fiesta de Primavera 1351 and 1427 S. Congress Ave., Palm Springs Mon., Apr. 8th, 6 pm ExtraordinaryCharities 2635 Old
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By Pamela Maldonado, Voter Services The Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach played host to an unforgettable day at this year’s TurtleFest, its annual extravaganza. Many thousands of visitors soaked up the sunshine at the event, which celebrated Loggerhead’s work in caring for injured sea turtles and promoting public awareness about steps necessary to care for their habitat and promote a successful nesting season. It also proved to be a melting pot of community spirit and civic engagement, bringing conservation-minded non-profits and local vendors together, along with food trucks, games for kids and amazing live music all day. Our LWVPBC table caught the attention of both kids and parents. With our patriotic dress-up station, little ones gleefully donned red, white, and blue outfits, transforming into pint-sized patriots for pictures. In between photo ops, volunteers took the opportunity to engage their parents on a different level. Newly armed with information about upcoming elections and
Read more →We hosted a Voter Registration and Information table at the Jupiter Civic Fair on Feb. 3. We hosted a Voter Registration and Information table at Palm Beach State College’s Club Rush on Jan. 24. We helped seniors register to vote and update their Vote-by-Mail status on Jan.11 at Harbour’s Edge.
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By Cindy Sheehan-Hartwell, Community Outreach Co-chair Our League’s Community Outreach group was contacted by Palm Beach County West Boynton Branch librarian Jennifer Ramos in November. She asked LWVPBC to provide a voter education lecture series beginning in March and ending in October. The series will begin at 2 p.m. at the library, 9451 Jog Road, on March 2 with the Power Point “Your Voice, Your Power, Your Vote,” created by Christene Campbell-Gabor. President Kathi Gundlach will open the series by presenting this motivational lecture. Future lecture topics will include “Voting and Disinformation,” “Returning Citizens’ Voting Rights,” “National Popular Vote,” “Updating Your Voter Information and Checking Your Status,” “Our Elected Officials, Positive Results,” “Civics, Civility, Critical Thinking” and “Election Protection.” Community Outreach Co-chairs Cindy Sheehan-Hartwell and Patty Whitehill thank the following members and Committee Chairs for their enthusiastic response and willingness to share this timely and important information with the residents
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by Phyllis Applebaum, LWVPBC Voter Services Chair Just saw a short blurb labeled Florida in the AARP Magazine. It says as follows: Political peril. AARP Florida is warning people about election-related fraud targeting older voters, including requests for donations to fictitious political action committees and soliciting sensitive information during fake voter registration efforts. In a voter registration scam, the perpetrator contacts an unsuspecting voter, telling them they’re not registered to vote and offering to register them if they’re willing to provide personal information, says Karen Murillo, AARP Florida’s associate state director of advocacy. Another con includes a call from a purported pollster promising a gift card in return for opinions—but then asking for your credit card information under the guise of covering taxes and shipping. More at AARP.org/money/scams-fraud/info-2020/political.
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IT’S NOT JUST A PPP… THERE ARE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, TOO! Early Voting is March 9-17; Presidential Preference Primary is March 19 By Kate Renchin, Advocacy Republicans will vote for their candidate of choice. Democrats will not vote for a presidential candidate as President Biden is unopposed. But all voters registered as Democrat, Republican or No Party Affiliation are eligible to vote in the local elections held at the same time. Please spread the word. No voter should be discouraged from voting just because they can’t vote for a presidential candidate. We recruit, train, help schedule and fully support volunteers in person at the poll during Early Voting and on Election Day. We also train volunteers to observe the Logic and Accuracy testing of the machines before voting, and the work of the Canvas board after the elections. All these are opportunities to help your fellow Palm Beach County citizens to vote and
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