Issues – League of Women Voters Palm Beach County

We Dissent: Reproductive Freedoms Lost & How to Take Them Back

On April 30, 2024 / Healthcare, Recent News

Please join the League of Women Voters of the St. Petersburg Area on Wednesday, May 8th, 2024, from 6 – 7:15 PM as it hosts an exciting virtual panel “We Dissent: Reproductive Freedoms Lost & How to Take Them Back” featuring Louis Virelli, Professor of Law at Stetson College of Law, and Alyssa Morrison, Reproductive Rights Justice Staff Attorney at Lawyers for Good Government. Register for Zoom link here. These constitutional law experts will take us through an accelerated timeline of the federal and state events that restricted our reproductive freedoms and discuss where these freedoms may be headed next. While our panelist are legal experts, there’s no need for you to be an expert to attend. Please come prepared with questions to ask during the live Q&A or questions can be sent in advance here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G2NCV8H.

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Electoral Votes: A Primer

On April 14, 2024 / National Popular Vote, Recent News

By Daniel Lishansky, NPV Committee Chair Do you know what determines how many electoral votes each state receives? A state’s electoral votes are equal to the number of members in the state’s congressional delegation, i.e., the total of their House members and Senators. And the 23rd Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1961, says that the District of Columbia gets three votes. There are a total of 538 electoral votes in the United States. Once the National Popular Vote is enacted, the states who opt-in (with a combined total of 270 electoral votes) will cast their electoral votes for the candidate who receives the most popular votes across the country. It means that every vote will count equally and no longer will just a handful of swing states choose our president. If you are interested in a presentation for your community or business group, please contact me, Danny Lishansky, at npv@lwvpbc.org.

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ZOOM with our League’s Issue Group leaders

On April 14, 2024 / Issues, Recent News

Inviting newer members and others interested in knowing more about the PBCLWV On Tuesday, May 21, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., we will host a dynamic Zoom event with all Issue Group Leaders to talk about everything going on in our League. Areas to be discussed will include National Popular Vote, Health, Gun Safety, Voter Services, Speakers’ Bureau and Election Protection. You will learn many ways to be engaged in our League’s activities. To register, email Darlene Kostrub at Members@lwvpbc.org or call/text (561) 276-4898. After you register, a link for the Zoom event will be sent to you by mid-May. Please invite your friends to attend with you.

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Voter Education Series: ‘Our Elected Officials, Positive Results’

On April 14, 2024 / Civics Education, Recent News, Voter Services

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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A Brief History of Abortion in Florida and What’s Next

On April 14, 2024 / Healthcare, Recent News

April began with bad news — then good — from the Florida Supreme Court. By Jayne Butler, Healthcare Issue Group Under the Roe v Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1973, women could receive abortions up to week 24, with no state interference. However, the Dobbs decision in June 2022 overturned Roe and gave control of abortion laws to the individual states. The Florida Legislature immediately passed a 15-week abortion ban, which has been in effect since. However, the anti-abortion movement was not satisfied. In April 2023, the Florida Legislature passed and Gov. DeSantis signed into law a 6-week ban. The law did allow for abortions up to 15 weeks for victims of incest, rape or human trafficking — only if they provided evidence such as a restraining order, police report or medical record. After 15 weeks, a pregnancy could be terminated only if the mother was at serious risk or if a

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SOLAR CO-OP #5 HAS LAUNCHED

On April 14, 2024 / Go Solar, Recent News

The 5th Solar Co-op started on April 5 and goes until early September. If you are at all interested in putting solar panels on your roof and you own your roof, go to solarunitedneighbors.org/palmbeach where you can find out about solar facts, Co-op facts and a list of Information Meetings to find put more. There is no obligation if you join the Co-op but you will get information like the flyer below. Join us at an Information Meeting on April 17 or May 16 via Zoom to find out more. Hope to see you at one of these monthly Information Meetings. Diane Marks, Chair of LWVPBC Solar Issue Group

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Black Maternal Health Spring 2024

On April 14, 2024 / Healthcare, Recent News

The Black Mamas Matter Alliance‚ a partnership project since 2013 between the Center for Reproductive Rights and SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective‚ is a national network of Black women-led and Black-led organizations and professionals working across the spectrum of maternal and reproductive health. During Black Maternal Health Week, supporters can engage with local events — some virtual — hosted by the organizations and partners in the Alliance, or support Black-led birth and reproductive justice efforts locally. Southern Birth Justice Network‚ based in Miami Beach‚ is running Florida events. Visit SouthernBirthJustice.org and its Facebook page for more information.

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Join us for a Repro Rights rally in Orlando

On March 18, 2024 / Healthcare, Recent News

Join the League of Women Voters. Free rally in Orlando. Ride for Repro Rights. Protect reproductive freedom in Florida. Stop the government six-week abortion ban. Lake Eola, Orlando, Noon to 2 PM, Saturday, April 13th. Meet at 8AM- Palm Beach Gardens. $60 per person includes round trip ride to rally. For more information: bethrosenberg3674@icloud.com

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National Popular Vote would ensure every vote counts equally

On March 13, 2024 / National Popular Vote, Recent News

By Daniel Lishansky, NPV Committee Chair With primary voting and election season here, we are bombarded with news about the Electoral College and Swing States, also known as Battleground States. These are the states that can go Red or Blue in the election. They will determine the winner of the election, while the Spectator States are predictable and generally ignored. In the 1990s it was common to have 16 or more Swing States in a presidential election. But that dwindled to 12 by 2008. And for 2024 there will be just five Swing States. The problem is that campaigns focus on attracting voters in just those few Swing States, while the voters in the other 45 states are taken for granted. Each state passes its own law directing how it will award its electoral votes. Two states, Maine and Nebraska, award their electoral votes by congressional district. A candidate receives

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Save The Date: Postcard Party

On March 13, 2024 / Recent News, Voting Rights

By MJ Range The Palm Beach County League will host a postcard writing event on April 6 at the Okeechobee library branch at 5689 Okeechobee Blvd. from 10 a.m. to noon. The State League has been involved with the Restoration of Voting Rights effort since 2016. This latest project is to write postcards to those who have returned from incarceration but may owe fees and fines. The postcard includes a phone number to call to receive help from a pro-bono attorney trained in researching. Come and join us. Please RSVP to Mary Jane Range, mjrange@comcast.net or (561) 339-9522.

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