League of Women Voters of Wyoming

Meet with Rocky Mountain Power representatives
2023-08-24 17:30 (America/Denver)
Rocky Mountain Power asked the Wyoming Public Service Commission for a 30% rate hike for residential users. Perhaps a surprising consequence will be that WY trona will become too expensive to sell to China. The decision will come in October, This public meeting is both online and in Casper. Read more>>>

Serving Indigenous People Affected by Trafficking
2023-08-24 10:00 - 11:30
This session examines the obstacles Native individuals face in accessing care. We’ll hear about strategies for working with human trafficking survivors within tribal communities. Register to attend at this link>>>

Day 1: WY Interim Corporations Committee meets
2023-08-24 08:30 - 16:30
The Committee will meet in Douglas at the EWC Multipurpose Room. Day 1, members will discuss proposed legislation, including:

new 30-day residency requirement to vote or run for office … 24LSO-0091
call to Congress to make public political contributions & spending 24LSO-0093
out-of-state political organizations with expenditures > $1000 to file 24LSO-0099
cross-over voter registration changes 24LSO-0098

Day 2 is occupied with electricity-related sessions. Register for speak: https://wyoleg.gov/Calendar/20230801/Meeting

LWV of Laramie Board Meeting
2023-08-22 18:30 - 20:00

Ratification of 19th Amendment about Women's Suffrage
2023-08-18 00:00 - 12:00
The 19th Amendment passed in 1920. Its text is concise and appears below.
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” Read more>>>

The Woman Suffrage Amendment was first introduced on January 10, 1878. The bill needed to be approved by two-thirds of the states. On August 24, 1920, Tennessee became 36th and final state to ratify the amendment, which passed by only one vote.
That one vote belonged to Harry Burn, who might well have voted no except for his mother’s letter urging him to do Carrie Chapman Catt a favor. Wyoming women gained the vote 50 years earlier in 1869.

Framing the Future: monthly office hrs to learn LWVUS plans
2023-08-16 14:00 - 15:00
How does the League remain viable for the next 100 years? Since 2016, the League has been on a “transformation journey. The 3rd Wednesday of every month 2:00 – 3:00 through June 2024 is an opportunity to listen, ask, give input,… The first office hours will be this week!
The graphic below illustrates the past transformation steps. You must register for a session. Attendance is limited. Register & Read more>>> Bring your questions

Jackson hosts foreign affairs expert : Ukraine's path forward
2023-08-10 17:30 - 19:00
Fina Hill presents at the Center for the Arts in Jackson, sponsored by the Jackson Hole Center for Global Affairs. As an intelligence analyst, Ms. Hill served the George W Bush and Obama administrations. She held a senior position for the Trump administration and is currently university chancellor.
You must register here >>>

WPM's podcasts conversation moves from CWC to Jackson library
2023-08-10 13:00 - 15:00

WY 2023 meeting Mental Health & Vulnerable Adults Task Force
2023-08-09 08:30 - 17:00
This one-day meeting in Cheyenne begins with a review of their July 18-19 task force meeting. The agenda includes presentations from groups such as Family Services and the Dept of Health describing what is available and what is needed.

WY Joint Education Comm continues: K3 literacy, school finances, ...
2023-08-09 08:30 - 16:00

WPM & WY Humanities reception during annual Native American conference
2023-08-09 08:00 - 17:00

Special election on Ohio ballot initiative
2023-08-08 23:00 - 23:50
Ohio could change its ballot initiative rule by raising the threshold needed to amend Ohio’s constitution from a simple majority to 60%. A short summary was given on PBS news. Watch segment>>>
26 states have some sort of referendum or initiative process.

Fun Fact: Mississippi’s ballot initiative rule calls for approval of 5 congressional districts. After 2020 Mississippi has only 4 districts.

WY Joint Education Comm: vouchers, parental rights, ...
2023-08-08 08:30 - 17:00

LWVWY Video Board Meeting
2023-08-07 19:00 - 20:30
The — updated Monday — zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87880427297 and the meeting ID is 878 8042 7297. The agenda is attached here and other meeting documents are in an email from LWV Wyoming (Nancy Lockwood) dated 8/6/2023 at 8:13 PM.

20230707 LWVWY board agenda

Join LWV of Colorado Education Task Force Meeting
2023-08-07 17:30 - 18:30
You must register to receive the videoconferencing instructions. Go register>>>

Anniversary: 1965 Voting Rights Act
2023-08-06 12:00

Planning your National Voter Registration Day
2023-08-01 12:00
You must register: registration link
Scroll down the registration landing page to find links to past webinars.

Join LWV of Colorado Reproductive Justice Task Force Meeting
2023-07-27 17:30 - 18:45
You must register to receive zoom instructions. Go register>>>

Anniversary of the 1st Seneca Falls Convention of 1848
2023-07-19 00:00 - 12:00
The conference spanned 2 days, July 19-20, 1848. Around 300 women met in Seneca Falls, New York for the first Women’s Rights Convention, led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. Considered the official beginning of the modern American feminist movement. Frederick Douglass was the only African-American attendee. Read more >>>

Legislative ethics sub-committee meets: ethics dispute
2023-07-13 13:00 - 15:30
The discussion will be around Joint Rule 22.1. That 5-page document can be read here>>>
Members on this subcommittee:
Senators: Eric Barlow, Tara Nethercott, Chris Rothfuss
Representatives: Clark Stith, Mike Yin, Dan Zwonitzer

LWV of CO: Climate emergency task force meeting
2023-07-11 16:00 - 17:00
CO webpage about the meeting: https://lwvadc.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=323111&item_id=1994868

Cheyenne: Naturalization Ceremony
2023-07-10 10:00 - 23:30

Anniversary of 26th Amendment Lowering Voting Age to 18
2023-07-01 00:00 - 12:00
In 1971, the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. In the turmoil surrounding the unpopular Vietnam War and the draft that fueled the ranks, the voting age was lowered to the draft age. It’s text is below. Read more >>>
Section 1
The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.
Section 2
The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Therese A. Jenkins memorial dedication at Capitol
2023-06-25 11:15 - 12:30
First Presbyterian Church will dedicate its statue of Therese Jenkins on the west corner of Capitol Avenue and 23rd Street at 11:15 a.m. after its morning worship. A League of Her Own acting troupe has been asked to attend, and Debra Lee, who portrays suffragist Jenkins in the group, will speak. Jenkins and her husband attended First Presbyterian, and their descendants still worship there. Drop by and support our troupe.

WY Leg.: Labor, Health & Social Services meeting, day 2
2023-06-23 08:30 - 16:00
Day 1: The committee will meet in Evanston at the Roundhouse, Portland Rose Room, 1500 Main Street. The bulk of the discussions on Day 2 will be legislation related to firefighters.
Wyoleg is the site for the agenda. Read more>>>

LWVUS National 2023 Council Meeting
2023-06-22 12:00 - 2023-06-25 12:00
This year’s Council begins on June 22 and ends on June 25. The venue will be the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, NV. All costs — meals, special events, hotel — are included in the registration. The cost is less the earlier you register. Before April 1 you’ll get a $126 discount, paying only $864.
Each state league may bring 1-3 persons. This year’s focus will be framing the future through our (1) ongoing transformation work and (2) moonshot goal discussed last summer in Denver. Each delegate will leave with an understanding of the next steps and resources to accomplish them. REGISTER NOW!

WY Leg.: Labor, Health & Social Services meeting, day 1
2023-06-22 08:30 - 16:00
Day 1: The committee will meet in Evanston at the Roundhouse, Portland Rose Room, 1500 Main Street. What a treat this should be: the Roundhouse & Railyards serve as a convention center and “a reminder of southern Wyoming’s railroad heritage.”
Wyoleg is the site for the agenda. Read more>>>

Yesterday Today

Cheyenne: LWVWY Annual State Convention Update
2023-06-21 17:00 - 19:00
Before too much time had passed, we wanted to share drinks and hear an informal update from those who attended all or part of the state convention in Gillette: Joan Anderson, Brenda Lyttle, Kari Eakins, Marguerite Herman, Keren Meister-Emerich and Kelley Pelissier. This is also a time for us to regroup for the fall.
Our tentative plan is to meet at 5 p.m. upstairs at Uncle Charlie’s. We have yet to confirm with Uncle Charlie’s but have a Plan B.

M. Waldman, Pres. Brennan Center, speaks on Supermajority
2023-06-21 10:00 - 12:00
Nine justices hold lifetime appointments and they are disrupting American life in many ways. Waldman, author of The Supermajority: How the Supreme Court Divided America, will discuss the dangers and possible actions.
You must pre-register. Read more>>>

Cheyenne: Civic Season Festival
2023-06-17 15:00 - 18:00
LWV of Cheyenne is one of the major partners of the Civic Season Festival at the Wyoming State Museum, which will be held from 3 to 6 p.m.
Joan Anderson, Bonnie Harrison, Marguerite Herman, Melissa Leger, and Roz Schliske are working on this committee from the League.
We will sponsor a booth where we will distribute information about registering to vote and being an election judge, provided by the County Clerk’s office, and will supervise a table on the citizenship naturalization oath, provided by the National Civic Season organization.
More than 400 cultural and civic institutions nationwide will host this new summer tradition for learning and action co-designed with Gen Z, the future inheritors of our democracy. Civic Season is a time to explore your story—and how it connects to U.S. history—through events, activities, and resources from credible sources. All are invited to enjoy live music from City Creek Band and Galactic Lemonz, speakers, a lighthearted debate, and information booths highlighting a dozen local and statewide civic organizations
We are in desperate need of helpers. If you can be there for all or part of the time, please let Roz know ASAP: rozschliske@gmail.com
