League of Women Voters of Wyoming

2nd Day: Interim Corporations Committee meeting in Casper
2025-08-15 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver)
Today’s morning business is all about 11 voting bills, and after lunch the topic shifts to the regulatory sandbox and two bill drafts. The 11th voting bill contains revisions to voter registration. As of 7/28, there were no handouts posted on the LSO website.

National Nonprofit Day
2025-08-17 00:00 - 23:59
The timeline for today’s nonprofits began with the Tariff Act of 1794: nonprofits were not taxed. In 1974, National Volunteer Day was declared. In 2012, the tradition of “Giving Tuesday” began, and in that year, nonprofits raised $887.3B. According to the National Center of Charitable Statistics, there are 1.5M registered nonprofits in the US.

19th Amendment was ratified
2025-08-18 00:00 - 23:59
The US Secretary of State announced ratification when he called Carrie Chapman Catt. Ms. Catt was the president of the North American Woman Suffrage Association.
Carrie Chapman Catt. Collections of the Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/item/97500090/)

Tennessee was the 36th and last needed state to sign the suffrage proclamation. It granted women the right to vote in the United States.
The amendment was passed after decades of activism and protests.
Its ratification was an important step in the fight for gender equality.

WY 2026 Primary Election
2025-08-18 00:00 - 23:59

Laramie League Board August Meeting
2025-08-19 06:30 - 17:00

LWVUS: Litigation Office Hours
2025-08-21 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-18 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-16 12:00 - 13:00
Every third Thursday is an opportunity for League leaders and members to discuss voter suppression, election issues, or legal advocacy directly with LWVUS litigation staff. Litigation office hours are good for state and local League Board members and any members who have concerns about laws, policies, or practices that could harm voters.

Women's Equality Day
2025-08-26 00:00 - 23:59
After the last state ratified (3/4 of the total), it became official when it was certified by the U.S. Secretary of State.
This civic holiday was created by a House Resolution submitted by the NY activist Bella Abzug. It didn’t pass until 1973, but in 1972, President Richard Nixon issued a presidential proclamation calling Aug 26 “Women’s Rights Day.” The 1973 version of the congressional resolution renamed Aug 26 “Women’s Equality Day.” Read more>>

60th Anniversary: Civil Rights March on Washington
2025-08-28 00:00 - 23:59
1963 March leaders
In 1963, 150,000 Black people and 60,000 white people fulfilled a plan first discussed in the 1940s. They presented a list of ten demands.
Those demands resulted in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968. It’s best remembered for the Martin Luther King, Jr. speech, “I Have a Dream.” Read more about the 11 protest marches in DC.>>>

September State LWV Board Meeting
2025-09-01 18:00 - 19:30
The agenda and link will be available soon. If you have a comment or agenda suggestion, please contact Linda Barton, President of LWVWY.

PBS Honors Gerry Spence
2025-09-08 20:00 - 21:00

"Who She Is" film w/ Q&A
2025-09-10 18:00 - 19:30
Co-directors and co-producers, Jordan Dresser and Sophie Barksdale.
Central Wyoming College is hosting a screening of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People film “Who She Is,” with a question and answer session afterwards in Community Room 106. Read more>>>

National Constitution Day
2025-09-17 00:00 - 23:59
On this day in 1789, delegates to the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia. This observance has been known under different names. In 1940, Congress designated the third Sunday in May as “I Am an American Day.” In 1952, the date was moved to September 15 and renamed “Citizenship Day.”

Red Panda Day
2025-09-20 00:00 - 23:59
Two red pandas were born at the Smithsonian National Zoo in VA; one survived. Because this was the first cub for new mother Keahi, mom and cub have been on their own. For example, the gender of the cub isn’t known.

Another giant panda in the compound turns four on Sept 12, so there will be a party. Then, or perhaps later on Sept 20, we might join them via the “Giant Panda Cam.”
Read more about the new cub.

Indigenous Peoples' Day
2025-10-13 00:00 - 23:59

Meeting: Interim Joint Judiciary Committee
2025-10-13 08:00 - 17:45
This 1-day meeting in Cheyenne is the last before the 2026 legislative seiion begins on Feb 9, 2026. The agenda starts with a report from UW’s Law School. This is followed by work on the varioous bills that the committee may endorse. The banned books bill is schedules at 9:30, grooming young people at 4:00, and at 5:00 the bill the discussion is about enhanced penalties for controlled substances given to children. Read the agenda for more detail>>>
Members of the Joint Judiciary Committee
Senators: Barry Crago, Gary Crum, Larry Hicks, John Kolb, Jared Olsen
Representatives: Marlene Brady, Laurie Bratten, Ken Chestek, Lee Filer, Tom Kelly, Jayme Lien, Daniel Singh, Art Washut, Joe Webb

Laramie League monthly board meeting
2025-10-21 18:30 - 20:00

Community Discussion: Meet the Governor
2025-10-23 15:00 - 16:00
The LWVWY and LWVFC will sponsor a moderated discussion of key policies including civility in government and the current challenges facing our democracy. This event will be live-streamed on Facebook and YouTube, courtesy of County 10! For those fortunate to be in Lander, you’ll find the discussion at the Inn at Lander in the Wind River and Fremont Rooms.
Doors open at 2:30 pm. The livestreaming link will be provided here soon. Stay tuned.
If you have questions, please contact Linda Barton at 307.349.1427 or at info@lwv10.org.

LWVWY monthly Board meeting
2025-11-03 18:00 - 19:30

National 2026 General Election
2025-11-04 00:00 - 23:59

Laramie County voter registration event
2025-11-12 10:30 - 13:30
The Laramie County Clerk is hosting a voter registration event at the Senior Activity Center in Cheyenne, 4100 E Pershing Blvd

Webinar: BillTracker50
2025-11-18 09:00 - 10:00
League members on the Legislative Committee that tracks legislation should attend one of the four trainings. This is the first, and the start time is 9:00 am MST. The others are on Dec1, Dec 17, and Jan 8. Our trainer will be Patsy Ashmore, and there will be a recorded version of the training posted.

"Wyoming's Judicial Merit Selection Process", Laramie
2025-11-20 07:00 - 20:30
Laramie League hosts “Wyoming’s Judicial Merit Selection Process”, presented by League member Devon O’Connell, member of the Wyoming Judicial Nominating Commission. 2nd Floor Conference Room, Laramie Plains Civic Center.

Webinar: BillTracker50
2025-12-01 13:00 - 14:00
League members on the Legislative Committee that tracks legislation should attend one of the four trainings. This is the second, and the start time is 1:00 pm MST. The others are on Dec 17 and Jan 8. Our trainer will be Patsy Ashmore, and there will be a recorder version of the training posted.

Ratification of 13th Amendment, Abolish Slavery
2025-12-06 00:00 - 23:59
Ratified on December 6, 1865, this Amendment was the first of three called the “Civil War Amendments.” A tug-of-war between Congress and the Supreme Court ensued where SCOTUS claimed that Congress exceeded its powers with the enforcement section and that stating that private discrimination was not slavery. The text of the Amendment is below.
Section 1
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

Section 2
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Ratification of 12th Amendment, Change Presidential Protocol
2025-12-06 00:00 - 23:59

Anniversary: Bill of Rights Ratified
2025-12-15 00:00 - 23:59

Webinar: BillTracker50
2025-12-17 11:00
League members on the Legislative Committee that tracks legislation should attend one of the four trainings. This is the third, and the start time is 11:00 am MST and it ends at noon. The last training is on Jan 8. Our trainer will be Patsy Ashmore, and there will be a recorded version of the training posted.

Webinar: BillTracker50
2026-01-08 14:00 - 15:00
League members on the Legislative Committee that tracks legislation should attend one of the four trainings or watch the recorded version posted. This is the last, and the start time is 2:00 pm MST. Our trainer will be Patsy Ashmore.
