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Presidential Nomination Primary ~ March 5, 2024

Early voting for the Presidential Nominating Primary (PNP) begins on January 19th, 2024! This is only the second election year since 1992...

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Jan 14, 2024

LWV & The Electoral College

Monday, November 27, 2023 ~ 7:00 pm (register) Learning more about the Electoral College is a topic that WCGA members identified back at...

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Oct 30, 2023

2023 Candidate Forums - VIDEOS NOW AVAILABLE

Saint Paul Park City Council Tuesday, September 12 ~ 7:00 pm ISD833 (SoWashCo) School Board Tuesday, September 19 ~ 7:00 pm Questions can...

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Aug 21, 2023

SoWashCo School District Bond Presentation - VIDEO

Monday, October 16, 2023 ~ 7:00 pm Learn about the bonds that will be on the ballot for South Washington County School District (ISD...

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Aug 21, 2023

Are Metro Area Elections Secure?

Saturday, October 15 ~ 10:00 am Paul Linnell is currently the Deputy Elections Director in the MN Secretary of State's office, and...

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Oct 13, 2022

2022 Candidate Forums

All forums will all be broadcast on Comcast Channels 18 and HD859. They will also be livestreamed and archived by the South Washington...

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Jun 7, 2022

END OF SESSION PUSH!

Let Legislators Know We Are Watching As we approach the end of the legislative session, Minnesota lawmakers are deciding the fate of our...

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May 12, 2022

District Commissioner Maps Open for Comment

A few days ago, Washington County posted eight proposed County Commissioner maps online for public review and comment. These maps are...

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Apr 16, 2022

How Elections Work in Washington County

Updated 4/22/2022 ~ video now available - watch here Monday, April 18 ~ 7:00 pm (Zoom webinar) (Register here) Speakers: Christie...

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Mar 18, 2022

Annual Legislative Interviews (Video Now Available)

January 29 2022 update: recording now available here. The League of Women Voters Woodbury, Cottage Grove Area, invite members, friends,...

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Jan 29, 2022

Washington County Redistricting: What You Need to Know Now (Video)

Monday, October 18, 2021 ~ 7:00 pm via Zoom (registration link) October 30 Update - YouTube recording available here. Jennifer Wagenius,...

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Oct 30, 2021

CALL TO ACTION: REDISTRICTING

Contact your Washington County Commissioner and encourage them to adopt the LWV proposed 2022 Redistricting Principles. The Leagues of...

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Oct 17, 2021

ISD 833 School Board Candidate Forum Video

The South Washington County (ISD 833) School Board Candidate Forum recorded on 9/20/21 is available for replay here. (Please note that...

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Sep 21, 2021

Candidate Profiles on SWCTC

The South Washington County Telecommunications Commission's Elections 2021 page has a wealth of reference information for voters:...

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Sep 20, 2021

Candidate Forums in September - Videos Available

(9/28/2021 update - links to the YouTube videos of both candidate forums are available below.) Get to know your local candidates for the...

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Sep 9, 2021

Election Fast Facts August 2021 – Provisional Ballots

What are Provisional Ballots? Provisional Ballots is a practice of allowing voters to cast a ballot on Election Day when some aspect of...

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Aug 28, 2021

Election Fast Facts - July 2021

Election Day Registration – Part 2: Voting by Ineligible Voters Last time we talked about Election Day Registration (EDR), what it is,...

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Jul 21, 2021

What is Election Day Registration?

...and why is it important? Election Day Registration is a process that has existed in Minnesota since 1974 that allows a voter who goes...

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May 27, 2021

LWVMN Statement on Census Apportionment Announcement

ST. PAUL, April 26, 2021 - Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released apportionment counts for each state based on population counts from the...

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Apr 28, 2021

Election Fast Fact — May 2021

Can someone request and receive or submit more than 1 absentee ballot? No. In Minnesota a person cannot receive and vote more than 1...

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Apr 24, 2021

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