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October 2022 Bulletin

In this issue of the League of Women Voters of Arlington Bulletin:

  • October 2022 Calendar
  • Co-President’s Message
  • Town Day Returns!
  • State League SUpdates Ballot Question Positions, Supports Yes on 4
  • VOTE411 is Live!
  • Membership Application/Renewal Form
  • Drivers Needed for General Election!
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Town Day Returns for 2022!

Fine weather and a big turnout made the first Town Day since 2019 a great success. We provided information about the ballot questions and registration procedures. Just one voter registered on paper, but we pointed many to the online site.

Photo of Patti Muldoon and Liz Blumenthal providing information on Vote411.org to a local voter.
Patti Muldoon and Liz Blumenthal provide information on Vote411.org to a local voter.
Photo of Phyllis Maddox’s quilt provided the backing for our new precinct map. It reads: "It's a man's world unless... women vote & run for office"
Phyllis Maddox’s quilt provided the backing for our new precinct map.
Photo of Town Clerk Juli Brazile with Patti Muldoon and Liz Blumenthal at the Town Day booth.
Town Clerk Juli Brazile with Patti and Liz.

September 2022 Bulletin

In this issue of the League of Women Voters of Arlington Bulletin:

  • September 2022 Calendar
  • Come and Help Out! League Town Day Booth, September 17
  • Co-President’s Message
  • Candidates’ Forum for Governor’s Council 3rd District Available
  • for Broadcast on August 31, 2022
  • A New Source of Election Information
  • VOTE411 is Live!
  • LWVMA Council 2022
  • Kathy Colwell and ACMi
  • Membership Application/Renewal Form
  • How to Contact Arlington’s State Legislators
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We Won’t Go Back

by Patti Muldoon, Arlington Delegate to League of Women Voters National Convention
June 25, 2022

The League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS) is forging together to proclaim “we won’t go back!” As I write this, LWVUS is holding our biennial national convention in Denver. At the end of our first day, delegates voted nearly unanimously (837 to 4) to reaffirm a resolution on our long-standing position in support of reproductive choice. LWVUS reaffirms the rights to body autonomy and self-determination of women and those who can get pregnant, as well as rights to privacy, reproductive health, and lifestyle choice.

After that decision, delegates present in person gathered their signs and marched out of the hotel and down to Colorado’s statehouse to protest the Supreme Court’s decision. I am attending virtually but marched in spirit.

As the voting delegate representing the League of Women Voters of Arlington, I am proud to stand with this 102 year old organization actively fighting for women’s rights and for our democracy.

The League works to educate and advocate on critical issues across local, state and national levels. As was said by a few convention speakers, the fight for democracy isn’t a sprint; it’s a marathon and we are long distance runners.

Here is the League’s national statement on the Court’s decision: https://www.lwv.org/newsroom/press-releases/supreme-court-strips-americans-constitutional-right-abortion-dobbs-v

I urge my fellow Arlington residents to consider joining the League of Women Voters of Arlington to help support our efforts towards protecting and strengthening our democracy.