LWVWV members October 2025

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New LWV-MM Substack -- Read & Subscribe
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 26 Oct '25

26 Oct '25

Check out our new post! Do you know that our Legislature changed voter ID requirements this year? Be aware, prepare now for 2026 elections, West Virginia. https://lwvmorgantown.substack.com/p/with-voter-id-requirements-changes [image: image.png]

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Fw: Newsletter
by bmurrell＠frontier.com 24 Oct '25

24 Oct '25

Subject: Newsletter League Presidents and Friends: Attached is the October newsletter from the Huntington League of Women Voters. Enjoy!

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Board Meeting REMINDER -- OCT 18, 2025, 10:00 a.m.
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 10 Oct '25

10 Oct '25

Updated Agenda, Oct 10, 2025 Agenda (Google drive) <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CoUqwGXWQNjRraOQOsv5k817F09n6X4TQlmd-JC…> LWVWV BOARD AGENDA - OCT 18, 2025 REVISED – 10/9/2025, 10/10/2025 ZOOM Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86521504967?pwd=hnUg9NBJa2ZI7MfrKZaNFPaxr0OhZ7.1 Meeting ID: 865 2150 4967 Passcode: 760810 One tap mobile +13052241968,,86521504967#,,,,*760810# US +13092053325,,86521504967#,,,,*760810# US 👑 No Kings Protest is scheduled today at multiple sites. We will wrap up in plenty of time for Board members to participate. 10:00 AM Welcome & Call to Order, Changes/Additions to Agenda Lyn Widmyer Approval of minutes - Aug 9, 2025 Co-Presidents’ Reports - Co-sponsored & attended Get Out the Vote event with WV Future - Posted interview with Judy: 5 Takeaways from 2025 WV Legislative Session <https://youtu.be/zGi8bF1d71Y?si=40B5Q3DXOaX13XgR> - Voter registration by nonpartisan groups restricted by USCIS - U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy change, Aug 2025, that bars nonpartisan, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from registering newly naturalized citizens to vote at administrative naturalization ceremonies. - LWVUS advises that restriction does not apply to those ceremonies occurring outside USCIS facilities. Lyn Widmyer Judy Ball Treasurer’s Report - Treasurer’s Report - Updates: - Volunteers to audit financials from 2023-2024 - League members to serve on the board of LWV Trust. - LWVUS is offering us a Lobby Corps Grant. They are interested in supporting LLAW efforts in “Appalachia.” The grant could be useful in defraying costs of FastDemocracy and Claude.AI Pro subscriptions. Teresa Lyn/Judy 10:20 a.m. New Business - Board approved LWVWV filing of amicus brief supporting WV Board of Education challenge to WV state legislature having final authority over rules & regulations. Lyn Judy - Approval of letter to Election Assistance Commission (EAC) opposing documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC) for voter registration. Judy - Approve sending letter echoing our support for Climate Alliance letter to EPA. - They asked us to sign their letter, but they missed our email to be signatories. - Should we send separate email to endorse their position? Lyn - Preparing for 2026 election season - Partisan primaries & nonpartisan elections in May, including WV Supreme Court (2 seats) - May Primary will be first election after passage of HB 3016, requiring photo ID to vote. Autumn - Partnering with Delta Sigma Theta (EPAC) to promote importance of voting. - Priority: voter turnout - Postcards to be mailed - LWVWV will co-sponsor webinar Lyn Judy - LLAW -- Getting ready for Jan 2026 Legislature - Legislative Priorities <https://lwvwv.org/2024/01/04/lwvwv-2024-program-policy-priorities/> have not been modified since 2024. Should they be modified for 2026? - Testing Claude AI platform for potential help with some of the heavy lifting in manual bill review. - Claude is excellent at translating bills into LWVWV positions. - Claude is less excellent at filtering bills into 4 priority buckets. Resource constraints. - Reserve a table at the Legislature for the 2026 session? Legislature convenes Jan 12, 2026. Available dates to choose from: - 2/13 Lower Rotunda - 2/25 Lower Rotunda - 2/27 Lower Rotunda - 3/5 Lower Rotunda - 3/11 Lower Rotunda - 3/14 Upper House & Senate Rotunda Judy - Highlights of LWVUS Leaders’ meetings - Check your emails for summary of info highlighted in each month’s leaders’ meeting. - Subscribe to biweekly LWVUS newsletter <https://www.lwv.org/league-management/league-update-newsletter-sign>, if you don’t already get it. Judy 11:20 a.m. Unfinished Business - Fill vacancies on state Board Lyn Local League Reports - Huntington Area - Jefferson County - Will be joining Delta Sigma Theta to register new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Oct. - Registered voters at African-American Cultural Heritage event (attracted folks with voting jars asking for their favorite social media site) - Marched in Constitution Day Parade in Shepherdstown Lyn - Morgantown-Monongalia County - Four successful community conversations, co-sponsored with Mountain State Spotlight, in Morgantown & Preston Counties. - From Morgantown to Kingwood, residents want more housing, health care and internet <https://mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/08/17/preston-monogalia-listening-s…> (MSS, Tre Spencer and Kathambari Ramkumar, Aug 17) - Substack update. 109 subscribers as of Oct 09. LWVMorgantown.substack.com <http://lwvmorgantown.substack.com> - No Kings protest in Morgantown, Oct 18. - LWVMM will have a table with free paperclips <https://substack.com/home/post/p-175289144> for everyone! - Several LWVMM members are marching with LWV banner. - WVU has expressed concern that paperclip project is “too partisan.” We are pushing back -- preserving democracy is not partisan. - Two sessions at Morgantown Public Library for National Voter Registration Day. Photos: - IMG_20250917_142032.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UJc4Qna5npbOJtycMWTYgEQSF9dqxiJy/view?usp=…> - IMG_20250917_142040.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JgqmTnyRBAWoO3PTGny9v_v7ZaUmJN1Z/view?usp=…> - Updated flyers for voter events: - Voter Registration Event <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OwTjMSwqMzfpCjrfd6QDMtJVaDYBubT3/view?usp=…> - Student Voters <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YNm5AIb7YO0v6j2UFVgYoCw79BBvv1el/view?usp=…> - Photo ID <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cKmq_9tlPiKhXZzbY8925AHHcnJIu1Ge/view?usp=…> - Absentee Ballots <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WufQuWrOveVSKQt_YvO5fr2Oi-uBlZ1G/view?usp=…> Judy For the good of the order Noon ADJOURN Next Meetings/Events:

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