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Participate in Voting PSA Video Campaign - Nov 17 deadline
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 04 Nov '25

04 Nov '25

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Eastern Panhandle Alumnae Chapter and the League of Women Voters of West Virginia are working together to bring the "Voting is Personal" PSA Video Campaign to life. We need your help to make it happen. When finished, the PSA will be a 1 to 1.5 minute video made from recordings captured around our state that feature individuals or groups expressing what makes their vote personal. We will share the final video on social media platforms, with non-partisan groups, and our lawmakers. The final video will require statewide participation from Deltas and League members, our friends and family. We will be recording *SHORT* statements about what "issues" make your vote personal. Examples include: - I/We vote to protect reproductive rights. - I/We vote to keep medication costs low. - I/We vote to eliminate food deserts. - I/We vote to protect SNAP benefits. - I/We vote to protect Social Security. - I/We vote because climate change is real. For participants, think about your community and who should be represented. Please, include all ages, all demographics, and do not concern yourself with party affiliation - *This Is a Non-Partisan Campaign*. We want this video to be representative of all people living in the Mountain State. *Instructions for Recordings.* *Poorly recorded videos cannot be used*. 1. If using your cell phone, *Clean* the camera and the screen before recording. 2. Record in *Landscape* mode, NOT portrait mode. 3. Ensure plenty of *Light* and no shadows on faces. 4. If possible, record *Outside* during the day, but make sure the sun is not behind the subject. 5. Remember *Presentation* - Smile, Be upbeat, Be engaging. 6. *Hit RECORD, Pause Pause, MAKE SHORT STATEMENT, Pause Pause, Hit END*. The pauses give us the ability to edit the recordings together. Your recording must be submitted via email to Blushred91(a)gmail.com or by text to *304-886-4900* by *November 17, 2025, no later than by 5pm.*

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LWVWV Amicus Brief filed
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 04 Nov '25

04 Nov '25

LWVWV Members, Here is a Nov 3 interview with co-President Judy Ball about the LWVWV's amicus brief supporting the Board of Education's challenge to HB 2755. Passed in 2025, HB 2755 represents the Legislature trying to take over educational policy, despite the people's vote against a similar constitutional amendment in 2022. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PDj26vuhvImCYnkmWaI6tB3jprXwehSA/view?usp=…

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LWVWV files legal brief opposing state legislature taking over educational policy
by Lyn Widmyer 31 Oct '25

31 Oct '25

The attached press release summarizes the amicus (friend of the court) brief we have filed to support the WV Board of Education's legal challenge regarding the state legislature's action to transfer policy making from the WV Board of Education to elected officials. As noted in the press release, the state legislature is overriding the will of the people and posing an unacceptable assault on the democratic process. Many thanks to Michael W. Taylor of the Pence Law Firm for providing his legal services free of charge to the League. -

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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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New LWV-MM Substack -- Read & Subscribe
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 28 Sep '25

28 Sep '25

Check out our new post! We’ve been hearing a lot about gerrymandering recently. Do you know what it is? How it originated? Here’s a primer. https://lwvmorgantown.substack.com/p/the-power-of-knowledge-what-is-gerryma… [image: image.png]

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Fw: August 2025 Newsletter
by bmurrell＠frontier.com 07 Sep '25

07 Sep '25

----- Forwarded Message ----- From: bmurrell(a)frontier.com <bmurrell(a)frontier.com> Cc: Murrell <bmurrell(a)frontier.com>Sent: Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 06:02:36 PM EDTSubject: Fw: August 2025 Newsletter Subject: August 2025 Newsletter Huntington League of Women Friends, Past Presidents, State Board: Attached is the August newsletter. Thank you for your support and enjoy! Beverly MurrellPatricia Keller

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Your Vote Matters
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 03 Sep '25

03 Sep '25

Sometimes elections are decided by just a few votes. Attend this event and learn more! In-person: Eventbrite to reserve a seat, but not required to attend. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1639918553539?aff=oddtdtcreator <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1639918553539?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwZXh0b…> Via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/.../register/IQZZNfvzTimeRtwC2ISJ2g <https://us06web.zoom.us/.../register/IQZZNfvzTimeRtwC2ISJ2g?fbclid=IwZXh0bg…> Via Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/ourfuturewestvirginia <https://www.facebook.com/ourfuturewestvirginia?__cft__[0]=AZUpS161ZUNVjJlAo…> Non-partisan event, co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of WV -- H.S. Leigh Koonce (he/him), Eastern Regional Organizer Our Future West Virginia www.ourfuturewv.org Shepherdstown, WV [image: YVMPanel0908.png]

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New LWV-MM Substack -- Read & Subscribe
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 31 Aug '25

31 Aug '25

Check out the new Substack post from LWV-MM. More real history about immigration to the United States. Part 2 of 2. How should a 'nation of immigrants' function? <https://open.substack.com/pub/lwvmorgantown/p/how-should-a-nation-of-immigr…> [image: 172410810.jpg] Subscribe to LWV-MM's Substack <http://lwvmorgantown.substack.com> and receive notifications when something new is published. It's FREE.

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