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The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and expand voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy. We empower voters and defend democracy through advocacy, education, and litigation, at the local, state, and national levels.

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UPCOMING EVENTS


Annual LWVBC Holiday and Thank You Party for members and their guests

The holidays are so busy, a few years ago the League decided to "save" its holiday party for the new year.

Members are invited to attend and bring a guest to the event, which includes a variety foods and beverages. 

It is a FREE event, designed to bring League members together. It's a chance for members to introduce to the League to anyone who might be interested in joining. 

When: Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, 2 to 4 p.m.

Where: Sanctuary Church, 1400 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale

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Noticias de nuestro socio, Factchequeado

Factchequeado is a partner of the Broward League that promotes media literacy and combats mis- and disinformation circulating in Spanish.

Qué sabemos sobre las nuevas reglas de Meta sobre odio en Instagram y Facebook: ahora se puede decir que las mujeres están "locas" y las personas gays, "enfermas"

Qué sabemos del video de los bomberos de Los Ángeles usando “carteras de mujer” para apagar un incendio: son baldes de lona, explica el departamento

Carta abierta a Mark Zuckerberg de los fact-checkers del mundo, nueve años después

Qué sabemos de los operativos de inmigración de la Patrulla Fronteriza en Bakersfield, California, en enero de 2025

Meta deja de contar con el programa de fact-checking: qué significa esto y por qué verificar las mentiras no es censura



 

 

 

Broward League 2024 Election education work reached thousands of voters

Voter Services Report

Monica Elliott, Chair

Andrea Sleeper, Voter Registration & Education Chair

 

  • Tabling Events: 57 events resulting in distribution of 158 Voter Registration forms (111 new and 47 update), 456 Vote-By-Mail request forms, 165 QR scans for SOE website, 138 returning citizen information postcards; approximately 700 volunteer hours (57 x 4 hours x 3 person)

     

  • Give Aways: 5,500 “Vote411” Wrist-bands; 1,000 US Flag Pins; 500 “Woke Folks Vote” Fans; 500 Rainbow Folding Fans

     

  • LWVFL Voter Guides (printed): 4000 English, 2200 Spanish and 1000 Creole Voter Guides delivered to 34 libraries and 5 senior citizen complexes, with a few distributed at Cooper City and Lauderhill candidate forums.

     

  • LWVFL Voter Guides (downloads via LWVBC website): 2,112 English, 300 Spanish and 291 Haitian Creole

     

  • LWVBC Documents (downloads via LWVBC website):
    • August 20 Local Primary Races Voter Guides:380
    • August 20 State Primary Races Voter Guides: 187
    • August 20 Federal Primary Races Voter Guides: 174
    • Vote-By-Mail FAQ:181
    • Early Voting FAQ:142
    • Election Day Voting FAQ:210
    • Voter Registration FAQ:152

     

  • Candidate Forums: 13,562 total contacts
    • In-person: Fort Lauderdale (4), Lauderhill (4), West Park (1);  approximately 845 attendees
    • Hybrid (in-person and broadcast over Comcast): Cooper City (1), Lauderdale-By-The-Sea (1); approximately 225 attendees in-person; Comcast viewers unknown
    • Virtual: Circuit Court Judges, County Court Judges, School Districts 1, 2, 3, 5 & 9, Supervisor of Elections, Tax Collector, Clerk of Circuit Court, Sheriff Democratic Primary; 12,492 views on Facebook and YouTube combined

     

  • LWVFL Florida Constitutional Amendments 2-page Handout: 2,450 copies distributed at “Decision 2024” presentations and at tabling events.

     

  • Election Protection Poll Monitoring: 60 volunteer hours

     

  • Canvassing Board Monitoring:75 volunteer hours

     

     

  • Postcards

     

  • LWVBC phone: responded to 45 voice messages

     

  • Kids Voting Broward (http://kidsvotingbroward.org/): provided Directory of Elected Officials and Broward County District Maps to upload to website

     

     

    While not part of Voter Services,other important efforts:

  • Speakers Bureau made 46 “Decision 2024” presentations with 1,556 attendees.

     

  • Vote411 covered 149 races with 176 candidates in 23 cities and 14 Special Districts plus 126 Charter Amendments for 23 cities and Broward County.
  • “Yes on 4” postcards: 1,000 mailed

  • “I Vote Because” postcards: 1,000 mailed

  • “Returning Citizens” postcards: 2,750 mailed

 


Voter turnout of eligible active registered voters was 77.04% in Broward County. In the same table, turnout for Miami-Dade County was 72.35% and turnout for Palm Beach County was 83.99%.

To see figures for all counties in Florida, go to Florida Election Watch.

This site also has results for all races that extend beyond county boundaries. 
Voter turnout in Broward County: 77.04%

By Monica Elliott
Voter Services Chair
 
If you have been alarmed that voter turnout appears to be way below turnout for Palm Beach and Miami-Dade Counties, don't be.  To have a legitimate comparison, you have to be sure you are comparing apples to apples and not apples to oranges. I spoke with Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott to determine why we were seeing a low turnout of 64.87% on the SOE website.  Here is the explanation.
 
The official Florida Division of Elections webpage for election information is Florida Election Watch. When you go to that page, click on "County Reporting Status" and you will see a county by county breakdown. The third column in the table is labeled "Eligible Active Registered Voters."
 
Accompanying this article is a screen shot of the table. Voter turnout of eligible active registered voters was 77.04% in Broward County. In the same table, turnout for Miami-Dade County was 72.35% and turnout for Palm Beach County was 83.99%.

Again, the screenshot above from Florida Election Watch is showing ACTIVE registered voters.
 
Broward County SOE's website is using TOTAL number of eligible voters, both active and INACTIVE registered voters. An inactive voter is someone for whom undeliverable mail triggered an address confirmation final notice to which the voter did not respond within 30 days or which came back undeliverable. When that happens, the voter is designated as inactive. An inactive voter remains eligible to vote until he or she is removed from the official list of registered voters.
 
The SOE's website shows a lower turnout number of 64.87%, which is coming from all eligible voters. 

Bottom line: If the right comparison is made for the 3-county area, we are right where we normally are (in the middle)!
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