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Katie Blankenship is the inaugural director of PEN America’s new Florida office. She oversees advocacy in defense of free expression, including strategies for educating and empowering writers and other communities. Katie came to PEN America from the ACLU of Florida, where she served as deputy legal director and focused on developing integrated advocacy strategies to defend free speech and immigrants’ rights.

When: Sunday, March 23, 11:30 a.m.
Where: Jacaranda Country Club, 9200 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation
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Empowering
Voters.

Defending
Democracy.

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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Fluoridation: History, Health and What Evidence-Based Science Says

Dr. Johnny Johnson, pediatric dentist and President of the American Fluoridation Society will present and answer questions about the science of fluoridation of public water

When: Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 7 p.m.

Videoconference information will be provided after you register.

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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.

No estás obligado a abrir la puerta de tu casa ante una orden administrativa (warrant) de ICE, pero sí ante una orden firmada por un juez. Te explicamos cómo diferenciarlas

No, Donald Trump no firmó ‘nueva ley de apoyo infantil’ para beneficiar a padres que pagan manutención

Es falso que Trump haya dicho públicamente “las personas emigran ilegalmente a los Estados Unidos porque sus países son un asco”

Inmigrante o ciudadano: te decimos qué documentos llevar en caso de ser abordado en algún operativo de ICE

Sí, los hombres también pueden tener cáncer de mama

No estás obligado a abrir la puerta de tu casa ante una orden administrativa (warrant) de ICE, pero sí ante una orden firmada por un juez. Te explicamos cómo diferenciarlas

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