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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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Join the League for free screening of documentary on impact of sugarcane field burning

Join the League and other organizations for a screening of “Bittersweet Muck”, a compelling documentary that exposes the environmental and social consequences of sugarcane field burning in South Florida. This film sheds light on the disparities faced by local communities and the powerful industries behind this controversial practice.

The film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Emmy-winning journalist Sasha Jones, Sierra Club FL Chapter's Stop the Burn Campaign Organizer Patrick Ferguson, award-winning filmmaker Yanatha Desouvre, and former Mayor of Pahokee Colin Walkes.

When: Saturday, Feb. 15, 3 to 5:30 p.m.
Where: West Regional Library, 8601 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation

Spread the word and register here.

Free nonpartisan "campaign school" is looking for people who want to run for office

The Florida Institute for Political Leadership is a non-partisan program created by the Florida Chamber of Commerce to recruit and provide campaign training to candidates and elected officials across the State of Florida.

The program offers a free "campaign school" and community leadership training for Floridians who are considering running for office.

The schools for South Florida participants will be 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Aug. 27 and 28 and the training occurs online.

To find more, go the website: https://www.fipl.org/

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.

Administración de Trump pone fin al TPS 2023 para venezolanos: el beneficio expira en abril de 2025 para este grupo. Te explicamos

Datos de contexto sobre inmigración y fentanilo muestran enormes diferencias entre las fronteras de Canadá y México, algo que Trump omitió al imponer aranceles a esos países

Qué sabemos sobre las acciones de los hospitales respecto al estatus migratorio de las personas: dicen que no rechazarán pacientes, mientras los estados se posicionan sobre inmigración

Los aranceles no son impuestos a otros países, como dice Trump. Los pagan los importadores estadounidenses. Te explicamos

Qué sabemos de la nueva orden ejecutiva del presidente Donald Trump sobre el cambio de nombre al golfo de México por golfo de América

Qué establece la ley “Laken Riley” que obliga a ICE a detener a migrantes acusados de delitos menores (aún cuando no hayan sido condenados)

No, no es real la imagen que muestra a una persona detenida por ICE con una camiseta que dice “Latinos for Trump”: la foto es de 2018 y fue manipulada para añadir esa frase

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