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New leaders of Broward League

New officers and directors for the coming year were elected at the April 26 annual meeting.
Visit this page for information about our board and their email addresses.

Co-presidents

Peggy Thomas

League mourns death of member Peggy Thomas

The Broward League lost a valued member and Broward County lost a community servant in the recent passing of Peggy Thomas. Barbara Markley, co-chair of the Gun Violence Prevention action team wrote this about Peggy:

Peggy Thomas was a wonderful League member and tireless Gun Violence Prevention committee volunteer. Peggy's energy and enthusiasm and sweet smile were inspiring. Whether she was tabling at an event or accepting a proclamation at a commission meeting on behalf of the League, she never let her infirmities slow her down.

When tabling at events, she would load up her bag with rack cards and handouts and scoot around in her wheelchair through the crowd, stopping everyone to talk about safe storage and how to save lives.

Peggy was also president of the AARP Chapter in Plantation/Broward. She once invited me to speak at a meeting about safe storage and masterfully handled some difficult people at the meeting. She was soft-spoken but confident and strong. She will be greatly missed.

Service for Peggy will be in Maryland. If anyone wishes to send a condolence card, her sister is Sharon Julius, 910 Beacon Way, Annapolis, Maryland 21401; sejulius@verizon.net.

Volunteerism: The Heart of the League

The League of Women Voters relies heavily on the passion and dedication of our volunteers to carry out essential activities such as voter registration, legislative advocacy, and community engagement. Without volunteer support, we wouldn’t be able to achieve our mission.

As we prepare for a new fiscal year, including an addition of a Co-President, I wanted to express my deep appreciation for our volunteers' invaluable contributions. Your ongoing support in helping our League to recruit new volunteers is crucial. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about advocating for democracy and embody the spirit of volunteerism.

Every volunteer plays a vital role in ensuring that eligible citizens are registered to vote and actively participating in democratic processes. Your work is instrumental to our mission. Additionally, volunteering provides personal fulfillment and enhances well-being, offering a sense of belonging and connection to a greater purpose. This aligns with the broader benefits of volunteerism, promoting social inclusion and solidarity.

We invite you or anyone you know to join our League and volunteer. If you are already a member, consider volunteering. There are on-going opportunities to engage with our work, whether it is through helping with voter registration, serving on a committee, tabling at events, or participating in legislative advocacy.

We also have leadership opportunities available! If you have experience and interest in co-chairing a committee, please feel free to send me an email at allym62@gmail.com. Below are some positions we are currently recruiting for:

-- Webmaster (looking for at least two more part-timers)
-- Newsletter Temporary Editor through end of year
-- Vote411 Committee Chair
-- Legislative Advocacy Committee Chair
-- Observer Corps Committee Chair
-- Criminal Justice Committee Chair
-- Co-Chairs needed for: DEI, Education, LGBTQIA+, and Affordable Housing

Our long-term goal is to foster an environment where every volunteer feels connected to our mission and inspired by the impact we create together. This allows us to ensure that our community remains informed, engaged, and empowered to advocate for democracy. I could not think of a better time to get on board with us!

In the meantime, I encourage each of you to actively engage in advocacy for the issues you care most about and help us to lead with purpose and an open heart.

Thank you once again for your many contributions!

With gratitude,
Ally

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.

Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act

Do you have a certified copy of your birth certificate? Does the name on your birth certificate match your Florida driver license or ID? Do you have a passport? These are all questions that citizens will need to consider if they want to register to vote or update their voter registration if the federal SAVE Act becomes law. It has already passed the U.S. House and is now in the U.S. Senate.

This act sounds useful, BUT as a U.S. citizen living in Florida, you already indicate on the Florida Voter Registration Application if you are a U.S. citizen and then sign an oath that all information provided in the application is true. Plus, when you obtain your FL driver license or ID, you have to produce a birth certificate and documents related to name changes, such as marriage or divorce.

The SAVE Act would put up barriers to voting by requiring every single American citizen to provide very specific documents in person when registering to vote and anytime they update their voter registration. Again, this would be on top of voter ID laws that Florida has in place right now.

This bill would especially burden the tens of millions of married women in America who have changed their names. Surveys show that eight in ten married women have changed their surname, meaning they do not possess a birth certificate that matches their current legal name and therefore could not present it as valid proof of citizenship.

What can you do as League member?

1) Share these talking points from LWVUS with those you know to provide correct information and replace the dis- or misinformation that they may have heard or seen.

2) Write a short letter to the editor using these talking points.

3) Write our Florida Senators and ask them to vote "NO" when the SAVE Act comes up for a vote in the Senate.

Senator Ashley Moody:https://www.moody.senate.gov/contact/

Senator Rick Scott:https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/contact/contact

Making Broward safer, one preschool at a time

Week after week, the Broward League distributes free gun locks at preschools, as is pictured here. Volunteers call the schools and then more volunteers deliver the gun locks. Our League has made over 1,000 presentations and distributed 35,000 free gun locks and 100,000 pieces of literature through partnership with over 300 community organizations! If you'd like to join us by making calls, delivering supplies, or tabling at events, please email: BarbaraMarkley@bellsouth.net. You could help save a life!

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 pasa si el gobierno desobedece una orden judicial y es declarado “en desacato criminal”?

El pasaporte extranjero está permitido como identificación en vuelos nacionales en Estados Unidos, pero abogados recomiendan a inmigrantes indocumentados no viajar

Sí, el IRS firmó un acuerdo con ICE para compartir información sobre algunos inmigrantes

Qué sabemos del registro de inmigrantes indocumentados que comenzó a implementarse desde el 11 de abril de 2025

No, Trump no ha firmado ninguna orden ejecutiva que elimine el derecho a la ciudadanía en los matrimonios de inmigrantes con estadounidenses

Ni solicitan pagos por Zelle ni tienen sellos de “approved”: cuidado con estos documentos falsos sobre procesos migratorios que son estafas

La paradoja latina: ¿es cierto que los latinos tienen mejor salud que los blancos en Estados Unidos?

Tren de Aragua: no hay pruebas de que sus miembros se identifiquen con tatuajes ni que estén coordinados en Estados Unidos como afirma Donald Trump, dicen expertos

League Spring Luncheon

About 75 members and supporters of the League of Women Voters of Broward gathered March 23 at Jacaranda Country Club for a luncheon to raise funds for the League Education Fund and to raise spirits as the League works for causes about which we care.

Speaker Cheyenne Drews of Progress Florida was keynote speaker.

Iris Convissar organized a raffle with more than 20 high-value items. Over $1,000 was raised via the raffle.