Category: Voter Empowerment

The Democracy Tour Comes to River Falls The Democracy Tour is coming to River Falls! Join Building Unity in Hoffman Park to build the movement and get out the vote. There will be a potluck picnic so bring food to share if you can. Find out more about the event here.
Municipal Clerk Appreciation Week This week is Municipal Clerk Appreciation Week. To celebrate, there are a few things that you can do. First you can sign up to be a poll worker this year! Clerks do amazing work, but they can’t do it alone. Sign up to be a poll worker here. You can also […]
Thank Election Heros Day of Action This upcoming Tuesday, April 12, join a local Thank Election Heroes Day of Action celebration in your area! Learn about how elections are run and thank you election officials from the Spring election! Go here to find your nearest location.
Voter Experience Survey Help the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin learn from voters about their voting experience this Spring election. If you voted this spring, please participate here.
School Board Candidate Virtual Forum Recording Available Last week, the AAUW – River Falls, WI Branch held a virtual School Board Candidate Forum. If you missed it, you can still check out the recording! Available now with a written audio transcript Check it out here.
AAUW School Board Virtual Candidate Forum One step closer to becoming an informed voter! If you live in River Falls, you are voting for your School Board in this Spring Election. If you have any questions for the candidates, join AAUW – River Falls, WI Branch in their virtual School Board Candidate Forum on Tuesday, […]
Be an informed voter By Annemarie McClellan and Maureen Ash Heading to the polls on April 5, 2022? It’s local election time. We get to vote for our school board members, as well as our city council, town, and county board representatives. Our local elected officials do the hard work and make the decisions that […]
Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition Resources The Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition has provided a large range of resources for the upcoming Spring 2022 Election. From a Plan Your Vote to Local Elections Fact Sheets, these resources will help guide you to becoming an informed voter. Check out all the resources here.
Why do you vote? – Wisconsin Native Vote As we approach the April election, hear from some Wisconsinites from Wisconsin Native Vote on why they vote! For more information on the April 5th election, go to myvote.wi.gov
We trust our clerks! We trust our clerks! Hear what some of our Wisconsin clerks have to say: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCP4mDSOl2m1WM6cS_CawTw Make you are are registered to vote by going to myvote.wi.gov. Next election is on April 5 and we’ll be casting ballots for county board supervisors, school board members and much more!
County Board Supervisors on April 5 Ballot In the April 5th election, we will be voting for county board supervisors. This is a nonpartisan position with a 2 year term. County board supervisors manage the budget which covers a host of services that affect our communities’ quality of life including: agriculture and extension services; county […]
State Voices Wisconsin 2022 Voter Registration Director Contract Position State Voices is looking for a consultant to direct Voter Registration efforts, and provide general oversight to voter registration and GOTV initiatives in Wisconsin.Please consider applying and/or share with your networks!2022 is an important electoral year for WI. Let’s help assure we have great resources to […]
Official Voter Registration Notice Postcard The Wisconsin Elections Commission sent a mailing yesterday to voters who have not voted in the last four years. Voters who receive the mailing will need to take action and respond to the mailing to stay registered to vote. Over 180,000 Wisconsin voters are at risk of being purged from […]
Today, Tuesday February 16 Is Election Day Fellow Wisconsinites! Today is election day. We will be voting for State Superintendent of Public Instruction and your ballot may have other races as well. Find out what is on your ballot and now to vote of myvote.wi.gov. Are you struggling to know who to vote for? Check […]
People with disabilities stand up for their right to vote Voter disenfranchisement shows up in many ways. We have work to do in WI to make sure people with disabilities can vote. “The community is very adamant that we’re not going to be quiet, we’re not going to go back to being the cute little […]
Restoring Trust in the Voting Process Thanks to 2 Leagues of Women Voter Chapters, we can dig into “Restoring Trust in the Voting Process.” With the recent unprecedented violent attempt to overturn the results of a presidential election, “Restoring Trust in the Voting Process” takes on a new sense of urgency. What can be done […]
“Democracy is an act.” John Lewis This presidential election has further confirmed that there is a lot of division in our country. Let’s take the time to find areas where we can work together. Let’s listen. Keep in touch with PCGRO in the coming months. Let’s continue working together to make our world a better […]
Thank You VEP Deep gratitude to all those who were involved with the Voter Empowerment Project and any other work to help people cast ballots in favor of accountable and representative government. Our democracy is stronger when we engage.
WI Voters Want Fair Maps Good news in this last election about the collective desire in WI to end gerrymandering: Article from The Cap Times: Pain Talk: Wisconsin voters want fair maps Join Western WI for Nonpartisan Voting Districts to make sure our next maps allow us to chose are representatives rather than the representatives […]