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Date: 3/18/2025
Subject: 18 Mar 25 Issue
From: Jim Calvert - Voter Editor


National Issue
The Federal Judiciary

Thanks to reporting from national news organizations exercising their First Amendment responsibilities to keep our government officials accountable to the people, questions have been raised about the conflicts of interest some on the Supreme Court appear to be involved in. The League of Women Voters U.S. has formed a committee to study ethics issues and standards of the federal judiciary.
The committee will produce a report that will be shared with local Leagues. Included in that report will likely be a recommendation for a position to be voted on at the national convention to be held in Fredericksburg, VA June 13 - 15, 2025. The complete list of LWVUS positions may be found here!

Take care and stay safe.

Jim Calvert

Editor
Upcoming Election
Apr 8, 2025 Charter City and County Elections 
Upcoming Events
Monthly Membership Meeting

Kay Park, Board Member, St. Louis Metro LWV, will bring us up to date on LWVMO's study on the Federal Judiciary. Check out the links  below for more information.
Dr. Kay Rabbitt Park practiced Audiology for 41 years before retiring in 2021. She managed infant hearing screening programs for five area hospitals over the course of 21 years. She has been a member of the Missouri Newborn Hearing Screening Standing Committee since 2002 and was chair for over seven years and was president of the Missouri Academy of Audiology for 3 years.
In her retirement she is on the LWV Metro St Louis Board and is the LWVSTL and LWVMO Chair of the Reproductive Rights Committee, for which she received the LWVMO Rachel Farr Fitch award in 2024. She worked closely with other organizations, including Abortion Action of

Missouri and Missourians for Constitutional Freedom to organize signature gathering and combat misinformation. She is the team lead for Reproductive Rights on the KC Legislative Action Committee, and also a member of the Initiative Petition team. She is currently leading the Federal Judiciary Study, pooling members from across the state to lead their local leagues consensus discussions.

When: Apr. 12, 2025 Social time 9:30 a.m. Meeting time 10:00 a.m.
Where: North East Branch, KC Public Library, 6000 Wilson Ave
Zoom: here!
Committee Meetings
Voter Guide/Vote411 Committee Meeting
When: Mar. 19, 2025 12:30 p.m.
Where: Zoom here! Meeting ID 837 0552 4631
Technology Committee Meeting
When: Mar. 27, 2025 12:00 p.m.
Where: Zoom here! Meeting ID 889 5371 2786
Over 150 members have been trained to interact with the public so get out there and volunteer. New opportunities are posted every day here!
LWVKC Calendar
Upcoming Forums
The League in Action
Vote411 News
In addition to publishing the online voter guide for the April 8 election, the Voter Guide/VOTE411 Committee has designed and implemented a new - and improved -  committee structure.
Read the entire article here!
Help Wanted 
The Technology Committee is Growing
The technology committee is expanding and we need you! We are looking for people who are interested in learning about (or doing if you already know how) some of the following:
  • 4 volunteers to run hybrid meetings (3 hours on the second Saturday morning of each month - 2 volunteers needed for each meeting)
  • 1 volunteer to evaluate apps and software (2 hours a month)
  • 1 volunteer to help members navigate our website, their computers and other devices and be general help desk (5 hours a month)
  • 4 volunteers to help with the behind-the-scenes running of the Forums (3 hours at a time)
  • 1 volunteer to help keep everything straight in our Google Workspace (5 hours a month)
  • 1 volunteer to manage the tech side of Vote411 ( 5 hours a month)
Come to the introductory meeting and find out more about the behind-the-scenes work that is so vital to our organization.
Zoom2 is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Expanded Technology Committee Meeting

Time: Mar 31, 2025 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Where: Zoom Meeting here!
Meeting ID: 875 5251 0159
A Call to Action 
Who Are You?

Our organization relies entirely on volunteers. This means each of you joined for a reason, and the League’s leadership has been working to improve their understanding of what motivates people to step up for their community. Of course, each of you is an individual with unique reasons for your involvement, but there are some common elements that are important to understand.
Read the entire article here!

If you are married, see if your spouse will volunteer. If you have colleagues complaining around the water cooler, give them an outlet for their emotions. If your friends can’t believe what’s happening, steer them towards our organization. Every volunteer hour helps.

Take care and stay safe.

Jim Calvert

Editor
We Want Your Blood 
A Poke and a Sting to Save a Life 
We know you are givers, but have you taken the time to give the gift of life? There is a tremendous need for blood donors. Two agencies collect blood in Kansas City, American Red Cross and Community Blood Centers. Please consider providing this gift of life as one of your community service projects. The websites are listed below.

American Red Cross may be found here!

Community Blood Centers may be found here!
Suggestion Box
(It's Actually Working...Just Ask Anne) 
Ok...it's actually a form, but it is a form for suggestions with boxes to fill out

Do you have an idea for a future meeting topic or guest speaker? How about a great design for a “Get-out-the-vote” poster? Or maybe you’ve been wanting to present a PowerPoint on the federal judiciary.

Now’s your chance!

Put a suggestion in our suggestion box and you just might have the next great idea that we will share with the state and national organizations. Then, you will be famous.

It all starts by filling out the form and submitting it to our suggestion box here!

To volunteer, join a committee, register for a special event, or view the Member Roster, please log in to your member account on our League website lwvkc.org: 

  • Click on "Member Login" in the upper right corner of the website lwvkc.org.  The "Login" page will appear.
  • Enter your User Name and Password.  If you are on a device you own, check the box "Remember me on this computer" so it will remember your User Name and Password for next time.  Click the "Login" button.
  • Or, if you forgot your Username or Password, click the "Forgot my Username / Password" button on the "Login" page. The "Forgot Username/Password" box will appear.
  • Enter your email address and first name and click the "OK" button.Your Username and a temporary Password will be emailed to you. Be sure to use the email address you provided to the League!
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