| October 2024 Volume 52 No. 3 | | Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy. | | | __________________________________ |
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Make Your Voice Count: Vote with the League this November
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Don’t forget to vote in the upcoming Presidential Election on November 5, 2024!
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Read LWVC recommendations for the statewide propositions.
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Co-Presidents' Updates
Election Season is here!
Only five weeks until the election!
We know you will vote.
Can we count on you help others to vote!
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Here are some things you might say to a friend, relative, or neighbor to help turn out the vote:
- Your vote is your voice. It’s a way to express what you believe in and influence decisions that will impact you and your community.
- The issues that matter to you—whether it's education, healthcare, or the environment — are decided by the people we elect. Your vote helps shape those decisions.
- Even though one vote might feel small, elections are often decided by just a few votes. You could be the difference.
- Voting is a way to take responsibility for the future. If you don't vote, you're letting others decide for you.
Here is what our League can do help you and others make the voting process easier:
- Attend one of our candidate forums. We are hosting more than 10 forums this season.
- Attend one of our ballot proposition ProCon presentations
- You can find the schedule and the recordings on our website at LWVCS.org/Election-Forums
- Understand what is on your ballot and find other valuable information on Vote 411.
Sunnyvale - Update
Sunnyvale has a new city manager. Tim Kirby has served Sunnyvale for 29 years! He began his career with the City in 1995 after college. He became Assistant Director of Finance in 2013 and Director of Finance in 2016. Prior to that, he supported Sunnyvale’s utility services in a variety of roles in both the departments of Finance and Public Works.
In League,
Elaine & Tracey
Your Co-Presidents
| __________________________________ | | LWVUS & Coast to Coast News |  | From LWV National...
- League Continues to Protect Democracy:
LWVUS Commitment to Protecting Democracy in 2024
https://www.lwv.org/newsroom/press-releases/lwvus-commitment-protecting-democracy-2024
- News Literacy Project - Misinformation Dashboard: Misinformation Dashboard: Election 2024.
- From Santa Clara County
- It’s High School Voter Education Month - Develop the Voting Habit - Sccoe.org
The Future Is Now: Empowering Tomorrow's Voters with Dr. Dewan
Election Connection: Episode 10 - The Future Is Now: Empowering Tomorrow's Voters with Dr. Dewan interviewing with the Santa Clara County ROV
Students can achieve the CA State Seal of Civic Engagement – with 40,000 voting eligible students, pre-registration and registration are a gold constituency to mine!
Today, 19 states and the District of Columbia allow young people to preregister to vote starting at age 16. These states account for more than 50% of teens in the US. Even in the most age-restrictive states, virtually everyone is old enough to register when they are still in high school. The US Department of Education recently published guidance specifically calling on high schools to incorporate nonpartisan voter registration into their programs.
California and New York both have positive permissive laws to allow young people to register, but neither state has effective implementation. As of August 2024, only 20% of 16- and 17-year-olds are preregistered in New York State, and as of July, under 15% were preregistered in California. Special offers to help are here.
How about your children and grandchildren – are they pre- or registered to vote? Check out this website for special support!
| __________________________________ | | Catching Up On LWVCS Events |
- Check our website for Election Event Details, Registration and Recording Links - It's all There!
- LWVCS Monthly Board Meeting, November , 7pm, check website
- LWVCS Coffee Hour - October 17, 11-12, join here to ask questions, get information
- LWVCS Communications Committee Meeting - October 17, 3pm, join here
- LWV Santa Clara County Civil Discourse Committee Meeting - October 21,1pm, join here
- And Remember to sign up to help with the LWVCS ROV Election Team here
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Have YOU Renewed Yet?
We are grateful for your past support and hope that you will continue to support our work through your membership.
Your membership renewal is uniquely time sensitive this year. Our membership system, including our renewal process, will be changing soon. For this reason, we are asking everyone to renew as soon as possible to avoid your annual renewal being caught up in this system change. More information on changes to our membership system will be forthcoming.
Many of our members whose memberships expired in August or will be expiring in the next few months have renewed—Thank you!! If you have not yet renewed and your membership is expiring between now and January, PLEASE renew as soon as possible. Log into your account at www.lwvcs.org to renew.
You can renew early and your membership will still have the same renewal date. For example, if your membership expires on 11/30/24, you renew on 10/2/24, your membership will be good through 11/30/25.
Questions? Please contact Nina Wong-Dobkin at Membership@lwvcs.org.
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LWVCS Coffee Hour -
Informal Conversations about League.
Join us at our regular third Thursday, October 17th Coffee Hour at 11am here
Help us identify locations for our upcoming in person Coffee Hours coming soon!
If you missed April's most interesting presentation on Leadership Sunnyvale with Tara Martin Milius - check here
You can view recordings from all our Coffee Hours here.
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LWVCA News:
Young people have the potential to be a powerful force in elections, but only if they get involved and make voting a habit.
To encourage students to become active voters once they are old enough to cast a ballot, Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond invite high school and middle school students, teachers, and principals to participate in the 2024 California Student Mock Election, which will take place on October 8, 2024, for the General Election. More info here
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- Santa Clara County Library - Water - Is It Everywhere? How Do We Make It Cheaper To Use!, October 9, 2024, 7–8 PM @ Cupertino Library Rm 201; Join us for a free info session with an expert fromValley Water covering a wide range of topics including:
Gray Water Systems
Water Rebates
Lawn Busters Program
Cistern Rebates for Rainwater Harvesting
Recharge Ponds
This program is made possible with the support of the Cupertino Library Foundation.
- Mis/Disinformation: How to Recognize and Respond To It - Community Conversations are a joint project of the Contra Costa County Library, LWV Diablo Valley and LWV West Contra Costa County, and CCTV. Check out previous Community Conversation on this topic, Making Democracy Work: Tools for Finding the Facts.
- The League of Women Voters of Sonoma County is pleased to offer a virtual series on how our government works:
Three Sessions
Quickly and easily improve your "government IQ". If you know a lot about government, this series will be a good refresher. If you have been thinking you should learn more about government but never seem to find the time – you’ll love this series!
Lots Going On in the Community - Take a Look at These Events!
- The Registrar of Voters (ROV) Election Logistics and Voting Systems (ELVS) would like to invite civic clubs, high school band booster clubs, high school activities members, Key Clubs, Leos, Scouts, PTAs, sports leagues, corporate community engagement committees, neighborhood associations and many other organizations to consider various election volunteer opportunities with the ROV. ELVS’ election volunteer can earn a stipend and may opt to donate any stipend earned to the benefit of their club/organization (think fundraising!). Visit the website: www.sccvote.org/elogistics for more information or call ELVS
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Civil Discourse Committee
Help us with future event planning!
Join our next planning meeting October 21st, 1pm here
Upcoming topics include immigration and mis/disinformation.
Did you miss the Ranked Choice Voting Event with
Assoc. Prof. Jason McDaniel of SFSU
And Steve Chessin, President, Californians for Electoral Reform (CFR)?
View the recordings of prior LWVSCC Civil Discourse events here.
We need your help to make our events a success!
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League Day 2024 focused on creating healthy communities and the inter connections of health and policy. Experts will define the interrelationship of social, economic, education and healthy living, and discuss solutions to Bay Area health equity and inequities.
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Latest event: Is Housing Healthcare? - View recording here
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You can view prior event recordings here and
Death vs Dollars Chronic Disease - here
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Impact of Race and Gender -here
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City Meeting Agenda
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City Council Meeting, October 1st at 6:45 pm
Contact: cityclerk@cupertino.gov
Agenda link here Contact Phone: 408.777.3223
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Cupertino City Updates
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City Manager Updates here
Sunnyvale City Governance
- City Council Welcomes In-person Public Participation
- To FIND INFORMATION ABOUT COUNCIL & COMMISSION UPCOMING MEETINGS:
- Tuesday, October 1 agenda & October 15, 2024 Council meeting
- Go to https://sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx, find the date of the meeting, then click on Meeting Details.
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To join in person and comment:
Council Chambers, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Call-in: 833-548-0276 | Meeting ID: 961 1158 0540
To provide audio public comment, connect to the meeting online or by telephone. Use the Raise Hand feature to request to speak (*9 on a telephone).
To watch:
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- City of Sunnyvale Top 30 Project Summaries Project Summary List Has Valuable Updates On Priority Projects For Sunnyvale.
Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce events
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LWV Cupertino-Sunnyvale
Board of Directors
Co-Presidents: Elaine Manley & Tracey Edwards
Secretary: acting: Debbie Timmers
Treasurer: Beth Claywell
Voter Service Director: Pam Anderson
Membership Director: Nina Wong-Dobkin
Online Access Team Director: Marilyn Sherry
Technical Services Director: Bruce Kendall
Online Events Coordinator: Debbie Timmers
Director at Large: Polly Bove
Nominations Chair: Marieann Shovlin
| | | __________________________________ | LWV Cupertino-Sunnyvale Board Meeting Notes - September Meeting, 2024
- Paid volunteer opportunities through ROV project -23 Volunteers so far for Courier & Supply Hubs
- LWVCS Committee leading effort to re-form Leadership Cupertino to develop leader pipeline
- Effective mid-September, Club Express will use STRIPE.com for financial transactions
- Next Board meeting November 11, 7pm, join via website link.
October, 2024 Quote:
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill
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For contact information and more detail visit:
| __________________________________ | Join the League of Women Voters
Voting membership in the League of Women Voters is open to men and women 16 years of age and beyond.
Annual Membership:
$100 Individual member
$50 for each additional member in the same household:
Free for full-time students at this time
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