All members are welcome at the LWV-CC Annual Meeting which will take place on Saturday, May 20, at 1:30-3:00PM at Haggard Library in Plano. Members will vote on the next officers and directors, budget, local program, and a change in student dues.
Our bylaws require that all members are sent the meeting documents at least 30 days before the Annual Meeting. Please read them so that you are prepared for the meeting, which is our only business meeting of the year.
- Proposed Budget
- Proposed Nominating Slate
- Proposed Local Program
- Student Dues Motion
We hope that you will attend!
This event is not sponsored by the Plano Public Library System or the City of Plano.
| President's Message
from Janet Imhoff |
Action in Voters Service and Program!
The two parts of the League’s mission, Empowering Voters, Defending Democracy, have been front and center this spring.
- We have taped five Candidate Forums and prepared 16 Voters Guides for all cities in Collin County. Enter your address into Vote411.org to see a personalized sample ballot with candidates' responses to LWV questions. Thanks to our Voters Service VP Janice Schieffer and her wonderful committee of volunteers. Please vote on May 6, or during early voting, April 24-May 2.
- We held a public forum on April 5 to learn about Healthcare Disparities in Collin County. Five interesting speakers told us about their efforts to make sure those who need healthcare services can find them at an affordable cost. Thanks to the hard work of Program VP Sharon Hirsch and her committee. This forum was taped and will be available on our website and YouTube channel.
- LWV members are active at the Legislature in Austin, providing testimony and preparing Action Alerts to keep you informed about what is happening so you can weigh in. Please take advantage and answer the Action Alerts that are sent to you by LWV Texas. You can simply send the prepared letter to your legislators, or you can download the talking points and prepare your own letter. But let them know what is important to you! They do keep track of the pros and cons they receive from all of us on each issue.
Thank you so much for your interest in good government and voter education. And save the date, May 20, for our in-person Annual Meeting. Information can be found on our website under About Us/Annual Meeting.
Janet
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City and school elected officials have a major impact on your community and your daily life, such as how much you pay in property taxes, where housing and schools are built, and where your city and school set their priorities. It’s important to know where the candidates stand on issues that affect you.
Prepare to Be a Voter
View or Attend Candidate Forums
You can view videos of candidate forums hosted by LWV Collin County at www.LWVCollin.org/forums. The forums include candidates for Collin College Trustees, McKinney City Council, McKinney ISD Trustees, Plano City Council, and Plano ISD Trustees.
LWV Collin County will assist a nonpartisan organization at the following in-person candidate forum:
April 16, 3-5 p.m. – Plano City Council & Plano ISD Board of Trustees
Hosted by the Ismaili Council for the Central United States at the Ismaili Jamatkhana, 6704 Alma Drive, Plano, TX 75023. The forum is free and open to the public. Register here.
|  | Lunch With The League
All are welcome at a buy-your-own social lunch with LWV-CC on Tuesday, April 18, 11:30-1:00, at Ellen's, 210 S Central Expy, Allen 75013. Please register by April 15 so that we know how many seats to reserve. Click here to register.
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LWV-CC Book Club - May 10
All are invited to the League of Women Voters of Collin County Book Club! On May 10 6:30-7:30pm, we will meet on Zoom to discuss The Accommodation: The Politics of Race in an American City by Jim Schutz . We will share our thoughts on the book as well as various discussion questions.
You can purchase a digital, physical, or audio copy of the book here. You can check your local library availability here.
Register for the Book Club meeting here. If you are a member, make sure you are logged in to your LWV-CC account before registering.
| Empowering voters. Defending democracy.
www.lwvcollin.org | The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan 501C3 organization. We do not support or oppose any political party or candidate. We encourage informed and active participation in government, and we influence public policy through education and advocacy.
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