Most recent LWVTSC VOTER posted: Mar/Apr., 2010
Link to Board Briefs: February 2010
2010 Observer Reports:
Topeka City Council • Shawnee County Commission
2009, Setting the Program:
UWVUS Study:
National Popular Vote Compact
As much as we like to believe that each vote counts in this country, in reality, the Electoral College has distorted our idealistic view of democratic elections. The current League position supports abolishment of the Electoral College which would require a constitutional amendment. Realizing the difficulty in passing a constitutional amendment, a movement has been underway in this country to achieve the national popular vote with a compact between states. Under the NPV Compact all of the electoral votes of each member state would go to the presidential candidate receiving the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This interstate compact would not go into effect until enough states have joined to guarantee the 270 electoral votes required to elect a president. Thus far, it has been adopted in four states: Maryland, New Jersey, Illinois and Hawaii. Legislation has passed one or more chambers in another 9 states .—This information was taken from The National Voter, Oct. 2008
See National site for supporting information.
Listen here to NPR news story about Dec. 15, 2008, Electoral Collage and the National Popular Vote issue.
Feb. 2010— LWVTSC BOARD BRIEFS —notes by Lea Billinger, secretary
February 9, 2009 LWV Board meeting at Pizza Hut, 10th and Topeka– 11 board members were present.
- Sybil Weigman reports that our Topeka League has 88 members.
- Nancy Shaughnessy has met with Heartland Visioning, she insured that the League is on the list of partners (we were accidentally dropped). Their next meeting, about Downtown Topeka, will be February 25, from 5:00 to 7:00, at the Ramada.
- Board member, Liz Post, will be joining the board of LWVKS.
- Local study on K-12 Education in Shawnee County is wrapping up. New local study was accepted to analyze finances of Topeka and Shawnee County, the interactions between, income and expenditures.
- Maryanna Quilty is working toward holding a televised forum on the Diverse Judiciary. This will be on KTWU, probably in May.
- February 14 is the 90th birthday of the League of Women Voters. Look for a letter to the editor from Grace Wilson.
- Anita Epps will be registering new voters at the Lawn & Garden Show, February 19, 20 & 21.
- It was reported that the nominating committee (made up of new members) has recently met. There was discussion of who is willing to remain on the board, with all agreeing to at least one more year.
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