Most recent LWVTSC VOTER posted: July-Aug., 2010
Link to Board Briefs: June 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.
June 2010— LWVTSC BOARD BRIEFS —notes by Lea Billinger, secretary
June 8, 2010 LWV Board meeting at the library– 11 board members were present.
- The annual Garage Sale was June 5 at Gwen’s house. It raised $257.
- Maryanna Quilty said that we have lost money on lunches at Tuesday Topics for the last two months. In June, the loss was $60. We need to look at this, and try to find a solution.
- City/County Finance Study committee is forming. Liz Post has agreed to chair.
- Georgia is working on a League scholarship – Washburn has endowment minimum of $15,000, so we need a different approach.
- Georgia is planning for the next membership booklet. Also, she is developing the League calendar.
- There was discussion of strategies to recruit members, and to encourage the less active members to participate .Nancy Shaunessy may put a membership ad in the VOTER, as well as send cards to less active members. There was a suggestion to go back to using a press release for all meetings, also list in the paper.
- Anita received info about the “Back to School” fair which will be at the ExpoCenter in August, and will plan for voter registration at this. Also discussed voter registration at the library, everyone thought that would be good so Anita will contact the library.
- National Convention is June 11-15 in Atlanta. Gwen and Carol Yoho are going.
- Next board meeting will be June 8 at noon, TSCPL
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