October is Voter Education Month. Make Your 2020 Voting Plan! (Blog) 10/1/2020 Election Day 2020 is only a few short weeks away and early voting has already begun in states across the country! Since today marks the beginning of…
How to Judge a Candidate (Blog) 9/29/2020 Elections up and down the ballot present voters with important choices. Whether it's a local race that will affect your community or a national…, Step 2: Visit VOTE411.org and learn about the candidates on your ballot Find out which candidates are running in…, Step 5: Learn about the candidates’ leadership abilities Deciding if a candidate will be a good leader is difficult. How can you know if…, Other Considerations Avoid Distortion Techniques Candidates try to sell themselves to voters, but they can …
We’re Facing a Historic Shortage of Poll Workers. Can Voters Count on You? (Blog) 8/12/2020 With three months to go until Election Day, America is facing a critical shortage of poll workers, the linchpin of our voting process,…
Fighting each day for the America we aspire to be (Blog) 6/18/2020 This guest blog was contributed by Krystina François, member of LWV of Miami-Dade County and Executive Director of the Office of New Americans in…
COVID-19, the Census, and Redistricting (Blog) 5/27/2020 COVID-19 has had a huge impact on the way that the Census conducts operations. Because of this impact, the U.S. Census Bureau has been forced to…
Celebrating 50 Years of Earth Day (Blog) 4/22/2020 Today marks 50 years of celebrating Earth Day, a day meant to inspire all Americans to celebrate the living organisms that make up the…, The last 50 years have seen many changes to how we protect the earth, but the original activist spirit surrounding Earth Day still remains.…
The Census and Coronavirus (Blog) 4/9/2020 Have you taken the census yet? This is my favorite question to ask my friends, family, co-workers, and colleagues across the country when…, COVID-19 and the Census While Census forms continue to be collected and counted, the Bureau has postponed or suspended operations around…
Time to get counted! (Blog) 4/1/2020 Today is Census Day, the official launch of the 2020 Census! As so much around us is rapidly changing, the census is one thing that remains the same…
Preparing for Census Day 2020 (Blog) 3/19/2020 It’s 2020, and that means in addition to a presidential election, this year is also a critical census year. For many people, the…
Voting in a Time of Coronavirus (Blog) 3/12/2020 The CDC recommendation for social distancing to contain the coronavirus comes at a time when many Americans are preparing to cast…