by Mary Coltrane, LWVWA 1st Vice President, Program Chair

Midterm elections are almost here, and across the state, local Leagues been busy, holding numerous debates and forums, in addition to other voter services work. As soon as we turn the page on another election, the LWVWA Lobby Team will begin its work advocating for legislation that will carry out the League's vision by leveraging our positions.

How does League Program—with a capital P—fit into all this activity? In January of every odd-numbered year, in anticipation of the state Convention, local Leagues add state-wide topics to their annual program review. This is where the first pass for state studies happens and is one more way that we live our grassroots principles.

In support of this effort, LWVWA has formed a Program Planning Workgroup. Are you interested in working with us? I hope so. If you are, please let me know. I’d be glad to chat with you about the charge and the timeframe so you can consider if this is of interest to you.

The current plan for meeting times is the first and third Monday of the month, at 10:00 AM by Zoom. The first deadline is November 30th; materials must go to local Leagues so they can ask their members for input on LWVWA's 2023-2025 Program. Please consider joining us!