Please join our community forum on Thursday, January 26 at 7pm ET/6PM CT via Zoom to talk about the 2023 legislative session in Kentucky. In our time together, we'll hear from Cindy Heine and Mary Jo Rodgers, Legislative Liaisons for the League of Women Voters Kentucky, about issues that the state legislature might take up when they convene in January. We'll also make time to answer any questions you might have.

This will be the first meeting of the 2023 Essay Contest Committee. We will be discussing the topic of this year’s essay contest. Join in the fun as a judge of the HS Essay Contest. Learn more about the essay contest here: https://www.lwvlexington.com/essay-contest-1

This year League Day “at the Capitol “is going virtual as we celebrate the 102nd birthday of the League of Women Voters! Join us on February 17 from 9:30 AM-2 PM ET for a day of non-partisan learning and advocacy. Learn what’s happening in Frankfort and advocate for League issues with our legislators. Join us for all or part of the day from the comfort of your own home on a virtual meeting where you will be able to:

• meet other League members and advocates from across the state

• hear updates on recent legislation, like redistricting and civil rights restoration

• learn how to navigate the Legislative Research Commission’s website to watch proceedings, read and track bills and contact your legislators

• advocate for League issues that support and protect voting rights

• learn how to schedule a Zoom meeting with your legislator/s.

We will be using OutreachCircle to enhance your experience, so be sure to download the free app today! See details below.

You are welcome to join for the whole day or part of the day. Invite a friend and register in advance to receive the Zoom link.

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• watch live broadcasting from the floor of the Kentucky House and Senate

• track bills of interest along with the LWVKY

• take a deep dive into issues like redistricting and restoration of voting rights

• learn tips for being an effective advocate when communicating with legislators

• start advocating right from your phone!

Download the free OutreachCircle app on: (Note that OutreachCircle is ONE WORD)

• the App Store (iPhone)

or

• Play Store (Android -- If you are reading this newsletter on your phone, ANDROID users can download the app here: ANDROID USERS CLICK HERE)

After you have set up your account:

Join the LWV of Lexington virtually for the Community Forum: The People Who Knew Too Much about Too Little: Putting the ‘Informed ‘ back into Informed Voter.

He will be discussing the various ways voters can become more engaged citizens and how to remove the barriers that keep citizens from political information.

A native New Orleanian, Stephen Voss worked for a few years as a Louisiana statehouse reporter with Gannett News Service before entering academia. He came to the University of Kentucky in 1998, immediately after earning his Ph.D. in Government from Harvard University, and as a specialist in elections and voting behavior he eventually emerged as one of the handful of political scientists who study Kentucky Politics. Voss appears regularly in local, state, national, and on occasion even international news coverage of Kentucky and American politics, including serving for years as political analyst for Lexington's ABC-36.