Next Meeting: (all meetings are held on the 3rd Wed of each month)
February 17, 2010, at 6:00 pm to 8:00 - Member Meeting in the Club Room at Vivante. (New participants welcome! Contact us for gate access information.)
February 23, 2010, at 6:00 pm to 8:00 - Candidate Forum Meeting in the Club Room at Vivante. (Please RSVP to me if you will help in whatever way you can by attending our first
meeting on the Forum on February 23rd. Directions, if needed, will be provided.) Thank you in advance for all you do for the League, for Charlotte County and for your extraordinary citizenship!!
Minutes from the November meeting
About Us
The League of Women Voters of Charlotte County is an organization that can be 
counted on to provide impartial educational information on issues and candidates as well as one that, when taking a
firm position on an issue, does so only after thoughtful study. It is these two seemingly contradictory roles that give the League its real strength – providing complete information on both sides
of an issue in one instance and advocating for or against an issue in another.
Article
LWV CHARLOTTE COUNTY EDUCATES ABOUT REDISTRICTING REFORM: In 2010 Floridians may have a chance to make their vote count even more. The proposed Florida Fair Districts constitutional amendments would prohibit congressional and state legislative districts that:
• “favor or disfavor an incumbent or political party...”
• “deny racial or language minorities the equal opportunity to participate in the political process...”
The amendments would require that the districts be:
• compact, roughly equal in population and “where feasible make use of existing city, county, and geographical boundaries.”
On April 28, Caroline Emmons-Schramm,who is chair-person for LWVFL working with Fair Districts Florida, told those in attendance at our “Hot Topics”program that everyone can gather signatures to end gerrymandering and create fair redistricting standards to protect our votes. She stated that the voters should be able to pick our elected officials instead of having politicians pick their voters.
To learn more about local, state and national voting rights initiatives, go to:
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Mission
We encourage the informed and active participation of citizens in government and influence public policy through education and advocacy.
LWVCCFL does not support or oppose any political party or candidate for office. We are a non-partisan political organization affiliated with the League of Women Voters of Florida and the League of Women Voters of the United States. Filled with members from all political parties, the League takes an active and educated role in government.
The organization is NOT for women only!
Goal
Our Goal is to empower citizens in order to shape a better community.
A headline from the Florida Voter in the Fall of 1998 described the League best when it stated, "We're political yet non-partisan - proactive not stagnant."
Roles
Founded in 1968, the League of Women Voters of Charlotte County serves these important roles in our community:
Voter Service,
Citizen Education,
Study and Action.
Local Board 2009-2010
- Teresa M. Jenkins, President
- Steve Nelson, Treasurer
- Cheryl Temple, Recording Secretary
League Structure
The League of Women Voters works at the local, state, and national levels. The LWV Charlotte County is a MAL Unit. This Chapter operates on a 'Team Leadership' concept.
Links
www.lwvfla.org - Florida
www.lwvus.org
- National
Join Our Local LWV Organization
(Membership Application)
Supervisor of Elections Office in Charlotte County
Election Voting Assistance
Offices up for Election in 2010 [get pdf]
Candidate Forum Dates in 2010
[get pdf]
- Primary Election Candidate Forum: July 13, 2010, 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. Edison State College, Punta Gorda Campus
- General Election Candidate Forum: September 21, 2010, 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. Edison State College, Punta Gorda Campus
Election Dates in 2010
[get pdf]
- Primary Election: August 24, 2010
- General Election: November 2, 2010
2010 Qualifying Dates
- Federal, Judicial, State Attorney & Public Defender
Candidates (including write-ins):
Noon, April 26, 2010 - Noon, April 30, 2010
- Statewide & Multicounty (except State Attorney &
Public Defender), County, and Special District Candidates (including write-ins)
Noon, June 14, 2010 - Noon, June 18, 2010
2010 Registration Book Closing Dates
- Primary Election: July 26, 2010
- General Election: October 4, 2010
Early Voting Dates
- Primary Election: August 9- August 22, 2010
- General Election: October 18-October 31, 2010
