Next Meeting: (meetings are held on the 3rd Wed of each month, unless exception noted)
March 16, 2010, at 6:00 pm to 8:00 - Member Meeting in the Club Room at Vivante. Lots to cover; including planning for Candidate Forums and being recognized as a full League vs. MAL.
(New participants are always welcome! Contact us for gate access information.)
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.
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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:
- www.fairdistrictsflorida.org
- www.safevote.org
- www.floridafairelections.org
- www.floridavoters.org
- www.verifiedvoting.org
- www.votersunite.org
- www.votetrustusa.org
Election Dates in 2010
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- 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