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ALABAMA ELECTION RESOURCES  If you have
questions about the election
on Tuesday, Nov. 4 or the voting process, look no further than the
LWVGB website at http://www.lwvgb.org. Share this website with friends who need
election answers and resources! If you don't find what you're
looking for, call us at 205.583-5000, and we will help you! Remember to
take ACCEPTABLE PHOTO VOTER ID (now
required), vote only at the polling place where your name is on
the polling list (otherwise it will not count), and if you are denied a
conventional ballot, vote a provisional ballot. You will then have 3
days to fulfill the requirement that caused a conventional ballot to
be denied.And before you go to the polls, be sure to check out LWVAL's excellent unbiased analysis of the 5 constitutional amendments on all Alabama ballots statewide. Find out who supports and who opposes and why.  Members,
Guests and Friends, you're invited to the
LWVGB Annual Membership Mixer! Bring friends! Thursday, November 13, 2014 5 - 7 p.m. Alamerica Bank 2170 Highland Avenue South Birmingham, AL 35205  LWVGB membership is well worth
your time and financial support.
• Here's just some of what we've accomplished. • Here's how to join LWVGB or renew your membership. (Members please renew your
membership for 2014-15 if you haven't done so already. Thanks!)
Find out more about the LWVGB
Membership Mixer here! Or contact Membership Chair Catrena Norris
Carter at catrena.whoswhoblackal@gmail.com
or 205.266.0304. See you Thursday, November 13!MORE LWVGB NEWS AND NOTES! LWVGB Serves Greater Birmingham's Voter Registration and Education Needs  LWVGB volunteers have been many places
over the last months -
registering, helping restore voting rights, and educating about the new
photo voter ID requirement. Read
the report. See the photos. Thank you to the
following League members - and even a few
League family members - for their dedicated voter service!Connie Arnwine
The League was active in encouraging citizens to
vote and "Celebrating Democracy" on National Voter Registration Day. In
addition to registering voters that day, we also called on citizens to
make their voices heard at the ballot box with this press release, "The
League of Women Voters of Greater Birmingham Challenges Citizens to
Register to Vote On National Voter Registration Day 2014" written
by Vice-President Ida Tyree-Hyche,
Esq.., published on al.com on Sept. 17,
2014. President Yvonne
Brakefield-Knowles was quoted, "Voting is at the core of our democracy and what
it means to be an American... It is a key way for us to take control
and have a say on what matters most to our families, our communities
and us. "
Yvonne Brakefield Richard Brooks Susan Brooks Joan Burroughs Kaydee E. Breman Sybil Breman Judith Hand Maggie Howard Jean Johnson Pete Johnson Nancy Sales Ann Smith Jim Winkates Rita Winkates League Speaks Out for the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014  On Monday, Sept, 22, LWVGB Vice-President Ida
Tyree-Hyche, Esq. urged
citizens to “Move forward on voting rights!” at the Moral Monday rally
on the Alabama capitol steps in Montgomery. The crowd was in full
agreement. Listen to
the audio
of her address
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Other LWVGB members present in support were Nancy Ekberg, Connie
Arnwine, Joan Burroughs, Catrena Norris Carter, and Ida's husband The
Rev. Albert L. Hyche. See all the photos
of the day.
Thank you, Ida and all the other Birmingham League members who made the
trip to Montgomery to stand against voter suppression!Observer Corps Keeps Watch in Birmingham  Holiday Madness is about to begin. Please don't forget the League!
Coming in 2015... LWV 95th Anniversary Gala Psst... We're lining up a great LWV birthday bash in February. You don't want to miss this! Details soon! Sunshine Week - March 15-21 Let's shine a light on government entities. How timely and accurate are they in reporting to the citizens. How complete is the information. Help us investigate. We need volunteers. You can work from home - a little or a lot. Contact LWVGB at admin@lwvgb.org. Or get in on the action now. Shine that light by participating in the Observer Corps with Ann Smith and company. See "Observer Corps Keeps Watch in Birmingham" above. |
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