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Date: 6/21/2022
Subject: June 21, 2022 News Update
From: LWV of La Crosse



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June 21, 2022  News Update


June Book Club
June 27, 2022
6:30 to 8pm (in person)

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The June Book Club will meet in person in the roofed picnic shelter of Riverside International Friendship Gardens. If the shelter is not available, we will meet at the garden entryway to select a different spot in the park, so bring a chair.  If weather is severe, we will meet via Zoom.

All participants should still register as registrants will receive a backup Zoom link if the outdoor venue needs to be canceled.  Registrants will also receive a timely email confirming if the outdoor location is a "go."
 

July Book Club
July 25, 2022
6:30 to 8pm (in person)

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The July Book Club will meet in person in the roofed picnic shelter of Riverside International Friendship Gardens. If the shelter is not available, we will meet at the garden entryway to select a different spot in the park, so bring a chair. If weather is severe, we will meet via Zoom.
All participants should still register as they will receive a backup Zoom link if the outdoor venue needs to be canceled. Participants will also receive an email confirming if the outdoor location is a "go."
 

Our League Made The  News!

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 The League of Women Voters of La Crosse Area, the La Crosse City Clerk's Office, and the Disability Action Network hosted an event to test their new
ExpressVote Universal Voting System. These machines facilitate both private and unassisted voting for people with visual or mobile impairments. The host invited youth and adults to cast mock ballets to help familiarize them with the equipment with hopes that they would feel confident in utilizing them in upcoming elections.
 

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The Midterms: What's On The Ballot

Secretary of State
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In the lead up to the midterm elections we’ll be taking some time to break down the key roles and responsibilities of the various offices voters will see on their ballot. This weekend we’re featuring the secretary of state.

What does the Secretary of State do?
The secretary of state manages many of the state’s official records.The secretary of state serves on the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, the Public Employee Trust Fund and the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. The secretary of state assumes the role of governor. If the governor leaves office during their term, and there is no lieutenant governor, the secretary of state assumes the role of governor.

Why does this matter?

As a member of the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands, the secretary of state plays a key role in managing the state’s remaining trust lands (more than 77,000 acres of forest), managing trust funds (more than $1 billion) primarily for the benefit of public school libraries (these funds are the sole source of state funding for public school libraries), and maintains the state’s archive of 19th-century land survey and land sales records. The secretary of state also plays a key role in ensuring that our state’s records are kept, filed appropriately, and are accessible to the public.

The secretary of state race is receiving increased attention this year as some candidates and lawmakers are calling for the secretary of state to reassume the administration of our state’s elections. This would transfer election oversight from the bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission to the partisan secretary of state’s office.

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