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HB 4806 MAKE SOME NOISE!
by Lyn Widmyer 25 Jan '24

25 Jan '24

[image: image.png] HB 4806 would mandate use of bathrooms and changing areas in schools to be based on “gender assigned at birth.” This bill conflicts with LWV WV policies to safeguard equal rights regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. LWVWV calls HB 4806 legislative bullying. Transgender students already have enough to deal with in their schools. The Legislature shouldn’t be adding to their struggles. The bill defines “reasonable accommodation” as “access to a single-occupancy restroom or changing area.” We call that segregation. In a statement, Isabella Cortez, gender policy manager for the civil rights organization Fairness West Virginia, called the bill a “brazen attempt by our lawmakers to ignore a binding court ruling from the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.” (WV Watch, Jan 25, 2024). HB 4806 has passed the House Education Committee and is en route to the Judiciary Committee. MAKE SOME NOISE!!!! Contact Judiciary members (contact information below) and tell them to comply with the 4th Circuit ruling, even if they’re not concerned with harming transgender students. *House Judiciary Committee Members* <https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/house-judiciary-committee/> *Name* *District* *Email* *Phone* Akers II, James Robert 055 - R jb.akers(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3340 Fast, Tom 051 - R tom.fast(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3252 Fluharty, Shawn 005 - D shawn.fluharty(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3270 Foster, Geoff 020 - R geoff.foster(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3121 Garcia, Joey 076 - D joey.garcia(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3124 Hansen, Evan 079 - D evan.hansen(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3125 Hillenbrand, Rick 088 - R rick.hillenbrand(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3176 Kelly, David 008 - R david.kelly(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3226 Kimble, Laura 071 - R laura.kimble(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3102 Kirby, Todd 044 - R todd.kirby(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3180 Kump, Larry 094 - R larry.kump(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3122 Mallow, Phil 075 - R phil.mallow(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3331 Marple, Keith 069 - R keith.marple(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3141 Martin, Carl 065 - R carl.martin(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3167 Nestor, Ty 066 - R ty.nestor(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3178 Phillips, Chris 068 - R chris.phillips(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3192 Pritt, Chris 053 - R chris.pritt(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3156 Ridenour, Bill 100 - R bill.ridenour(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3248 Shamblin, Andy 059 - R andy.shamblin(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3392 Steele, Brandon 042 - R brandon.steele(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3162 Ward, Bryan 086 - R bryan.ward(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3154 Warner, Debbie 082 - R debbie.warner(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3127 Westfall, Steve 016 - R steve.westfall(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3140 Zatezalo, Mark 002 - R mark.zatezalo(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3101 -- Lyn Widmyer, Vice President LWVWV 1434 Cattail Run Road Charles Town, WV 25414 304 279 3201

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Update: Still time to Make Some Noise on HB 4016
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 23 Jan '24

23 Jan '24

So many bad bills, the House Judiciary couldn’t get through them all on Monday. So … still time to MAKE SOME NOISE and let your Legislators know that HB 4016 is a bad bill. Expect it to be back on the Judiciary agenda Wednesday, Jan 24. See Lyn's email below for contact information. You can read more about HB 4016 and other proposed election law changes here <https://www.wvnews.com/statejournal/government/west-virginia-house-consider…> . ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Lyn Widmyer via LWVWV members <members(a)lists.lwvwv.org> Date: Sun, Jan 21, 2024 at 5:39 PM Subject: [LWVWV] MAKE SOME NOISE! Oppose another voter suppression bill! To: <members(a)lists.lwvwv.org> There are so many bad bills on the Jan. 22 agenda of the House Judiciary Committee, it is difficult to select the worst! We are focusing on HB4016 because it constitutes voter suppression and is in direct contradiction to the LWVWV policy priority of Strengthening Democracy. HB 4016 <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4016%20i…> prohibits the delivery of unsolicited absentee ballot applications to any person who has not specifically requested one from the county clerk. This offensive bill makes it a crime for any person or organization to distribute *absentee ballot applications*. That is applications, NOT ballots. HB 4016 will have a chilling effect on those who work to encourage voting because it will prohibit the distribution of a public document available for download from the Secretary of State’s website. MAKE SOME NOISE!!!!!! Tell your legislators (especially if they are on the Judiciary Committee) to say NO to HR 4016. And tell them NOW as the committee is meeting Monday, Jan 22. *House Judiciary Committee Members* <https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/house-judiciary-committee/> *Name* *District* *Email* *Phone* Akers II, James Robert 055 - R jb.akers(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3340 Fast, Tom 051 - R tom.fast(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3252 Fluharty, Shawn 005 - D shawn.fluharty(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3270 Foster, Geoff 020 - R geoff.foster(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3121 Garcia, Joey 076 - D joey.garcia(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3124 Hansen, Evan 079 - D evan.hansen(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3125 Hillenbrand, Rick 088 - R rick.hillenbrand(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3176 Kelly, David 008 - R david.kelly(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3226 Kimble, Laura 071 - R laura.kimble(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3102 Kirby, Todd 044 - R todd.kirby(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3180 Kump, Larry 094 - R larry.kump(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3122 Mallow, Phil 075 - R phil.mallow(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3331 Marple, Keith 069 - R keith.marple(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3141 Martin, Carl 065 - R carl.martin(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3167 Nestor, Ty 066 - R ty.nestor(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3178 Phillips, Chris 068 - R chris.phillips(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3192 Pritt, Chris 053 - R chris.pritt(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3156 Ridenour, Bill 100 - R bill.ridenour(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3248 Shamblin, Andy 059 - R andy.shamblin(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3392 Steele, Brandon 042 - R brandon.steele(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3162 Ward, Bryan 086 - R bryan.ward(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3154 Warner, Debbie 082 - R debbie.warner(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3127 Westfall, Steve 016 - R steve.westfall(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3140 Zatezalo, Mark 002 - R mark.zatezalo(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3101 -- Lyn Widmyer 1434 Cattail Run Road Charles Town, WV 25414 304 279 3201 web page: lynwidmyer.net

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MAKE SOME NOISE! Oppose another voter suppression bill!
by Lyn Widmyer 21 Jan '24

21 Jan '24

There are so many bad bills on the Jan 20 agenda of the House Judiciary Committee, it is difficult to select the worst! We are focusing on HB4016 because it constitutes voter suppression and is in direct contradiction to the LWVWV policy priority of Strengthening Democracy. HB 4016 <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4016%20i…> prohibits the delivery of unsolicited absentee ballot applications to any person who has not specifically requested one from the county clerk. This offensive bill makes it a crime for any person or organization to distribute *absentee ballot applications*. That is applications, NOT ballots. HB 4016 will have a chilling effect on those who work to encourage voting because it will prohibit the distribution of a public document available for download from the Secretary of State’s website. MAKE SOME NOISE!!!!!! Tell your legislators (especially if they are on the Judiciary Committee) to say NO to HR 4016. And tell them NOW as the committee is meeting Monday, Jan 22. *House Judiciary Committee Members* <https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/house-judiciary-committee/> *Name* *District* *Email* *Phone* Akers II, James Robert 055 - R jb.akers(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3340 Fast, Tom 051 - R tom.fast(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3252 Fluharty, Shawn 005 - D shawn.fluharty(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3270 Foster, Geoff 020 - R geoff.foster(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3121 Garcia, Joey 076 - D joey.garcia(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3124 Hansen, Evan 079 - D evan.hansen(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3125 Hillenbrand, Rick 088 - R rick.hillenbrand(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3176 Kelly, David 008 - R david.kelly(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3226 Kimble, Laura 071 - R laura.kimble(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3102 Kirby, Todd 044 - R todd.kirby(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3180 Kump, Larry 094 - R larry.kump(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3122 Mallow, Phil 075 - R phil.mallow(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3331 Marple, Keith 069 - R keith.marple(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3141 Martin, Carl 065 - R carl.martin(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3167 Nestor, Ty 066 - R ty.nestor(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3178 Phillips, Chris 068 - R chris.phillips(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3192 Pritt, Chris 053 - R chris.pritt(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3156 Ridenour, Bill 100 - R bill.ridenour(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3248 Shamblin, Andy 059 - R andy.shamblin(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3392 Steele, Brandon 042 - R brandon.steele(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3162 Ward, Bryan 086 - R bryan.ward(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3154 Warner, Debbie 082 - R debbie.warner(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3127 Westfall, Steve 016 - R steve.westfall(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3140 Zatezalo, Mark 002 - R mark.zatezalo(a)wvhouse.gov (304) 340-3101 -- Lyn Widmyer 1434 Cattail Run Road Charles Town, WV 25414 304 279 3201 web page: lynwidmyer.net

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January newsletter
by bmurrell＠frontier.com 19 Jan '24

19 Jan '24

League Local Presidents, State Board and Friends: Attached is the January newsletter of the Huntington League of Women Voters. We wish each of your a Happy New Year and hope you enjoy the newsletter. Beverly Murrell Patricia Keller

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: We MADE Some Noise! HB 4675 Pulled from Committee Agenda
by Lyn Widmyer 18 Jan '24

18 Jan '24

THANK YOU to everyone who contacted state legislators to oppose HB 4675, mandating photo ID to vote. The bill was taken off the agenda for the House Judiciary Committee meeting agenda on Wednesday. That's good news, but it could be taken up at a future meeting. In the meantime, the Judiciary Committee has yet to consider on HB 4593 (the subject of our first action alert), which would require WV First Foundation, the body responsible for disbursing opioid settlement funds, to be subject to the requirements of the Open Governmental Proceedings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. The foundation has been criticized for a lack of transparency. HB 4593 seeks to change that and cleared its first hurdle in the Legislature last week <https://mountainstatespotlight.org/2024/01/11/opioid-settlement-foundation-…> when it was approved by the House Health Committee. So if you haven't already, Make Some Noise. Contact members of the House Judiciary Committee <https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/house-judiciary-committee/> and your legislators <https://pluralpolicy.com/find-your-legislator/>. Urge them to support HB 4593! As the Legislature continues to meet, we will keep you informed of all legislation that needs the involvement of LWVWV members. -- Lyn Widmyer, Vice President, LWVWV 1434 Cattail Run Road Charles Town, WV 25414 304 279 3201

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HB 4675 MAKE SOME NOISE Against Voter Suppression
by Lyn Widmyer 16 Jan '24

16 Jan '24

Voter suppression will be considered by the House of Delegates Judiciary Committee, Wednesday, Jan 17, 1 pm, in the form of HB 4675. The bill requires picture ID to vote. Current WV law requires ID to vote but allows 10 forms of non-photo ID. HB 4675 would eliminate all these forms of non-photo ID. HB 4675 would prevent anyone lacking a photo id from voting. Here is the bill: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill.../bills_History.cfm... <https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_History.cfm?input=4675&year…> MAKE SOME NOISE! Contact your Legislators to OPPOSE HB 4675! Not sure who your Legislators are? Look them up here ...: https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/ <https://wvecouncil.org/wv-legislature/?fbclid=IwAR2ZHJfX0NliuaDhhl7nZJiq1Br…> [image: image.png] -- Lyn Widmyer 1434 Cattail Run Road Charles Town, WV 25414 304 279 3201 web page: lynwidmyer.net

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LWVWV: Make Some Noise!!! HB 4593
by Lyn Widmyer 14 Jan '24

14 Jan '24

MAKE SOME NOISE!!!!! Here it is, our very first call to action for the 2024 Legislative session! HB 4593 would require WV First Foundation, the body responsible for disbursing opioid settlement funds, to be subject to the requirements of the Open Governmental Proceedings Act and the Freedom of Information Act Introduced by: Delegates Summers, Tully, Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), Pushkin, Hamilton, Petitto, Shamblin, Sheedy, Miller, Rohrbach, and Griffith West Virginia is expected to receive around $1 billion over the next five years. The LWV believes open and accountable government is the cornerstone of a healthy democracy. The WV First Foundation should establish priorities and make decisions on distribution of funds in a manner that allows residents to view and comment on their proposals. This bill will foster that openness. MAKE SOME NOISE! Contact your legislators to support this bill! [image: 4f2de4f5-c967-41b5-aaf7-4884d66380ae.png] -- Lyn Widmyer 1434 Cattail Run Road Charles Town, WV 25414 304 279 3201 web page: lynwidmyer.net

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LWVWV Updates: 2024 Legislative Session, LWV Wood County Disbandment
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 12 Jan '24

12 Jan '24

The WV Legislature is session—and so is the League! First, many thanks to the League members who joined us on January 4 for the briefing on our Legislative Scorecard project, and *our priorities for the legislative session <https://lwvwv.org/2024/01/04/lwvwv-2024-program-policy-priorities/>*. It was a terrific turnout. You may view the hour long session *here* <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIpHFi5YDFU>. The Legislature began their 60 day session on January 10. Led by our League Legislative Action Workgroup (LLAW), we are monitoring the daily activities of the Legislature. Yes, you read that right: we are monitoring the Legislature on a DAILY basis for bills that affect League priorities. We are thrilled to have the following League members taking the lead on monitoring bills as they relate to our four top issue areas, or buckets as we like to call them: *Strengthening Democracy:* Judy Ball (LLAW chair) *Safeguarding Equal Rights:* Jan Gossett *Protecting Children & Families:* Nancy Ulrich and Joe Golden *Creating a Sustainable Future:* Neal Barkus Jonathan Rosenbaum is providing technical support. Lyn Widmyer will manage Make Some Noise notices to members when we need your help to contact legislators. Julie Archer serves a our lobbyist on the ground in Charleston. [image: LWVWV 4 Buckets.png] Please watch for our action alerts via email or* follow us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/lwvwv>**@lwvwv* <https://www.facebook.com/lwvwv> to keep up with the action and join us in making some noise when we call on you. The Legislative Scorecard is an exciting opportunity to influence legislation and show legislators the LWVWV is watching! You can explore the Legislative scorecard and learn more about our policy priorities for 2024 at *LWVWV.org <https://lwvwv.org/>*. Wood County LWV Decision to Disband Accepted with Regret On December 9, 2023, the LWVWV Board of Directors accepted with regret the request by Wood County LWV to disband. This was a sad decision as the LWV of Wood County has such a storied history and such a wonderful record of community involvement. Members will become Members at Large and we hope they will continue to be involved in League activities. In League, Julie Acher, President Lyn Widmyer, 1st Vice President

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Reminder: Jan. 4 @7PM - LWVWV Legislative Scorecard & Policy Priorities Webinar
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 02 Jan '24

02 Jan '24

Happy New Year! Beginning January 10, the League of Women Voters of West Virginia (LWVWV) will be monitoring votes and actions of our Legislature in relation to our four top policy priorities: - Strengthening democracy by making it easier to vote - Safeguarding equal rights - Protecting children & families - Creating a sustainable future The LWVWV Legislative Scorecard, first published in 2023 (available at lwvwv.org) records how individual members of the Legislature voted on 25 bills in these four areas that became law in 2023. We will use the same framework as we monitor the upcoming 2024 Legislative session. Please join us Thursday, January 4th at 7PM to learn more about our 2023 legislative scorecard <https://lwvwv.org/scorecard-overview/> and how the process will be applied to the upcoming legislative session. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdOquqzsvHNTlR3w8HWZfn_ow2BqmgI… For more on our priorities and the upcoming legislative session, please see the attached op-ed from the LWV Morgantown-Monongalia County, which was published in *the Dominion Post*. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday. Sincerely, Julie Archer President, LWVWV (304) 610-9094

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LWVWV Legislative Scorecard & Policy Priorities Webinar - Jan. 4 @7PM
by League of Women Voters of West Virginia 26 Dec '23

26 Dec '23

Dear LWVWV Members, Please join us *Thursday, January 4th at 7PM* to learn more about our 2023 legislative scorecard <https://lwvwv.org/scorecard-overview/>, and ways you can Make Some Noise on LWVWV policy priorities during the upcoming legislative session. *Register here:* https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdOquqzsvHNTlR3w8HWZfn_ow2BqmgI… Invite your friends to join us too. We look forward to seeing you then. Best, Julie Archer President, LWVWV (304) 610-9094

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