Dear LWV-WV Members,

This is a friendly reminder that State Council 2022 will be held this Saturday, May 21, from 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. via Zoom. Councils are held in the interim years between Conventions primarily for the adoption of a budget for the coming fiscal year.

Per our bylaws, the Council shall be composed of the presidents of the local Leagues or an alternate in the event a president is unable to attend, two delegates chosen by each local League, one delegate from each MAL Unit, and the state board. League members are welcome to join us. 

We will also have a special guest speaker, Renate Pore, Chair of the WV Suffragist Memorial Committee. 

The Zoom link and agenda are below. Several items related to the agenda are attached. If you plan to attend please RSVP by replying to this email to receive additional materials. Look forward to seeing you Saturday! 

Julie

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF WEST VIRGINIA

May 21, 2022, 10:00 AM

State Council & Board Meeting by Video Conference

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8106186796?pwd=V2FhZktOZWxwV3QvalRKTzRqcXBiZz09

Dial: 1 (646) 558-8656 OR 1 (301) 715-8592 – Meeting ID: 810 618 6796 – Passcode: 546014

Board: Julie Archer & Effie Kallas, Co-Presidents; Nancy Ulrich, 1st Vice President; Judy Ball, 2^nd Vice President; Teresa Koon, Treasurer; Carline Shaw, Secretary; Directors: Betty Barrett, Nyoka Baker Chapman, Vicki Conner, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Shirley Rosenbaum

Agenda

10:00 a.m. Call to Order/Agenda Changes/Additions - Effie Kallas

10:05 a.m. Board Minutes – March 19/Decisions by Email - Carline Shaw (minutes attached)

10:10 a.m. Treasurer’s Report - Teresa Koon 

10:15 a.m. State Council 2022

• Roll Call of Local Leagues - Teresa Koon

• Discussion & Passage of the Budget for 2022-23 - Teresa Koon (proposed budget attached)

10:45 a.m. Guest Speaker & Discussion – Renate Pore, WV Women’s Suffragists Memorial

11:15 a.m. Break (5 minutes)

11:20 a.m. Announcements/New & Unfinished Business

Announcements/Upcoming Events

• May 22 – LWV Morgantown-Monongalia Co. Annual Meeting - 12:30-1PM Check-In

  • 1 PM - Guest Speaker, Dr. Lisa Tetrault, Carnegie-Mellon University - "When Women Won the Right to Vote: An American Fiction" (see newsletter link below for details)

  • https://mailchi.mp/7a69ab7f5442/spring-2021-member-newsletter-16087551

• June 18 - Poor People’s Campaign – Moral March on Washington

  • https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/june18/

  • Ridesharing & buses available for those interested in attending in-person

  • Virtual actions

New Business

National Convention – Appoint Delegates Julie Archer

• Landing page for convention information: https://www.lwv.org/league-management/council-convention/2022-national-convention

• Dates: June 23-26, 2022 -- This is a fully hybrid (in-person and virtual) event with in-person events taking place in Denver, Co.

• Representation is based on membership. Each local League is entitled to at least one delegate and the state board can send three delegates. League members may also attend as observers.

  • Local League representation

    • 1–49 members = 1 delegate

    • 50–99 members = 2 delegates

    • 100–149 members = 3 delegates

• The registration fee is $475 per in-person delegate/observer and $300 per virtual delegate/observer.

• LWVWV has received a $1500 discount code that can be applied towards registrations.

• Registration Deadline: June 6

Unfinished Business

• Legislative Action Workgroup Proposal - Judy Ball (proposal attached)

• Voter Services

  • Voter’s Guide/Forum Updates - Vicki Conner, Local Voter Services Directors

  • Schedule Meeting with LWVUS re: Vote411 - Julie Archer

    • How can WV make the best use of the platform in future elections?

• Zoom Licenses - Teresa Koon

(Holding space for announcements, updates on the following, if any)

• Policy Review/Updates - Jonathan Rosenbaum

• Update Position on Election Reform, Voter Access/Ease of Voting - Judy Ball (concurrence proposal attached)

• Update Positions on Health Care, Libraries - Betty Barrett

Reminder: Concurrence policy and examples shared via email prior to January board meeting.

Noon – Lunch Break

12:30 p.m. Portfolio & Committee Reports

• Education & Membership - Shirley Rosenbaum

• Election Laws - Judy Ball (2022 Election Update attached)

• Fair Maps/Redistricting - Nyoka Baker Chapman

• Health Care - Betty Barrett

• Judicial Selection - Nancy Ulrich

• Natural Resources - Nyoka Baker Chapman

• Taxation & Finance - Vicki Conner

• Voter - Teresa Koon

• Website & Tech - Jonathan Rosenbaum

1:15 p.m. Set Meeting Dates for 2022-23

1:30 p.m. Adjourn