10:00 AM

Welcome & Call to Order, Changes/Additions to Agenda

Lyn Widmyer

• Remembering Carline Shaw 💔

Lyn

Co-Presidents’ Reports from LWVUS Convention

• Address from Girl Scouts of America Director describing their partnership with LWV

• Concurrences approved:

• Protecting the Rights of Immigrants, submitted by LWV-WA

• Religious Freedom, submitted by LWV-CO (adopted after objections to the rules & re-vote)

• Key Achievements of 2026 LWVUS Convention

• LWVWV delegation at LWVUS Convention (photo)

Lyn

Judy

Approval of minutes

• LWVWV Brd Minutes 21Mar2026.docx(previously deferred)

• 2026-05-16 - LWVWV Council Minutes -edit.docx

• 2026-05-16 Zoom summary -edited.docx

Judy

Teresa (absent)

Treasurer’s Report

• Treasurer’s Report

• Reaffirm Teresa’s representation on LWV Trust for 2021-2027 -- MOTION

Teresa (absent)

10:20 a.m.

New Business

Digital maintenance 

• Need support to update/maintain website

• FastDemocracy is adding features, including live AI-assisted streaming of hearings & weekly trainings

• Develop/enhance social media strategy

Lyn

Autumn

Preparing for 2026 election season

• VOTE411 update

• Voter education on new photo ID law -- high priority

• Any local Leagues planning candidate forums?  Don’t forget LWVWV 2024 Policy on Empty Chair Candidate Events_.pdf

• Endorse LWVWV members/local Leagues to participate in Mountain State Spotlight community conversations wherever/whenever they are held

• MSS contacted LWVWV regarding community conversation in Wood County

• We lack LWVWV members in Wood County to participate

• Model for conversations held in Monongalia & Preston Counties:  MSS journalists managed conversation component.  League-MM conducted voter education for attendees.

• Seek LWVUS endorsement of publicizing Election Protection hotline for voting concerns/issues

Autumn

Lyn

Judy

LLAW — 

• Bekah Aranda contacted SOS office to seek support for bill to remove barriers to voting for persons with disabilities:

• In 2026 session, HB 4547 & SB 902

• Talking points on this policy issue.

• Legislative Scorecard published & available to voters before primary voting began.

• Judy & OLLI class, 7/15/2026 -- Highs & Lows of the 2026 WV Legislature:  An Update (as of 7/10/2026, 45 students enrolled)

Judy

Highlights of LWVUS Leader meetings

• Sania Irwin, new LWVUS President, presided over first state leaders meeting following Convention

• Update on liaison with LWVUS (7/8/2026)

Lyn

Judy

11:20 a.m.

Unfinished Business

Amicus Brief on Vaccine Mandate

Amicus Brief on Education Governance

• No update on cases

• 2 new members of WV Supreme Court of Appeals sworn in from 2026 Primary:

• Justice James W. "Bill" Flanigan

• Justice H.L. Kirkpatrick.

Judy

LWVWV Board Vacancies

• Vacancies on state Board still unfilled

• Loss of Carline leaves critical vacancy for Secretary

Lyn

Local League Reports

✦ Huntington Area

✦ Jefferson County

• Using information from LLAW Legislative Scorecard for local voters

Lyn

✦ Morgantown-Monongalia County

• Substack update.  139 subscribers as of Jul 10

LWVMorgantown.substack.com

• Neal Barkus, Jefferson County League member, has become a contributor for LWVMM Substack.  Welcome, Neal!

• URL for new website semi-resolved after months of effort, with redirect to https://lwvmorgantown.org.  LWVUS-issued URL: https://morgantown-monongaliacountywv.lwv.org/

• Updated flyers for voter events — for any local League to use:

• Student Voters ← can use this one!

• Photo ID ← can use this one!

• Absentee Ballots ← can use this one!

• SB 59:  New requirements for voter registration & eligibility to vote require intent to remain at residence “indefinitely.”  No idea how such a requirement can be implemented or enforced.

Judy

• Jul 18

• Sep 19

• Nov 21