Updated Agenda, JAN 17, 2026 Agenda (Google drive) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1csJdm2OvuXLxaZxB-0scfJ1tRUqVcvh5/view?usp=drive_link
LWVWV BOARD AGENDA - JAN 17, 2026
REVISED – 1/14/2026
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Time: Jan 17, 2026 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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10:00 AM
Welcome & Call to Order, Changes/Additions to Agenda
Lyn Widmyer
Approval of minutes
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Co-Presidents’ Reports
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Postcards to all LWV members urging legislators not to suppress the vote sent Jan 12. Additional postcards mailed to League Presidents for local distribution. -
Webinar co-hosted with Delta sorors on effects of HR-1 (Big Beautiful Bill) on West Virginia and update on Project 2025: Wed, Jan 7.
Lyn Widmyer
Judy Ball
Treasurer’s Report
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Treasurer’s Report https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fKoy7ses4ONrRKiu0keBc7WrU3ngUu-u/view?usp=drive_link -
Still need League members to serve on the board of LWV Trust. -
Review of budget allocation to send delegates to national convention: early-bird rates ($575) available thru Mar 31.
Teresa
10:20 a.m.
New Business
Preparing for 2026 election season
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VOTE411 -
Voter education on new photo ID law -- high priority -
Any local Leagues planning candidate forums?
Autumn
Lyn
Judy
Legislative Day
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Need committee to organize
Lyn
Digital maintenance — Jonathan is overwhelmed
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Need support for webpage management -
Cleaned up access for FB page; Julie & Bekah now have upgraded access.
Judy
Julie
LLAW — Prepared for Jan 2026 Legislature
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Activated FastDemocracy Pro subscription. -
Multiple LLAWers participated in FD training Dec 19. -
Tech support has been speedy. -
Before session, completed testing (full test across 2460 bills from 2025) with Claude AI for help with heavy lifting of manual bill review. -
On Day 1 of Legislature (Jan 14), opened paid Claude account. $107/month, including tax. Will close at session’s end. -
Judy briefed Morgantown NOW on LLAW, Jan 13. -
Del. Evan Hansen will introduce nonpartisan bills supported by LLAW. We set the following priorities: -
Current WV law permits voters who request assistance due a disability to have that disability challenged. These provisions should be repealed. (Talking points https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E4iOf3d7VxBHMu_2svMiOQluAbIp78Tw/view?usp=drive_link on this policy issue.) Judy reviewed bill prepared by bill drafters & sent back edits. -
Bill to codify procedures for redistricting in WV, HB 2415 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2415&year=2025&sessiontype=RS in 2025, will be re-introduced. -
Our bill to modernize election procedures, HB 2447 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2447&year=2025&sessiontype=RS in 2025, will not be re-introduced this session. It may come back in a future session.
Judy
Highlights of LWVUS Leader meetings
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LWVUS has a new regional organizing model. https://www.lwv.org/league-management/advocacy-litigation/lwvs-organizing-mo... -
Each state assigned to a region with a coordinator. -
Region 2: West Virginia & District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. -
2025-12-10 - LWVUS State Leaders Call.pdf https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ARCr7T395QMAu8XCvCbLxMrdzphNlyIy/view?usp=drive_link -
2025-12-17 - LWVUS State Leaders -Region 2.pdf https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ME9938-akrBOJtL3CfFi5Xe_bS-Bye_W/view?usp=drive_link
Lyn
Judy
Prep for LWVUS Convention
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LWV-Colorado requests concurrence on Religious Freedom https://drive.google.com/file/d/192GLxMWZihfBOwG3JWL116rXkte8R-KZ/view?usp=drive_link -
LWV-Washington requests concurrence on Protecting Immigrants https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oRuTMEo3xFTd10VriyUPmgX15YIbfBkd/view?usp=drive_link
11:20 a.m.
Unfinished Business
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No update on amicus brief case
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Vacancies on state Board still unfilled -
Designate president of Huntington not represented
Lyn
Local League Reports
✦ Huntington Area
✦ Jefferson County
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Scheduling postcard party re voter suppression
Lyn
✦ Morgantown-Monongalia County
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Substack update. 159 subscribers as of Jan 14. That’s +40 since Dec 2025!
LWVMorgantown.substack.com http://lwvmorgantown.substack.com
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Lively Jan 10 in-person meeting for members & others. At least 1 new member from the event. She is retired from elections office of Mon County Clerk; very experienced. -
URL for new website unresolved after months of effort. We have gone forward with LWVUS-issued URL: https://morgantown-monongaliacountywv.lwv.org/ -
Judy is teaching a class at OLLI on LWVUS Judiciary Position, Feb 17. Class will be hybrid, so OLLI members outside of Morgantown may attend by Zoom. -
Next Board meeting, Jan 15. -
Updated flyers for voter events — for any local League to use: -
Voter Registration Event https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OwTjMSwqMzfpCjrfd6QDMtJVaDYBubT3/view?usp=drive_link -
Student Voters https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YNm5AIb7YO0v6j2UFVgYoCw79BBvv1el/view?usp=drive_link -
Photo ID https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cKmq_9tlPiKhXZzbY8925AHHcnJIu1Ge/view?usp=drive_link -
Absentee Ballots https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WufQuWrOveVSKQt_YvO5fr2Oi-uBlZ1G/view?usp=drive_link -
T-shirts! Anyone who ordered a T-shirt … they are done & beautiful.
Judy
For the good of the order
Noon
ADJOURN
Next Meetings/Events:
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Mar 15 -
May 17 -
Jul 19 -
Sep 20 -
Nov 15
Attached are the minutes from the 13Dec2025 LWVWV Board meeting.
See you tomorrow morning!
Carline Shaw
CShawCPA1@Gmail.com
From: lwvwv-board-2025@googlegroups.com lwvwv-board-2025@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of League of Women Voters of West Virginia Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2026 4:21 PM To: lwvwv-board-2025@googlegroups.com Cc: members@lists.lwvwv.org Subject: [LWVWV] Board Meeting REMINDER -- JAN 17, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
Updated Agenda, JAN 17, 2026
Agenda (Google drive) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1csJdm2OvuXLxaZxB-0scfJ1tRUqVcvh5/view?usp=drive_link
LWVWV BOARD AGENDA - JAN 17, 2026
REVISED – 1/14/2026
ZOOM Link:
Time: Jan 17, 2026 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84290149471?pwd=j3Cj91QJAkW2ICBaaXz41IUdMiDwxo.1 https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84290149471?pwd=j3Cj91QJAkW2ICBaaXz41IUdMiDwxo.1
Meeting ID: 842 9014 9471
Passcode: 846876
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10:00 AM
Welcome & Call to Order, Changes/Additions to Agenda
Lyn Widmyer
Approval of minutes
Co-Presidents’ Reports
* Postcards to all LWV members urging legislators not to suppress the vote sent Jan 12. Additional postcards mailed to League Presidents for local distribution. * Webinar co-hosted with Delta sorors on effects of HR-1 (Big Beautiful Bill) on West Virginia and update on Project 2025: Wed, Jan 7.
Lyn Widmyer
Judy Ball
Treasurer’s Report
* Treasurer’s Report https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fKoy7ses4ONrRKiu0keBc7WrU3ngUu-u/view?usp=drive_link * Still need League members to serve on the board of LWV Trust. * Review of budget allocation to send delegates to national convention: early-bird rates ($575) available thru Mar 31.
Teresa
10:20 a.m.
New Business
Preparing for 2026 election season
* VOTE411 * Voter education on new photo ID law -- high priority * Any local Leagues planning candidate forums?
Autumn
Lyn
Judy
Legislative Day
* Need committee to organize
Lyn
Digital maintenance — Jonathan is overwhelmed
* Need support for webpage management * Cleaned up access for FB page; Julie & Bekah now have upgraded access.
Judy
Julie
LLAW — Prepared for Jan 2026 Legislature
* Activated FastDemocracy Pro subscription. * Multiple LLAWers participated in FD training Dec 19. * Tech support has been speedy. * Before session, completed testing (full test across 2460 bills from 2025) with Claude AI for help with heavy lifting of manual bill review. * On Day 1 of Legislature (Jan 14), opened paid Claude account. $107/month, including tax. Will close at session’s end. * Judy briefed Morgantown NOW on LLAW, Jan 13. * Del. Evan Hansen will introduce nonpartisan bills supported by LLAW. We set the following priorities:
* Current WV law permits voters who request assistance due a disability to have that disability challenged. These provisions should be repealed. (Talking points https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E4iOf3d7VxBHMu_2svMiOQluAbIp78Tw/view?usp=drive_link on this policy issue.) Judy reviewed bill prepared by bill drafters & sent back edits. * Bill to codify procedures for redistricting in WV, HB 2415 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2415&year=2025&sessiontype=RS in 2025, will be re-introduced. * Our bill to modernize election procedures, HB 2447 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2447&year=2025&sessiontype=RS in 2025, will not be re-introduced this session. It may come back in a future session.
Judy
Highlights of LWVUS Leader meetings
* LWVUS has a new regional organizing model. https://www.lwv.org/league-management/advocacy-litigation/lwvs-organizing-mo... * Each state assigned to a region with a coordinator. * Region 2: West Virginia & District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. * 2025-12-10 - LWVUS State Leaders Call.pdf https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ARCr7T395QMAu8XCvCbLxMrdzphNlyIy/view?usp=drive_link * 2025-12-17 - LWVUS State Leaders -Region 2.pdf https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ME9938-akrBOJtL3CfFi5Xe_bS-Bye_W/view?usp=drive_link
Lyn
Judy
Prep for LWVUS Convention
* https://drive.google.com/file/d/192GLxMWZihfBOwG3JWL116rXkte8R-KZ/view?usp=drive_link LWV-Colorado requests concurrence on Religious Freedom * LWV-Washington requests concurrence on Protecting Immigrants https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oRuTMEo3xFTd10VriyUPmgX15YIbfBkd/view?usp=drive_link
11:20 a.m.
Unfinished Business
* No update on amicus brief case
* Vacancies on state Board still unfilled * Designate president of Huntington not represented
Lyn
Local League Reports
✦ Huntington Area
✦ Jefferson County
* Scheduling postcard party re voter suppression
Lyn
✦ Morgantown-Monongalia County
* Substack update. 159 subscribers as of Jan 14. That’s +40 since Dec 2025!
http://lwvmorgantown.substack.com LWVMorgantown.substack.com
* Lively Jan 10 in-person meeting for members & others. At least 1 new member from the event. She is retired from elections office of Mon County Clerk; very experienced. * URL for new website unresolved after months of effort. We have gone forward with LWVUS-issued URL: https://morgantown-monongaliacountywv.lwv.org/ https://morgantown-monongaliacountywv.lwv.org/ * Judy is teaching a class at OLLI on LWVUS Judiciary Position, Feb 17. Class will be hybrid, so OLLI members outside of Morgantown may attend by Zoom. * Next Board meeting, Jan 15. * Updated flyers for voter events — for any local League to use:
* Voter Registration Event https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OwTjMSwqMzfpCjrfd6QDMtJVaDYBubT3/view?usp=drive_link
* Student Voters https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YNm5AIb7YO0v6j2UFVgYoCw79BBvv1el/view?usp=drive_link
* Photo ID https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cKmq_9tlPiKhXZzbY8925AHHcnJIu1Ge/view?usp=drive_link
* Absentee Ballots https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WufQuWrOveVSKQt_YvO5fr2Oi-uBlZ1G/view?usp=drive_link
* T-shirts! Anyone who ordered a T-shirt … they are done & beautiful.
Judy
For the good of the order
Noon
ADJOURN
Next Meetings/Events:
* Mar 15 * May 17 * Jul 19 * Sep 20 * Nov 15
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