League of Women Voters - Kerrville Area

Welcome!

Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar Training

To register voters in Kerr County it is necessary to be trained and deputized as a Kerr County Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar. The free training conducted by the Kerr County Voter Registrar Clerks will be held at the Riverside Nature Center, 150 Francisco Lemos St. Plan to attend one of the trainings either Thursday, February 12 or March 5 from noon to 1 p.m. Call 830-792-2242 to register for the training. All Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrars need to attend a training every two years. Check the expiration date on your certificate. This training is sponsored by the League of Women Voters-Kerrville Area, a nonpartisan political organization encouraging informed and active participation in government. Your Vote Matters!

LWV-TX Lobby Days on Feb. 23 & 24th. We have a great program addressing the LWV-TX legislative priorities for the 84th Texas Legislature.

Also you may wish to sign up for Lobby Days in Austin:
Monday, Feb. 23

Chad W. Dunn, Brazil & Dunn, Legal Counsel for Lead Plaintiffs in the Texas Voter ID Litigation
Dr. Andrew Sansom, Director of the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University
David Phillips, Expert on Fracking and Water Use
Alma Allen, Texas House of Representatives, District 131, Education
Kathy Miller, President, Texas Freedom Network, Women's Health

Tuesday, Feb 24.

Brooke Bennett, Senior Policy Analyst for Representative Donna Howard, Best Practices for Lobbying
Review of the top issues of LWV-TX priorities & answer questions.
LOBBY your legislators!

The hotel discount rate has been extended until Feb. 13th. A block of rooms is being held for League members at La Quinta Inn Austin Capitol, located at 300 East 11th Street, within walking distance of the Capitol. Room rate: $139 + tax. Call Group Reservations at 1-866-527-1498 and identify yourself as a member of LWVTX (confirmation number 09071417.)

If you do not wish to register on line, please call the LWV-TX office at 512-472-1100 and speak with Aileen McMurrer.

MY INVITATION TO YOU: Join your local League of Women Voters!

The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of public policy issues, and influences policy through education and advocacy. See the membership information to your left. Membership questions? Ask us:

Member@lwv-kerrvillearea.org.

Your League of Women Voters - Kerrville Area has a solid reputation in our community for our candidate and issue forums, voter registration, and public programs on major issues. In 2015 we will carry on our efforts in each of these areas. See the 'Events Calendar' and the 'The Voter Newsletter' in the left margin for the latest League of Women Voters' current happenings. Meetings are listed on our Events Calendar and on our Facebook page.

Visit our Social Media Sites

Facebook: Click here

Twitter: @lwvkerrville

For more information about education issues visit: http://lwveducation.com

Please check out our Women's Talent Bank. We have several women ready to serve on city or county advisory boards, etc. See more information under Women's Talent Bank. Questions? Please contact Meg Scott Johnson.

Program@lwv-kerrvillearea.org

Do take a moment to go to the state website, www.lwvtexas.org; and the national website, www.lwv.org, and see all that your League is doing.

Please look for us on Facebook to updated on LWV news & happenings. On Facebook, search for League of Women Voters – Kerrville Area & click “like”. Thanks!

WHAT WE BELIEVE

The League of Women Voters believes:

in representative government and in the individual liberties established in the Constitution of the United States

that democratic government depends upon the informed and active participation of its citizens and requires that governmental bodies protect the citizen's right to know by giving adequate notice of proposed actions, holding open meetings, and making public records accessible.

that every citizen should be protected in the right to vote; that every person should have access to free public education that provides equal opportunity for all; and that no person or group should suffer legal, economic, or administrative discrimination.

that efficient and economical government requires competent personnel, the clear assignment of responsibility, adequate financing, and coordination among the different agencies and levels of government.
that responsible government should be responsive to the will of the people; that government should maintain an equitable and flexible system of taxation, promote the conservation and development of natural resources in the public interest, share in the solution of economic and social problems that affect the general welfare, promote a sound economy, and adopt domestic policies that facilitate the solution of international problems.
that cooperation with other nations is essential in the search for solutions to world problems, and that the development of international organization and international law is imperative in the promotion of world peace.

Marguerite Scott Johnson, LWV-KA President

League of Women Voters - Kerrville Area

PO Box 290303 Kerrville, Texas 78029-0303