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News and Events collected into one page for easy readingCalendar of Events
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| Fri 3 Sep | 10:00 am - 8:00 pm | Early Voting for Primary | LWV Maryland | |
| Sat 4 Sep | 10:00 am - 8:00 pm | Early Voting for Primary | LWV Maryland | |
| Mon 6 Sep | 10:00 am - 8:00 pm | Early Voting for Primary | LWV Maryland | |
| Tue 7 Sep | (All day) | Last Day to Request Absentee Ballot by Mail for Primary 2010 | LWV Maryland | |
| Tue 7 Sep | 10:00 am - 8:00 pm | Early Voting for Primary | LWV Maryland | |
| Wed 8 Sep | 10:00 am - 8:00 pm | Early Voting for Primary | LWV Maryland | |
| Thu 9 Sep | 10:00 am - 8:00 pm | Early Voting for Primary | LWV Maryland | |
| Tue 14 Sep | 7:00 am - 8:00 pm | PRIMARY ELECTION DAY | LWV Maryland | |
| Fri 17 Sep | (All day) | Constitution Day | ||
| Fri 17 Sep | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | Health Care Reform and the U. S. Constitution | LWV Maryland | Flyer |
| Mon 20 Sep | 9:30 am - 2:30 pm | League of Women Voters of Maryland Fall Workshop | LWV Maryland | Flyer |
| Mon 27 Sep | (All day) | Voter Registration Reopens | LWV Maryland |
| Dates | Times | Events | Posted By: | |
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| Tue 12 Oct | 12:00 am - 9:00 pm | Last Day to Register to Vote | LWV Maryland | |
| Fri 22 Oct | 10:00 am - 8:00 pm | Early Voting for General Election | LWV Maryland | |
| Sat 23 Oct | 10:00 am - 8:00 pm | Early Voting for General Election | LWV Maryland | |
| Mon 25 Oct | 10:00 am - 8:00 pm | Early Voting for General Election | LWV Maryland | |
| Mon 25 Oct | 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm | St. Mary's General Election Candidate Forum | LWV St. Marys County MD | |
| Tue 26 Oct | (All day) | Last Day to Request Absentee Ballot by Mail | LWV Maryland | |
| Tue 26 Oct | 10:00 am - 8:00 pm | Early Voting for General Election | LWV Maryland | |
| Wed 27 Oct | 10:00 am - 8:00 pm | Early Voting for General Election | LWV Maryland | |
| Thu 28 Oct | 10:00 am - 8:00 pm | Early Voting for General Election | LWV Maryland |
| Dates | Times | Events | Posted By: | |
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| Tue 2 Nov | 7:00 am - 8:00 pm | GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION DAY | LWV Maryland | |
| Thu 11 Nov | (All day) | Federal Holiday: Veterans' Day | LWV Maryland |
Posted by Webmaster LWVMD for LWV St. Marys County MD
1 Mar 2010
As I compose, snow is falling, the wind is gusting at 50 mph or more, and the Potomac River is raging outside my windows. Except for periodically scattering seed across the snow for the birds that have long since depleted all the bird feeders, I’m genuinely snowed in for the first time in my life. Meanwhile, island and coastal nations are giving way to rising rivers and oceans, both poles are melting, and tropical jungles are drying up. Welcome to the climate change you’ve been hearing about. I’m comforted by the fact that our League is doing what we can about it in our own small way.
In January, we held our second annual forum on energy and the environment, and while attendance was down from last year, enthusiasm and expertise was definitely up. We are also working with the Calvert League and the Calvert Marine Museum to present a comprehensive public forum titled To The Last Drop: Our Looming Fresh Water Crisis to be held at the Museum on Friday, April 23rd. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Robert Summers, director of the Maryland Department of the Environment Water Management Administration, and the panel will include former MetCom director Steve King and other area fresh water experts. Extensive exhibits will also be featured. This exceptionally instructive forum is a “must attend” event for all SMC League members and their guests.
Ginni Stein, Janeen Grohsmeyer, and I attended the LWVMD Winter Workshop in Solomons despite the nasty snowstorm that blew in. It was a day full of information featuring consensus training on Maryland elective justice offices and a talk by League member Carole Connors who headed the LWVUS delegation to the UN Climate Change Convention in Copenhagen last December. We’ll be holding our own consensus on the Administration of Justice issues on March 18th, so check for more info in this newsletter and plan on attending.
Finally, we’re hoping to make available to our members at a reasonable cost a very high quality white cotton/poly blouse featuring the League’s 90th anniversary logo and the words St. Mary’s County League of Women Voters. The information on this opportunity is also included in the newsletter (see opposite page), so be certain to read this informative publication from cover to cover.
Cheerfully,Pat Dunlap
News and Events
Posted by Michelle Vaughn for LWV St. Marys County MD
Mon 25 Oct 2010 - 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Location: Lexington Park Library, rooms A and B
6:00 Open to public and candidates for meet and greet
6:30 Forum starts
Candidates for some contested races will be invited to speak (schedule TBA). Candidates for other races are invited to attend, hand out campaign literature, and meet voters.
The Library will be taping this forum and making it available on DVD to patrons.
Posted by Webmaster LWVMD for LWV Maryland
Fri 3 Sep 2010 - 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Early Voting Centers are open from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM continuously (voters in line at 8:00 PM may vote) on September 3, 4, 6, 7, 8,and 9. (Closed on Sunday) Primary Election Day is Tuesday, Sep 14; the polls open at 7 a.m. on that day.
Please visit http://www.elections.state.md.us/voting/early_voting_sites.html for a list of early voting locations in your area.
Posted by Webmaster LWVMD for LWV Maryland
Sat 4 Sep 2010 - 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Early Voting Centers are open from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM continuously (voters in line at 8:00 PM may vote) on September 3, 4, 6, 7, 8,and 9. (Closed on Sunday) Primary Election Day is Tuesday, Sep 14; the polls open at 7 a.m. on that day.
Please visit http://www.elections.state.md.us/voting/early_voting_sites.html for a list of early voting locations in your area.
Posted by Webmaster LWVMD for LWV Maryland
Mon 6 Sep 2010 - 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Early Voting Centers are open from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM continuously (voters in line at 8:00 PM may vote) on September 3, 4, 6, 7, 8,and 9. (Closed on Sunday) Primary Election Day is Tuesday, Sep 14; the polls open at 7 a.m. on that day.
Please visit http://www.elections.state.md.us/voting/early_voting_sites.html for a list of early voting locations in your area.
Posted by Webmaster LWVMD for LWV Maryland
Tue 7 Sep 2010 (All day)
This is the last day to mail or fax an application for an Absentee Ballot for the Primary Election. For information about absentee ballots, visit the MD State Board of Elections.
You can download the application at
http://www.elections.state.md.us/voting/documents/2010_Absentee_Ballot_Application_English.pdf
After September 7, you can still request an absentee ballot by going IN PERSON to your local Board of Elections.
Posted by Webmaster LWVMD for LWV Maryland
Tue 7 Sep 2010 - 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Early Voting Centers are open from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM continuously (voters in line at 8:00 PM may vote) on September 3, 4, 6, 7, 8,and 9. (Closed on Sunday) Primary Election Day is Tuesday, Sep 14; the polls open at 7 a.m. on that day.
Please visit http://www.elections.state.md.us/voting/early_voting_sites.html for a list of early voting locations in your area.
Posted by Webmaster LWVMD for LWV Maryland
Wed 8 Sep 2010 - 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Early Voting Centers are open from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM continuously (voters in line at 8:00 PM may vote) on September 3, 4, 6, 7, 8,and 9. (Closed on Sunday) Primary Election Day is Tuesday, Sep 14; the polls open at 7 a.m. on that day.
Please visit http://www.elections.state.md.us/voting/early_voting_sites.html for a list of early voting locations in your area.
Posted by Webmaster LWVMD for LWV Maryland
Thu 9 Sep 2010 - 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Early Voting Centers are open from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM continuously (voters in line at 8:00 PM may vote) on September 3, 4, 6, 7, 8,and 9. (Closed on Sunday) Primary Election Day is Tuesday, Sep 14; the polls open at 7 a.m. on that day.
Please visit http://www.elections.state.md.us/voting/early_voting_sites.html for a list of early voting locations in your area.
Posted by Webmaster LWVMD for LWV Maryland
Tue 14 Sep 2010 - 7:00 am - 8:00 pm
Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. If you are in line at 8 p.m., you will still be allowed to vote.
Posted by Andrea Gruhl for LWV Maryland
Fri 17 Sep 2010 - 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Please come to the LWVMD Constitution Day program from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 17 at the University of Maryland School of Law. It is the 4th consecutive year we have collaborated with them and the University of Maryland, Baltimore to put on a Constitution Day program. The topic, "Health Care Reform and the US Constitution," is exciting and timely and the panel this year is extremely qualified and attractive.
Details in attached flyer.
Posted by Nancy Soreng for LWV Maryland
Mon 20 Sep 2010 - 9:30 am - 2:30 pm
The League of Women Voters of Maryland will host a workshop at Wilde Lake Interfaith Center in Columbia Maryland on September 20th. Please click on attachment on this page for details.
Posted by Webmaster LWVMD for LWV Maryland
Mon 27 Sep 2010 (All day)
Voter Registration reopens. You may register, change party affiliation, submit change of address, etc.
Visit your local Board of Elections (http://www.elections.state.md.us/about/county_boards.html) or go to the Maryland Board of Elections (http://www.elections.state.md.us/voter_registration/index.html).
Posted by Webmaster LWVMD for LWV Maryland
Tue 12 Oct 2010 - 12:00 am - 9:00 pm
This is the last day to register to vote before the General Election. Please contact your Board of Elections.
Posted by Webmaster LWVMD for LWV Maryland
Fri 22 Oct 2010 - 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Early Voting Centers are open from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM continuously (voters in line at 8:00 PM may vote) on October 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, and 28. (closed on Sunday). Election Day is Tuesday, November 2; the polls open at 7 a.m. on that day.
Please visit http://www.elections.state.md.us/voting/early_voting_sites.html for a list of early voting locations in your area.
Posted by Webmaster LWVMD for LWV Maryland
Sat 23 Oct 2010 - 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Early Voting Centers are open from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM continuously (voters in line at 8:00 PM may vote) on October 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, and 28. (closed on Sunday). Election Day is Tuesday, November 2; the polls open at 7 a.m. on that day.
Please visit http://www.elections.state.md.us/voting/early_voting_sites.html for a list of early voting locations in your area.
Posted by Webmaster LWVMD for LWV Maryland
Mon 25 Oct 2010 - 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Early Voting Centers are open from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM continuously (voters in line at 8:00 PM may vote) on October 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, and 28. (closed on Sunday). Election Day is Tuesday, November 2; the polls open at 7 a.m. on that day.
Please visit http://www.elections.state.md.us/voting/early_voting_sites.html for a list of early voting locations in your area.
Posted by Webmaster LWVMD for LWV Maryland
Tue 26 Oct 2010 - 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Early Voting Centers are open from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM continuously (voters in line at 8:00 PM may vote) on October 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, and 28. (closed on Sunday). Election Day is Tuesday, November 2; the polls open at 7 a.m. on that day.
Please visit http://www.elections.state.md.us/voting/early_voting_sites.html for a list of early voting locations in your area.
Posted by Webmaster LWVMD for LWV Maryland
Wed 27 Oct 2010 - 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Early Voting Centers are open from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM continuously (voters in line at 8:00 PM may vote) on October 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, and 28. (closed on Sunday). Election Day is Tuesday, November 2; the polls open at 7 a.m. on that day.
Please visit http://www.elections.state.md.us/voting/early_voting_sites.html for a list of early voting locations in your area.
Posted by Webmaster LWVMD for LWV Maryland
Thu 28 Oct 2010 - 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Early Voting Centers are open from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM continuously (voters in line at 8:00 PM may vote) on October 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, and 28. (closed on Sunday). Election Day is Tuesday, November 2; the polls open at 7 a.m. on that day.
Please visit http://www.elections.state.md.us/voting/early_voting_sites.html for a list of early voting locations in your area.
Posted by Webmaster LWVMD for LWV Maryland
Tue 2 Nov 2010 - 7:00 am - 8:00 pm
Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. If you are in line at 8 p.m., you will still be allowed to vote.
Posted by Nancy Soreng for LWV Maryland on 28 May 2010.
Posted by Nancy Soreng for LWV Maryland on 28 May 2010.
Posted by Nancy Soreng for LWV Maryland on 20 Jun 2010.
In November of 2010, Maryland voters will be asked whether they think a Constitutional Convention should be called to rewrite the Maryland Constitution. This "sense of the voters" is required every 20 years. In 1990, the League of Women Voters of Maryland published To ConCon or Not which gave a brief history of the Maryland Constitution, the 1967-68 Constitutional Convention and reasons why voters should or should not vote for another Convention. Although 20 years old, much of the information is relevant today. Please click on the attachment to read this four page document.
Posted by Nancy Soreng for LWV Maryland on 16 Aug 2010.
Watch video of a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Carroll County for candidates for the United States Senate. Go to http://www.carrollmediacenter.org/streaming/player.asp?id=2689.
Posted by LWV Maryland for LWV Maryland on 23 Nov 2009.
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