The League of Women
Voters chapter of Porter County has been rekindled and begun meeting after a
hiatus of nearly two years, and they’ve hit the ground running.
After meeting on
Monday, October 6, and passing the necessary bylaws and policies required by
the state and national League, they got down to business. New members joined
on the spot, local issues were voted on, officers were elected, a regular
meeting time and place was chosen, and then they selected their first
action.
“Our first action
as a chapter will be to offer rides to the polls for voters in Porter County
who need one on Election Day,” said Valerie Lambert, newly elected Chair of
the chapter.
Ride to polls
Anyone needing a
ride to the polls on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4, should email the
Porter County League Chapter at LWVporter@gmail.com with their specific
name, address, phone number and two hour time window during which they need
to be transported. The deadline for requesting transportation is Tuesday,
October 28.
“In the future,
we’d like to hold candidate debates and additional events similar to other
League chapters,” Lambert continued, “But since our chapter has just
officially formed this close to Election Day, we don’t feel we have the time
to put a more detailed event together.”
Future chapter
meetings will be held every second Monday of the month on the Valparaiso
University campus, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. The next meeting is on Monday,
November 10, at the Christopher Center Library, in the second floor Board
Room. All are welcome to attend - including men, who have been eligible to
become members of the League of Women Voters since 1974.
The League is a
non-partisan organization and is governed by specific issues rather than
endorsement of any party or candidate. Although the national League of Women
Voters works on nearly a dozen issues, the Porter County chapter voted to
begin with three: Voters’ Services, Strengthening Public Education and
Defending the Environment.
For information,
contact the League at LWVporter@gmail.com or visit Facebook.com/LWVporter or
Twitter.com/LWVporter