VOTER NEWSLETTER
Vol. 64, No. 4 November 2024 Editor: Virginia Marsh
| | Inside this Issue
- Dallas County Early Voting Hours extended
- November 5th Election
- Social Event at Corner Bakery Cafe
- Winner of Instagram Contest
- Social Event to Recognize our Volunteers & Instagram Contest Winner
- Our Collaboration with other Nonpartisan Groups to Register Voters
- Apply Now for Richardson's Charter Review Committee
- CHIP and Medicaid Registration Help Needed
- Fall 2024 Finance Drive
- Obituary: Carol Wilson
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Key Dates in October 2024
- Nov 1 Last Day of Early Voting; 7am-9pm in Dallas County; 7am-7pm in Collin Co;
- Nov 2 Culture in the Core Informational Event 2:30-6:30 p.m.
- Nov 5 General Election; Vote In-Person 7am-7pm
- Nov 12 Social event at Corner Bakery; any time!
- Nov 16 Gathering at Sweets and Gelato to recognize Instagram winner & LWVR volunteers
- Nov 16 CHIP @ St B, 9am-noon
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Dallas County Early Voting Extended 2 Hours
| The last day of Early Voting is Friday, November 1.
Dallas County Vote Centers will stay open an Extra 2 hours, 7am - 9pm.
Collin County Vote Centers will be open 7am - 7pm. | The website of the League of Women Voters of Richardson has been updated with information for both Dallas and Collin County voters about the November 5th Election, including:
- Important dates
- Sample ballots
- Early voting dates and polling locations
- Election Day polling locations
- Voting by mail
- Voters Guides
- Candidate Forums
| | | Early Voting
The last day to vote early in person is Friday, November 1.
Registered Dallas County residents may vote at any Early Vote Center in Dallas County on November 1, 7am - 9pm. Find Dallas County Early Vote Center locations here. Dallas County has extended the hours of voting by 2 hours -- until 9pm.
Election Day
Election Day is Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
Voters Guides
The League of Women Voters nonpartisan Voters Guide for Dallas County are available. All candidates in a contested race were asked questions regarding their stance on issues relevant to the office they are seeking. All contested candidates were given the opportunity to respond to the questions by typing in their own answers into the League's database.
The online Voters Guide is available at www.vote411.org for Collin and Dallas Counties.
The printed Voters Guide for Dallas County is available at:
- Heights & Huffhines Recreation Centers
- Richardson Senior Center
- Richardson Temporary Library
- Richardson Temporary City Hall
- Chinese Community Center
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Nov 12: Social at Corner Bakery
Breakfast, Lunch, and/or Dinner
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7615 Campbell Road, Suite 106
Dallas 75248
Northwest corner of Campbell and Coit Roads
November 12, 2024
Any time during the day (7am to 7:30pm)!!!
The Corner Bakery Cafe in north Dallas will give LWVRichardson 25% of sales during the day, but only if you mention that you are supporting LWVRichardson.
The LWVR board is planning on being there at 7pm. Come join us!
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"Why Should I Vote?" Instagram Contest
We Have a Winner!
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LWVRichardson has a winner of its first Instagram Contest!!!
- The Instagram Contest was open to all seniors in Richardson ISD high schools.
- The theme was: Why Should I Vote?
- The video had to be no more than 60 seconds long.
The winner of LWVRichardson's first Instagram Contest is:
Lux Walker
a senior at Richardson High School
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Nov 16: Recognize our Volunteers
and Instagram Contest Winner
| Mark your calendar! Be our guest:
Saturday, November 16, 2024
2:00pm
1403 East Campbell Road, Suite 110
(northeast corner of Campbell Road and Plano Road)
Richardson 75081
LWVRichardson will recogize
- our wonderful volunteers for all their hard work
- Lux Walker, winner of our Instagram Contest
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Active Collaboration and Coordination
Improves Voter Registration
| | The League of Women Voters of Richardson (LWVR) has had a record year collaborating with our community to provide voter registration in a variety of places to reach as many unregistered voters as possible. From high schools and college campuses to senior assisted and independent living communities, we have connected people to the voting process. Our volunteers have provided registration opportunities and educated people at several city festivals, local markets and fairs, houses of worship, concerts, PTA functions, neighborhood functions and even a scouting event. Our volunteers have been out in the community this year, more than ever in our LWVR history. | | |
All these volunteer efforts have been to promote better access to voting by registering
voters and helping registered voters to verify their registrations. Through coordination and
collaboration with our city, school district, and local agencies and communities, we have
been able to educate and provide valuable information, including our Voters Guides. We
even sponsored an Instagram contest resulting in a grand prize winner and an
impressive video showing on our Instagram page.
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None of this would have been possible without the time and energy of our many
volunteers.
Big thanks to those who gave of their time in this most important election cycle. And to
all those who helped in the effort along the way.
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City of Richardson's Charter Review Commission
Apply now!
| Applications are now being accepted for Richardson's Charter Review Commission (CRC). The Commission will meet from January 2025 - May 2025.
Any recommendation from the CRC for changes to Richardson's City Charter will go to the City Council. The Richardson City Council will then determine if an election will be called on November 4, 2025, to modify the Charter.
Apply here. This chance only comes up once every 10 years.
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Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
and
Medicaid for Children
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On October 19, 2024, Martha Dorris talked to six families about insurance coverage for their children during a Health Fair at St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church. Four of those subsequently visited the information table where experts from the Community Council of Greater Dallas (CCGD) scheduled application help by phone during the following week.
The next help session with applications will be
November 16
9 a.m. to noon
St Barnabas Presbyterian Church
1220 West Beltline Road
Richardson, TX 75080
The CCGD experts will be with us again to answer questions and provide translation help in Spanish and Vietnamese. Please share this information with anyone you think might be interested. I encourage you to visit and/or to assist with any CHIP advocacy.
For more information, please contact Martha Dorris.
Home phone: 972-690-4908
Cell phone: 214-973-4712 (text, please)
Email: Marthadorris1@outlook.com
| The Finance Drive is under way. Finance Drive letters were mailed on Thursday, October 17, to members and past contributors. Be on the lookout for these and let’s make it a successful drive!
Whether you receive a letter or not, please consider donating to the League of Women Voters of Richardson (LWVR). LWVR relies on donations made by community residents and businesses. All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
To donate, click on the 'Donate' button below. | |
Carol Wilson, Ph.D. and former League of Women Voters of Richardson President, passed away on September 29 in Portland, Oregon after a long illness. Carol was a biochemist and researcher at University Texas Southwestern Medical Center when she lived in Richardson. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the prestigious honor society. | | |
Dr. Wilson was active in our Richardson community - a strong supporter of responsible land use and expansion of arts and economic development. Alongside her good friend Nancy Wilson, the Carol/Nancy duo studied land in the city of Richardson and advocated for highest and best practices. Carol expanded her interest in land use statewide by chairing the Land Use Committee on the League of Women Voters of Texas Board. Her local advocacy played a significant role in the protection of park land and trails in the City of Richardson and propelled her to the Richardson's City Plan Commission and then to serving on the Richardson City Council. She said, “Being involved in City Government is the most fun you can have in Richardson with your clothes on!”
As supporters of the arts, Carol and her husband, Art, were substantial contributors to the building of Richardson’s Eisemann Center for Performing Arts. The Broadcast Center is named after them.
Carol is survived by her daughter Heather Wilson Moore, son-in-law Michael, and two granddaughters, Isabelle and Caroline Moore. Carol was preceded in death by husband, Arthur M, and son Dirk. | | Donate
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