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The Voter

September 2026

President’s Message

Volunteers Needed for Elections

Are you interested in being part of 2026 Get Out the Vote efforts?
What about Voter Protection at the Polls in November 2026?
Are you already looking ahead to the 2027 Jacksonville Municipal Elections and want to join a Planning Committee for local forums?

Please reach out to Rhona at lwvjaxfc@gmail.com to get looped into these efforts.

News & Events

Wednesday Lunch with the League

Our Board is working hard on getting our monthly Wednesday Lunch with the League up and running. Unfortunately, Seasons 52 raised our price so we are working on an alternative location in order to ensure that we can continue to offer our monthly lunch at $35.

For now we will do a virtual lunch on Wednesday, September 2 at noon. The topic will be "Constitutional Crisis" and will focus on why the League of Women Voters of the United States declared a Constitutional Crisis in 2025 and how this continues to be true.

Movies that Matter – September

Are you feeling down about the state of our politics? Want to be inspired by the stories of people who are pushing back? Come watch our next movie: "People vs. Politics", a 2026 documentary that profiles grassroots leaders around the country working to reform the U.S. election system. We can be inspired together.

The League knows that we can’t all be active like the people in this movie. But we CAN educate ourselves, contact our legislators, and vote. Democracy needs us to participate.

We have two dates:

Saturday, 9/5/26 at 1:00 pm

Orange Park (right off the I-295 exit for US17) The address will be provided to those who register.

Thursday, 9/24/26 at 5:30 pm

Anastasia Island Branch Library, 124 Seagrove Main Street

This is our first Movies That Matter in St Augustine!

Snacks will be provided at both events. If you would like to schedule this movie or another in your home or meeting place, please email lwvjfc.membership@gmail.com.

2026-2027 Local Program Discussion and Approval

Please plan to attend the upcoming zoom meeting to discuss and approve our 2026-2027 Local Program. This is the document that guides us throughout the year and our Bylaws require a meeting of members to approve. Here is a link to the proposed Program document.

September 17, 2026 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Note: Members must log in to access the Program document and to register.

Quarterly Membership Orientation

We welcome all new members and existing members to join us for Membership Orientation.

Date and Time:

Saturday, September 19, 2026

1:30 pm to 4:00 pm

Location:

Willow Branch Library

2875 Park St., Jacksonville, FL 32205

Voter Registration News

On August 8th, in coordination of the UNITE and RISE DAY of ACTION, we sent out over 400 postcards to Nassau County residents encouraging them to vote in the primary election. Nassau County had the highest turnout in our area at 30.3%. Thank you Erika Kristo for arranging this.

We are back on campus! We tabled with The Student Civic Engagement students twice in August and from the accounts of the members who worked the events they were able to assist many students. Thank you Susan Lloyd, Rhona DiCamillo and Erika Kristo. We will be back in September on the 15th and 30th. We will be tabling at FSCJ North Campus on September 2nd and Keiser University on September 17th.

St. Stephen's AME church hosted a panel of experts to talk about voting. The LWVFC was represented by Rhona. The attendees were very engaged and interested in the Vote 411 cards.

The turnout for the primary elections was very disappointing. Hopefully, the midterms will be better. "Someone struggled for your right to vote. Use it."-Susan B. Anthony

Election information you need Vote411.org

Pen America Florida is hosting Your Freedom, Your Power Hour in Jacksonville.

Through storytelling and creative activities, the program introduces kids to the power of reading, free expression, and using their voices in their schools and communities.The free program is led by award-winning author, attorney, educator, and Global Fulbright Scholar Dr. Allison “Dr. Ally” Matulli, a First Amendment Fellow at the Freedom Forum and founder of The Little Lawyers.

Date: September 12, 2026

Time: 2:00 pm

Location: Literary Lounge, 1080 Edgewood Ave. S, Suite 5

Forbidden Florida Reads

Izzy Miletic is a junior Economics and Literature student at Florida State University. She is a board member of the League of Women Voters of Tallahassee, where she began publishing Forbidden Florida Reads. Forbidden Florida Reads is Izzy’s original monthly column that highlights a book banned in at least one Florida school district. Izzy is passionate about books and educational policy making. She hopes to attend law school and earn her Masters in Library and Information Science.

Read Izzy’s September column on "The Holy Bible."

Membership Update

New Members - Welcome aboard!

Eliza Ander

Barbara Brice

James Scott Eason

Melissa Eason

Laurie Manning

Interested in being part of the League? JOIN TODAY!

Donors

Donations are always appreciated!

We wish to acknowledge and thank those who made donations:

Nancy Wiley

Virginia Pickett

Mary Westrick

Nancy Sticht

Mary Alice Phelan

Nancy Powell

Evie Brewer

Victoria Bryant-Riggins

Barbara VanZandt

Susan Goldring

Our website lwvjaxfc.org offers an easy way to make donations to LWVJFC, even if you prefer to pay by check. Click on the red "Donate" button at the top of the Homepage.

Stay Connected

Local

Stay up-to-date on all local upcoming events on the LWV of Jacksonville / First Coast:

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Regional
The Regional Facebook Group, LWV Florida North Region Leagues, includes Alachua, Bay, Jacksonville/First Coast, Okaloosa & Walton, Pensacola Bay Area, and Tallahassee.

State
For statewide news and action items, visit the LWV of Florida.

National

The League of Women Voters of the United States

Contact Us!

Phone: 904-355-8683

Email: LWVJAXFC@gmail.com

Postal Address:
League of Women Voters of Jacksonville First Coast
PO Box 350210
Jacksonville, FL 32235-9998

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