The League of Women Voters, a non-partisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
Thiis is the third in the six part Becoming American series of films and discussions co-hosted with the Shoreview Library and Do Good Roseville; The New Americans (The Nigerians); 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Shoreview Library, 4560 N. Victoria St., Shoreview.
The Minnesota Secretary of State's Office has provided information on what you need to register to vote at your polling place on Election Day..Bring:
To see all details, click on this link. Or contact the Office of the Minnestoa Secretary of State at mnvotes.org or calll 1-877-600-VOTE
The League of Women Voters Roseville Area assisted the Shoreview Library in securing a grant through the National Endowment for the Humanities to present a six-session public program, Becoming American, to encourage an informed discussion of immigration issues against the backdrop of our immigration history. The first session, Thursday, November 8th, a Century of Immigratio
The League of Women Voters Roseville Area assisted the Shoreview Library in securing a grant through the National Endowment for the Humanities to present a six-session public program, Becoming American, to encourage an informed discussion of immigration issues against the backdrop of our immigration history. This second session, Promise and Prejudice, will be held Thursday, December 13t
Our November 13th League meeting featured Jolie Wood, from the Ramsey County Policy and Planning Division, speaking on plans Ramsey County is already beginning to put in place to make sure that everyone counts. The meeting was 6:30 - 8:00 pm at the Autumn Grove Park Building, 1365 Lydia Ave. W. Roseville (corner of Lydia and Hamline). The event is free and open to the public.
You can see the video of this presentation by going to our YouTube channel.
The Lillie Suburban Newspapers has compiled information on candidates for local elections. This includes information Mayoral and City Council Candidates for the cities of Little Canada, Maplewood and Roseville. There is also information about the School Board Candidates in ISD 622 (North St. Paul/Maplewood/Oakdale). Access the Lillie Suburban Newspapers link here.
The Minnesota Secretary of State's Office has compiled available candidate information for the Candidates running in Lauderdale. For City Council Candidates, click on this link. For the information on the Mayoral Candidate, click on this link.
If you were unable to attend the Candidate Forums for your community, you can see the video replay at the following links:
For a listing of future League of Women Voters Roseville Area events November 2018 through June 2019, click this link.
The Council of Metropolitan Area Leagues of Women Voters (CMAL) presents a panel of experts who will answer questions about how the Metropolitan Council should be governed and what the current controversy is: Deb Dyson (Minnesota House legislative analyst), Keith Carlson (Executive Director of Minnesota Inter-County Association), C. Terrence Anderson (University of Minnesota Center for Urban & Regional Affairs), and Patricia Nauman or designee (Association of Metro Municipalities). This event is part of the CMAL process for evaluating its current positions on the Metropolitan Council and will be the subject of consensus questions in February 2019.
