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Date: 5/16/2023
Subject: May 2023 VOTER
From: LWV Comal Area

May 2023 VOTER

OFFICERS & DIRECTORS (as of 6-1-23)

PRESIDENT

Jerrie Champlin

VP-ORGANIZATION

Kristen Coppock

VP-PROGRAM

Vacant

VP-VOTERS SERVICE

Becky Waguespack

DIRECTOR, ELECTION INFORMATION

Joyce Doyle

SECRETARY

Kay Sherrill

TREASURER

Roxanna Deane

DIRECTOR, MEMBERSHIP

Vacant

DIRECTOR, PUBLICITY

Vacant

DIRECTOR, YOUTH

EMPOWERMENT

Sheila Pattison

CHAIR, NOMINATING

COMITTEE

Vacant

League Leaders needed!

Calendar

WHAT: NBTX Pride 2023

WHEN: Saturday, June 10, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

WHERE: Comal County Fairgrounds
701 Common St
New Braunfels, TX 78130

WHAT: Juneteenth at Westside

WHEN: Saturday, June 17, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

WHERE: Westside Community Center
2932 S IH Frontage Road
New Braunfels, TX 78130

Welcome New Members!

Claire Morrison, New Braunfels

Most people join the League

because they are asked.

Ask a friend!

Ready to join?New Member Signup

Texas Critters Introduce Under 18s to Voting

LWV Comal Area opened a mock Texas Critter Election for under 18 year olds at the Earth Day Celebration at Headwaters at the Comal April 22, 2023. The election continued at the New Braunfels CycloVIVA Festival April 30 and will finish at New Braunfels Pridefest June 10 and the Juneteenth Celebration at Westside Community Center on June 17. Stop by our table and join in the fun!

Any person under 18 can cast a ballot for one of three Texas State Critters by drawing it or writing the name on a vote form and placing it in the ballot box. Each voter receives a special sticker. The three candidates are the State Flying Mammal, the Mexican Free-tailed Bat; the State Reptile, the Texas Horned Toad/Lizard; and the State Large Mammal, the Texas Longhorn. Results will be published after June 20. Currently the election is very tight and no candidate has reached a 50% majority. A runoff may be needed in the fall to determine a final winner.

"It's a fun introduction to the concept of voting appropriate for young children and teenagers that gets them engaged in thinking about selecting candidates and casting ballots", commented LWVCA President Jerrie Champlin. "With older teens, we can speak with them about registering for the first time when they become eligible".

From the President

In June and July, the Board of Directors will be developing a schedule for our 30th year June 1, 2023-May 31, 2024! Have any ideas about activities and events you'd like to see included? Contact Us Several events with community partners and programs like our mock elections for under 18 year olds happen when members share ideas and suggestions.

We need more volunteers! Check our website calendar & volunteering page, newsletters and emails for opportunities. When you renew your membership, update your membership profile and interests to get on mailing lists for Get-Out-the-Vote and other events. We need you to help us empower voters and defend democracy in our community.

-Jerrie Champlin

Comal Area Leaguers Elect 2023-204 Board

Thirty members of the LWV Comal Area met May 10, to elect new officers, review the past year and approve the budget for 2023-24. They welcomed guest speaker Ryan Spencer, the first Executive Director of the Comal County Conservation Alliance who outlined his background, the League's history of supporting conservation and our local partnership with the CCCA..

President Jerrie Champlin reminded attendees that LWVCA will be starting its 30th year empowering voters and defending democracy on June 1, 2023; and that more volunteers are needed to sustain our current level of services to the community. She summarized the accomplishments of the past 29th year; presented two special Super Supportive Spouse Awards to nonmembers Eric Henchal and Matt Zengler; and announced that the Board is honoring Founding Member Jan Estes with a Democracy Defender Superstar Award for her 15 years of coordinating the annual Benefit Performance with the Circle Arts Theatre in New Braunfels. In closing remarks, Champlin highlighted the importance of the League's Nonpartisan and DEI Policies in all our activities and in addressing new challenges coming from the 88th Legislative Session.

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