Louisville League of Women Voters Annual Meeting Update

Lang House, headquarters for the League for Women Voters of Louisville, was closed following the COVID 19 Pandemic shutdown; however, this did not stop the League from taking care of business. Committees continued to meet, gather, review and share information relevant to goals and objectives using ZOOM or teleconference. In addition, the League implemented a robust effort to encourage the community to get out to vote by first applying for an absentee ballot and then voting either by mail-in ballot or in person at a designated poll. Plans are for the Lang House to re-open in June with the expectation that COVID 19 Guidelines will be followed.

At the Annual Meeting which took place on June 22, 2020 using the ZOOM platform, the following officers were installed;

Two-Year Term – (2020-2022)

President: Margie Charasika; First Vice President- Jules Marquart; Secretary- Valerie Viers

One-Year Term- (2019-2020)

Second Vice President- Shelly Santry; Treasurer & Housing Chair – Janet Dakan

Directors (one-year term)

Jeanine Ashley- Voter Service

Felica Ray – High School Voter Service

Lori Burks – Racial Justice Co-Chair

Brenda Tuckson – Racial Justice Co-Chair

Andrea Caldwell- Membership

Shirley Cantrell – Natural Resources

Rebecca Harmon – Education

Ivonne Rovira – VOTER

*Nominating Committee – (two-year term)

Beverly Moore – Chair

Francis Cotton

Beverly Harris

*Two board members will be appointed by the President

2020-2021 Program Initiatives

The membership re-adopted the current action positions for the upcoming fiscal year and continuation of the Incarcerated Women’ Study which began last year.

Budget

The proposed budget for the 2020-2021 fiscal year was approved.