The League of Women Voters of Dakota County is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences policy through education and advocacy. We meet monthly and also host candidate forums, issue forums, and other events of interest to the community. Please attend one of our meetings or contact us for more information!
Yesterday our volunteers registered voters and provided information as well as absentee ballot applications at the Dog Days of Summer event at Alimagnet Dog Park in Burnsville. Thanks to our volunteers, Carolyn Becker-Paulson, Tim Paulson, Lynn Lewis, and Pen Curry, and to Kristina Clark for organizing this as well as many other voter registration events!
The Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State is seeking volunteers to register voters and provide voters with information at their booth at the State Fair Grandstand. The State Fair runs from August 23 to September 3. Volunteers will receive a ticket for each day they are working at the booth and can explore the Fair before or after their assigned shift. The booth will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. with multiple shifts ranging between 5 and 8 hours. Volunteers will be paired with SoS staff in the booth at all times.
Training will be provided focusing on nonpartisan office policy, voter registration, voter engagement, voter outreach materials, booth operation, and other logistics. Training dates will be scheduled by July 27. If you are interested or have questions, please contact Director of Voter Outreach, Nasser Mussa, at nasser.mussa@state.mn.us or 651-201-1339.
Women of West St. Paul (WoW), a volunteer action group, will host a forum for candidates in the upcoming primary election seeking to represent ward 3 on West St. Paul's city council. Questions for the candidates can be submitted in advance via email to womenofwsp@gmail.com. You can view the Facebook event page here. The forum will be recorded and a video will made available online afterward. The event will be held:
Monday, July 30
West St. Paul City Hall Council Chambers
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
