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May 2015
Volume 19 #10
TableofContents
LeagueCalendar
ComeCelebrateatAnnualMeeting
ProposedAdditiontoCityGovernmentPosition
NominatingCommitteeReport
HonoringJudyClack
CapitolCorpsParticipantsContinueStellarPerformance
ActionRequests
DiscussionGrouponLocalIssuesattheCityLevel
VolunteeringforOfficeCorp
MembershipReportandInterestSurvey
BoardContactList
FromthePresident
FromtheWebmaster
UpdateVoterIDandVolunteerDeputyRegistrarTraining
HonorsandMemorials
"Like"OurLeagueonFacebook
"Follow"OurLeagueonTwitter
ShopatRandallsandSupportLWVAA
OpenCompassBankAccountandSupportLWVAA
LeaveaLegacytoYourLeague
LWVAA Calendar
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Board Contact List
Carol Olewin
Mon., May 4, 6:30 pm, Board Meeting, League Office, 1011 W. 31st St. Members.
Tues., May 5, 10:30 am, 12:30 pm, or 6:30 pm, Volunteer Deputy Registrar
Training, Travis County Voter Registrar's office, 5501 Airport Blvd, Austin.
Sat., May 9, 10:00 am - Noon Local Issues Discussion meeting at League office.
1011 West 31st Street, Austin.
Sat., May 9, 10:00 - 11:30 am. Volunteer Deputy Registrar Training, First
Unitarian-Universalist Church of Austin, 4700 Grove, Austin.
Tues., May 19, Annual Meeting and Pot Luck Dinner. Trinity United Methodist
Church, Members. 4001 Speedway, Austin.
President
Mary Cullinane
1st VP Program Cinde Weatherby
2nd VP Community Relations Jo Reichler
3rd VP Organization
Diane Davis
Secretary Gwen Santiago
Treasurer Judy Parken
Membership
Sat., June 6 Transitional Meeting. Time and place to be determined.
Back issues of the LWVAA Voter can be found at this link.
Jaci Collins
Member Records
Frances McIntyre
Advocacy and
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ComeCelebrateat
AnnualMeeting
LWVAAAnnualMeetingandPotluckSupper
Tues.,May19,6:00p.m.
TrinityUnitedMethodistChurch,4001Speedway
BringaDish(Preferred)or$10
PlantocelebrateanothersuccessfulLeagueyearbyattending
ourMay19AnnualMeeting,whenwe'llgathertoenjoyatasty
meal,tosocialize,andtotakecareofbusinessandprogram
matters.ThisisyouropportunitytohaveasayinthedirectiontheAustinLeague
takesnextyear.
Voters Guide Editor
Eliza May
Special Events
Hal Jennings
Webmaster
Donna Pauler
Voter Editor
From the President
Wewillapprovetheproposedprogram,budget,bylaws,andnominationsforofficers,
andwe'llrecognizeLeaguerswhohavegonetheextramile.
ProposedProgramAdditionforApproval
Thisyear,wewillbevotingonaproposedadditiontoourpositiononcity
governmentthatsupportsanIndependentCitizensRedistrictingCommission
(ICRC).Itisresponsiblefordrawingthelinesforthe10single­memberdistrictsfrom
whichmembersoftheAustinCityCouncilareelected.FrancesMcIntyre,chairof
Advocacy,proposedthisadditionasaconcurrence,andtheLWVAABoard
recommendsapprovalbymembersattheAnnualMeeting.Seethefollowingreportby
Francesthatgivesthehistoryandjustificationforthispositionchange.(Note:This
reportalsoappearsinthe2014AnnualMeetingWorkbookaspartoftheProgram
Report.)
JudyClacktoBeHonored
Thisyear'sAnnualMeetingisdedicatedtoJudyClack,whohaskeptusallinformed
andorganizedsinceJune2011,servingasVotereditorANDasOrganizationVP,or
OfficeManager.ReadmoreaboutJudy'sremarkablecontributionstoourAustin
LeagueinthetributefollowingFrances'articletheAustinCityCouncil.Plantocome
tothemeetingtowishhergood­byeandgoodluckonhermovetothePittsburgh
area.
ReadandBringYourWorkbook
Checkoutthe2015AnnualMeetingWorkbookthatwasemailedormailedtoyou,
printit,andsaveitforfuturereference.Hereislinkifyouneedit.Itisyourguideto
thenuts­and­boltsmattersthatdeterminehowtheAustinLeagueoperates.It
includesup­to­datelocalpositionsonwhichtheLeaguecanadvocate.Rrememberto
bringyourWorkbooktotheAnnualmeeting.
Our fiscal year is wrapping up and
we are ending the year on a good
fiscal note with an impressive list
of accomplishments.
The State of the City Auction
raised over $5,000 for the
Education Fund and over $3,000
for our Austin Area Operating
Fund leaving balances of over
$19,000 in the Austin Area
Operating Account and over
$33,000 in the Education Fund.
Membership has increased by
10% up to 232 members
Most recently we lost our Board
Secretary, Peggy Stewart, to her
long struggle with cancer. In spite
of that, we had a good year with
very dedicated Board members
that bring new skills and
~AnneRoussos,editorofthe2015AnnualMeetingWorkbook
knowledge to the Board. Diane
[email protected]
Davis has accepted position to fill
Board Secretary. Judy Clack, VP
Organization will be leaving the
Board to help support her family in
Pennsylvania. Jo Reichler quickly
stepped in to carry on the duties
ReportonProposedAdditiontoCityGovernmentPosition
until a new VP is elected. Stewart
forApprovalatAnnualMeeting.
Snyder, VP Community Relations
left early in the year to pursue new
AtanApril6meeting,theLWVAAboardvotedtorecommenda
interest in Minnesota. Cinde
proposedadditiontotheCityGovernmentpositionthatwas
submittedbyFrancesMcIntyreasaconcurrence.*Theaddition Weatherby stepped up as VP
willbepresentedformemberapprovalandadoptionattheMay Community Relations and lead this
year's Austin Legislative Corp.
19,2015,AnnualMeeting.
Report:ProposedAdditionto
CityGovernmentPosition
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ProposedWording
Thechangewouldaddafourthbullettoourpositionunder"CityGovernment#2
CouncilandElections,"asfollows(seetheCITYGOVERNMENTsectioninthe
LWVAA'sPositionStatementselsewhereinthisWorkbook):
CityGovernment
• 2.CouncilandElections
• Supportfordirectelectionofthemayor.
• Forcouncilmemberelections,supportforthefollowingstructures,provided
thatunderthesestructures,thereareenoughequal­sizedgeographicdistricts
drawntosupportminorityopportunitydistricts:
• geographic­districtrepresentativesplusat­largerepresentatives,or
• geographic­districtrepresentativesplussupergeographic­district
representatives,or
• geographic­districtrepresentativesonly.
• SupportofacampaignspendingordinancetobemandatedintheCityCharter.
• SupportofanIndependentCitizensRedistrictingCommission.
History,ExplanationandJustification.
Atthe2012AnnualMeeting,theLWVAAadoptedanupdatetoourpositiononCity
Governmentthatrelatestocitycouncilelections.Thechangebroadenedthewayswe
cansupportsingle­memberdistrictstoallowustoaddressthisimportantissue.Atthe
time,therewasafledglingcitizensgroupthatwasdiscussingsingle­memberdistricts,
withtheaimofgettingacitizensinitiativeontheballot.Theirgeneralpurposewasto
changetheAustinCityCouncilfromallat­largetosingle­memberdistricts.Whenthe
citizensgroup,AustinitesforGeographicalRepresentation,hadcometoadecisionon
theexactmethodtheyagreedupon,theydevelopedapetitionthatincludedthe
particularsoftherepresentationandalsoincludedanIndependentCitizens
RedistrictingCommissiontodrawthedistrictlines.
This year we produced the largest
Voters Guide and conducted the
most candidate forums in Austin's
history, thanks to the new
geographic representation of the
Austin City Council. We partnered
with the Austin AmericanStatesman newspaper to distribute
over 120,000 Voters Guides. Over
$8,000 was raised to produce a
Spanish translation of the
Voter Guide. We partnered with
ThinkVoting to produce the first
ever smart phone application for
the Voters Guide.
Programs this year featured
elected officials Mayor Steve
Adler, Retired Judge John Dietz,
Senator Kirk Watson, and Texas
State Representatives Donna
Howard, Cecelia Israel and Elliot
Naishtat.
The Anne MacAfee Student
Membership Scholarship is well
underway with a little over $400
available for Student Membership
scholarships. Student Membership
Scholarships are available to
anyone that meets the
requirements of a Student Member
for as long as the funds are
TheLWVAAwasabletosupportthispetitionbecauseofthechangeinourposition.
available. If you'd like to sign up a
WealsowereabletosupporttheIndependentCitizensRedistrictingCommission
student for LWV membership,
(ICRC)becausewehaveaLWV­Texaspositionthatsupportsredistricting
contact Judy Parken, Membership
commissionsatthestatelevel.TheLWV­USpositiondoesnotaddressapportionment Chair.
becauseitisamatterforthestatestodealwith.Thenationalpositiondoessay,
"Basedonprinciples,issuepositionsandpastactions,itappearstheLeaguehassome It takes a lot of people to manage
leewayonredistricting."Thenitlistssomecriteria,suchascitizenparticipation,
and run an organization as big as
transparency,andaccountability.
and active as the Austin League of
Women Voters. Our Board
consists of 7 elected officers and 6
InNovemberof2012,theballotmeasurepassed,andtheAustinCityCharterwas
changedtoincorporatethedetailsofelectingcouncilmembersfrom10districts,with appointed directors. The Board
meets the 1st Monday of the
themayortobeelectedat­large.ItalsoincludedthecriteriaanddutiesoftheICRC.
TheICRCwaschosenandstartedworkinMayorJuneof2013.Thedistrictmapswere month. If you have the time and
skills, please join one of our many
presentedinDecemberof2013,whichgavetheprospectivecandidatesthe
groups and activities and think
opportunitytobegintheircampaigns.TheNovember2014electionwasthefirst
changeinAustin'sgovernancesincethe1970s.TheLWValsohadbeenadvocatingfor about becoming a director.
single­memberdistrictssincethe1970s.Ouradvocacyforthismethodwassignificant
The Annual Membership meeting
ingettingthemeasurepassed.
is Tuesday, May 19, at Trinity
Methodist Church, 4200
Therecommendedchangethisyeartoourpositionistoaddsupportforan
speedway. Plan on joining us to
ICRC,whichisnotincludedinourlocalpositions.
elect next year's directors. We'll
WehaveenoughinformationfromthestateLeagueandsomeguidancefromthe
nationalLeaguethatallowustoadoptsupportofaCitizensIndependentRedistricting adopt a budget and program, as
Commissionasaconcurrence*thatdoesnotneedtoinvolveastudy.Wedidsupport well as conduct other business as
theballotmeasurethatincludedtheICRCin2012.Ibelieveweneedthisdelineatedin well as socialize with friends. Have
a great summer as we will take a
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ourpositions.AustinistheonlymunicipalitytohaveanICRC,andwewanttokeepit
thatway.
summer break and resume
business in September.
*("Concurrence"isadoptingapositionthatanotherLeaguehasalreadystudied.)
~ Carol Olewin, President,
[email protected]
~FrancesMcIntyre,AdvocacyChairandVoterGuideEditor,
[email protected]
NominatingCommittee
SlateofOfficers
From the
Webmaster
FollowingistheNominatingCommittedSlateofofficersforthe2015­2017.Thiswill
bevoteduponattheannualmeeting.
ElectedOfficersandtheirtermofoffice:
President:CarolOlewin2016
1stVP(Program):MaryCullinane2016
2ndVP(Comm.Rel.):CindeWeatherby2017
3rdVP(Organization):JaciCollins2017
4thVP(VoterService):2016
Secretary:DianeDavis2017
Treasurer:GwenSantiago2016
SixDirectorsElectedforOneYearTerm:
Advocacy:FrancesMcIntyre2016
MembershipChair:JudyParken
MembershipRecords:JaneMcFarland2016
VoterEditor:DonnaPauler2016
VoterRegistration:JuneConway2016
WebMaster&BlastEd:HalJennings2016
Off-BoardChairs:
Budget:2016
By­Laws:MaxineBarkan2016
Development:KateCanby2016
Publicity/Publications:LeaMasiello2016
SpecialEvents:ElizaMay2016
VotersGuide,Editor:FrancesMcIntyre2016
WorkbookEditor:
NominatingComm:MargitOrange2016
This month we have been actively
supporting the drive to get online
voter registration approved by the
Texas legislature. Many Facebook
posts and Tweets have gone out
to our followers to keep them
informed and encourage their
support and engagement.
We encourage you to "like" or
"share" our Facebook posts to
help expand the reach of these
announcements to expand to all of
your friends. See procedure below.
~ Hal Jennings, Webmaster,
[email protected]
Voter ID Update
Registration and
Volunteer Deputy
Registrar Training
HonoringJudyClack
UPDATE ON VOTER ID LAW
(from the Austin AmericanStatesman story of April 27th by
Tim Eaton)
PREVIOUSLY: In October of 2014
US District Judge Nelva Gonzales
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Ramos of Corpus Christi found
evidence of racial discrimination in
the crafting of Texas' Voter ID Law
and ruled the law unconstitutional.
The Texas Attorney General
claimed the finding was wrong and
appealed the ruling to the 5th
Circuit Court of Appeals. He also
successfully petitioned the
Supreme Court for a temporary
order to allow the law to stand for
the 2014 elections.
This year's Annual Meeting is dedicated toJudy Clack. She has been the tie that has bound
us together since June 2011, when she joined the LWVAA board asVoter editor and as
Organization VP, or Office Manager. In addition, she sends time-sensitive email blasts to
members and the public. In these vital roles, Judy has worked tirelessly, setting remarkably
high standards. An eagle-eye editor, Judy has expanded the contents and enhanced the
quality of the Voter. She solicits material, sends deadline reminders, edits, and publishes on
time.
CURRENT: On Tuesday, April
28th, a 5th Circuit of Appeals
panel of 3 judges heard arguments
from lawyers for the Texas
Attorney General's Office and for
the lead plaintiffs, US Rep. Marc
Veasy D-Ft. Worth and LULAC,
and for the US Dept. of Justice,
Plaintiff. The Judges must decide if
Judy'skeenorganizationalskillsareequallyevidentintheLeagueoffice,asourcorps Judge Ramos was "clearly wrong"
ofsome20volunteerswillconfirm.Judytrainseachnewvolunteerandemails
in her ruling. Each side is given 20
everyoneweeklyremindersofworkschedulesandtimelyofficeduties.Office
minutes to argue its case and the
instructionalmaterialsandnotesabound,suppliesarewellstocked,andmachinesare judges will ask questions. A ruling
inworkingorder.Judyhasalwaysbeenoncallforquestionsthatvolunteers
is expected in the coming months.
encounter.
The judges hearing this case:
You'veseenJudybusilyinvolvedinnearlyeveryLWVAAevent.Becauseshe"lovesto Chief Judge Carl Stewart
learnstuff,"shehasjoinedalmostalltheLWVAAstudycommittees.Sheisequally
(appointed by Bill Clinton), Judge
committedtovoterservice,andhashelpedwithvoterregistrationandcandidate
Catherina Hayes (appointed by
forumseachyear.Shewasco­chairofvolunteersfortheLWVTXconventioninAustin. George W. Bush) and Judge
Nanette Brown (appointed by
Barack Obama).
JudyhasbeenaLeaguemembersince1976,whenshejoinedtheLWVChemung
County,inElmira,NY.SheimmediatelyjoinedtheRecyclingCommittee.Ayearlater,
FUTURE: Whichever way the
shebeganathree­yearstintaspresident.Judysaystheskillsshelearnedinthe
Leaguepreparedherforacareerincollegeadministration.Shewasalsoahighschool decision, the case most surely will
be appealed to the full 5th Circuit
mathteacherforsixyears.
Court of Appeals (one of the most
conservative in the nation) or
JudyismovingthismonthtothePittsburgh,PA,areatobeclosertoher
directly to the Supreme Court.
grandchildren.WeextendourspecialthankstoJudyforherfriendship,dedication,
andcontributionstotheLWVAA.ShewillalwaysbeapartofourLeaguefamily.
Noteworthy: The plaintiff's
argument is not whether Texas
can have a voter ID law but that
this law as written is
unconstitutional, mainly because
of the narrow restrictions on
acceptable proofs of identity.
WomenVotersofTexaspositionstotheTexasLegislature.
Thenumbers,asofApril24
Volunteers needed to become
Testified50timesinLegislativeCommitteepublichearings;
Voter Deputy Registrars. VDRs
Registeredsupportoroppositionon98bills;and
help register eligible citizens to
Delivered33personalizedletterstoLegislators,aswellas
vote by distributing, reviewing, and
invitationstotheonlinevoterregistrationbriefingtoeach
accepting completed voter
member'soffice.
registration applications. This
CapitolCorpsParticipants
ContinueStellarPerformance
training must be repeated every
two years. Starting January 1,
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WhiletheCorpssupportsallofthe29LWV­TXissueareas,actionscontinuedtobe
focusedonthetopfourpriorityissuesof:
•
•
•
•
Education
Water
VotingRights/Elections
ReproductiveChoice/Women'sHealth
AsmentionedintheAprilVoter,ChrisandBarbaraFrandsenandJaneMcFarland
haveplayedkeyrolesinpresentingLWV­TXpositions.LWV­AAPresidentCarol
OlewinjoinedtheCCparticipantsintestifying.InCarol'stwoassignmentssheset
Sessionrecordsforlatesttestimony,bothaftermidnight.
NewAustinLeaguememberBrendaKoeglerhasassistedwithtestimony,aswellas
providingonlinevoterregistrationissueresearchandoutreach.NewmemberSara
GroffhasprovidedindispensibleadministrativeassistancetotheCCteamby
donatingprecioushoursoftimefromhome.
OtherLWVAAmembershaverespondedtoourcallsforassistancewhenever
received:JulieMoore,DianneWheeler,andDeloresBlockfromLWVAA,and
BetseySingletonofneighboringSanMarcos.
Ofcourse,GraceChimeneistheonepickingupmajorresponsibilitiesfordelivering
testimonyandcoveringissueswithoutissuechairs.Majoramongthoseissuesare
opencarry,campuscarry,andtheMedicaregap.
AsthemonthofAprilcloses,onlinevoterregistration
legislation,oneoftheLWV­TXprioritypiecesof
legislation,issetforitsfirstpublichearingApril27thin
theHouseElectionsCommittee.Agreatdealofadvocacy
onbehalfoftheOVRbillshasbeenunderwaywithour
involvement.Otherpartiesestablishedawebsiteto
promotethesubject.FacebookandTwitteraccountsare
underwaytocontinuetospreadthewordaboutOVR
legislation,withsupportfromCindeWeatherbyandGraceChimene.Austin's
ThinkVotingteamplayedaroleinestablishingandmaintainingthetwosocialmedia
enterprises.JeffCardenasandJimNelsonofThinkVotingwentaboveandbeyond
thecallinprovidingleadershipandoperations.Besureto"like"theFBaccount
[email protected]
Registration website
~CindeWeatherby,2ndVPCommunityRelations,
[email protected]
ActionRequests
2015, all current VDRs and those
wishing to become VDRs must get
trained. Your term will be January
1, 2015 - December 31, 2016.
Citizens interested in becoming a
VDR or renewing their eligibility
may attend a one-hour training
session held the first Tuesday of
each month at 10:30 a.m., 12:30
p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Training is held
at the Travis County Voter
Registrar's office located at 5501
Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78751.
Upcoming dates are Tues., May 5
and June 2.
Bruce Elfant, our Travis County
Voter Registrar, is offering extra
Volunteer Deputy Registrar (VDR)
training the second Saturday of
each month from 10:00AM - 11:30
am (usually ends at 11:15). The
next sessions will be May 9 and
June 13 at First Unitarian
Universalist Church, 4700 Grover,
Austin. Space is limited. Sign up at
this link.
~ June Conway, Voter Registration Chair.
[email protected]
Honors and
Memorials
To make a donation in honor of
or in memory of a League
member, click here to download
the form. Then mail with your
donation to the LWVAA Office,
1011 W. 31st St., Austin, TX
78705.
"Like" Our League
on Facebook LWV­TXhasdistributedseveralActionAlertstothefull
membership,somesentdirectlytomembersinstand­alone
It's so easy to follow
emailsandothersassociatedwiththebi­weeklyLegislative
our League on
Newsletter.Please open those and consider taking action on
Facebook. Thanks
those issues most important to you.Simplypickingupthephone
to Brigid Hall for these
andregisteringyouropiniontoastafferinyourLegislators'
instructions:
officesisabighelp.Theurgencyforrespondingtoalertsshould
increaseinthelastmonthofthe84thLegislaturebeforeitcloses 1. Go to facebook.com and login
SineDieJune1,2015.
to your existing account or create
a new one.
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LinkstoalloftheLegislativeNewslettersandActionAlertsareontheLWV­TX
homepage.AlldetailedtestimonyprovidedthisSessionisalsobeingposted,with
regularupdates.Thelinktothetestimonyactionalertsishere:
2. Enter "League of Women
Voters of the Austin Area" in the
search box at the top of the page.
~CindeWeatherby,2ndVPCommunityRelations,
[email protected]
3. Facebook will show you
possible matches to your search
terms as you type. Simply click on
the box with our logo and title.
DiscussionGroup:
LocalIssuesattheCityLevel
TheLocalIssuesDiscussionGroupishavingagreattimeand
learningalot.Iinviteyoutocomewhenyoucan,onceamonth,
tojoinusaswetalkabouttheissuesofthedayinAustin.For
example,inApril,wetalkedabouttheDeckerLakegolfcourse,
AustinEnergy,theSouthMopacproposedimprovements,City
ethicreforms,homesteadexemptions,AISDequitystudy,Travis
County'sfuturebondelectionandotherissuesofinterest.
Everyoneputsintheir2centsiftheychooseandeverybodybecomesbetterinformed.
Mostoftheseissueswillbediscussedforawhileasthingsprogress.Wedon'ttryto
solvetheissues,justbecomebetterinformed.
WewillmeetnextonSaturday,May9that10:00intheLeagueoffice,1011West
31stSt.Ourregularscheduleisthe3rdSaturdayinthemonth.Joinuswhenyoucan.
~FrancesMcIntyre,AdvocacyChairandVoterGuideEditor,
[email protected]­451­1551
VolunteeringforOfficeCorps
LWVAAhasanofficeon31stStreetjustwestofLamar.We
maintainapresenceinthecommunitybystaffingitwith
volunteersdailyfrom11amto2pm.
4. Once you get to our page, there
will be a button that says "Like"
and has an image of a "thumbs
up."
5. Click on that button.
Now you are subscribed to our
page and will see our news stories
on your Facebook homepage.
Follow Our League
on Twitter It's so easy to follow
our League on Twitter.
Thanks to Brigid Hall
for these instructions:
1. Go to twitter.com and login to
your existing account or create a
new one.
2. Search for lwvatx in the search
box at the top of the page.
Theworkconsistsmainlyofopeningandhandlingthemailand 3. On the left hand side of the
donations,plusansweringthephone.Occasionallyweareasked page, under "People" click on our
assistwithotherclericaltasksforvoterservicesand/or
logo.
committeeworkforoneormoreLWVAAprojectsorstudies.
4. Click on the "follow" button and
then you will be subscribed to the
Eachvolunteertakesoneormoreshiftseachmonth(e.g.the3Wednesdayor4
LWVAA page and get updates on
Thursday).Ifyouhave3hoursamonthtovolunteerwithus,we'dbehappytohave
any of our posts.
yourhelp.PleasecontactJoReichler.
~JoReichler3rdVPOrganization
[email protected]­479­4003.
Shop at Randalls and
Support the League
MembershipReportand
InterestSurvey
Randalls Good Neighbor
Program gives the Austin League
a percentage of sales from
members who link the League to
MemberInterestSurvey:
Ifyouareeitheranewmemberoramemberwhomayhaveabit their Remarkable cards. Our
account number is 465.
oftimetovolunteerfortheLeague(eitherregularlyor
occasionally),pleasecompletethisMemberInterestSurvey.This
Click on this link for a document
willhelpusidentifyyourskillsandinterests.Afewnew
to complete and return to any
membershavefilledthisoutalready,butmostofourmembers
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havenot.Weespeciallyneedtohearfromallmemberswhohave Randalls store to join the Good
Neighbor Program and help our
alittletimetohelpus.Thankyoufordoingthisnow.
League.
NewMembers:
Compass Bank
OnemoreindividualhasjoinedourranksasnewLeaguemember:AnnePericolas.A
warmwelcometoyou,Anne.AsamemberoftheAustinLeague,eachofyouisalsoa
Accounts
memberofthenational(LWVUS)andstate(LWVTX)Leagues.Seetheselinksforan
Support LWVAA abundanceofeducationalinformation.
www.lwvaustin.org www.lwvtexas.org www.lwv.org
Have you opened an account at
BBVA Compass Bank in the last
RegularandSustainingMemberships:Ofyour$60inregulardues,$54goestothe 12 months? If so, they will make a
LWVTXandtheLWVUS,andonly$6islefttosupportourAustinLeague.Payingatthe $50 contribution to the Austin
sustaininglevelgreatlybenefitstheAustinLeaguebecausetheextramoneystaysin
League of Women Voters. Just
AustinandsupportsourlocalLeague'sactivities.
email your name (no account
numbers) to our treasurer, Gwen
ThankYou,SustainingMembers:
Santiago,
Specialthankstothismonth'ssustainingmembers:CeceliaBurke,JulieandJodie
[email protected] .
Moore,PamReed,EdSilhahousehold,andBarbaraWerth.Wearegratefulfor
Compass Bank also pays the
youradditionalfinancialsupportforourlocalLeague.
League a small percentage for
ThankYou,RenewingMembers:Manythankstothefollowingmemberswhoalso Internet and phone transactions.
renewedthismonth:JanWilliamsandCarolWood.Wedependonyoursupportand For information, contact Paul
Sicotte at Compass Bank, 512appreciateyourrenewals.
421-5741.
NewMembership,RenewalDuesPayment,AddressChanges:Pleasemailyour
name,address,phonenumber,emailaddress,householdmember(ifapplicable),
alongwithyourduespaymentand/oranychangestotheLWVAAoffice,1011W.31st,
Leave a Legacy to Austin,TX78705.ChecksmaybemadeouttotheLWVoftheAustinArea.Choosean
Your League
amountbelow.Oryoumayinsteadclickhereforrenewals(orclickhere fornew
memberships)topayyourannualduesonlinebycreditcardviaPayPalwhile
Making a legacy donation to the
providingalltheaboveinformation.
League of Women Voters of the
Austin Area Education Fund in
Hereisthescheduleofduesamounts:
your will is among the easiest
ways to offer support of the
IndividualHouseholdStudent
LWVAEF's work for years to
SustainingDues$100.00$150.00
come.
RegularDues$60.00$90.00$20.00
ContactmeanytimewithyourLeaguequestions.
~JudyParken,MembershipChair,[email protected],512­502­0278.
We suggest the following language
to include the Austin League
Education Fund as a beneficiary of
a will or trust:
" I give, devise, and bequeath to
the League of Women Voters of
the Austin Area Education Fund, a
charitable organization formed in
the State of Texas, with offices at
1011 W. 31st St, Austin, Texas
78705, {the sum of $___ } {___
percentage of my residuary
estate}." If you already have a will,
you can have your attorney add a
codicil to include the LWVAAEF.
After you've added the League,
please email the Austin League
office, [email protected], so
we can list you as a member of our
League's Legacy Society.
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