El Paso VOTER - League of Women Voters of El Paso

VOTER
Upcoming Meetings
February 26, 2015
General Meeting
Garden Center
6:00pm: Social Time
6:30pm: Program
Get Out the Vote Panel Discussion
with skits.
LWVEP Board of Directors
President: Janet Monteros
1st Vice President (Programs):
Donna Minear
2nd Vice President
(Community Relations):
Barbara Montoya
3rd Vice President (Organization)
Susan Cooper:
Secretary: Janet Kincaid
Treasurer: Pat White
Directors: Stephanie Welch, Dorothy Peca,
Suzi Grizich, Carol Wallace
February 2015
February General Meeting
Thursday, February 26
Garden Center (Memorial Park)
6:00 – 8:00 pm
I. Social Time 6:00 – 6:30 p.m.
II. Opening of Meeting, Janet Monteros,
LWVEP President 6:30 – 6:35 p.m.
III. Social Justice in Education Task Force
Performance 6:35 – 7:00 p.m.
Janet Kincaid to introduce Jena Camp
EPCC Group will perform 3 skits:
1. The Machine
2. The Puppet Master – CEO of Public
Schools
3. Fine Arts Finale
IV. Voter Registration/Get Out the Vote
Panel Discussion 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Pat White to introduce John Cazares +
students from Eastwood High School
Carol Wallace to introduce Claudia Ioli +
others speaking for Youth (UTEP +)
V. Closing of Meeting, Janet Monteros,
LWVEP President 8:00
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CITY, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT ELECTION DATES:
February 27, 2015 - Last day for candidate
to file an application for place on ballot for
general election
April 9, 2015 - last date to register to vote in
May 9, 2015 general election
April 27, 2015 - first day of early voting in
person
May 5, 2015 -- last day of early voting
MAY 9, 2015 -- ELECTION DAY
President’s Message:
Dear MembersGovernor Greg Abbott formally submitted Cameron County Judge Carlos H. Cascos’ name to the Texas
Senate for appointment as Secretary of State. Last week, our nominee Secretary of State Carlos H. Casco
went before the Texas senate’s nomination committee. Why do you ask that this is important: The
Secretary of State is the primary contact point for all county elections directors. The Secretary of State is
responsible for implanting the Texas Elections Code and develops the rules which apply to every county,
including El Paso County! That’s why we were watching the video transmission of his appearance before
the Nominations Committee. Our Senator, Jose Rodriguez sits on that committee and had many good
questions foranet the nominee. Of special interest was Carlos H. Casco’s observation that it is very
important that, on election day, registered voters be allowed to vote at any voting place they choose, just
like in early voting. Now that is good news!! Once he is confirmed we will be sending a good wishes
letter to him, briefly touching on our election day concerns as well as inviting him to come to El Paso for
a walk through meeting with interested El Paso county residents. Looking forward to seeing you at the
general meeting! If you have a chance go ahead and google the Texas Senate video archive where you
can listen to him yourselves.
In League
Janet Monteros, President
New Member
Vote411
Laura Strathmann
5823 N Mesa 525
El Paso, TX 79912
[email protected]
915-820-1031
Vote411 is LWV’s online voters guide for
elections – including the upcoming May
election. Closer to the election you can go to
www.Vote411.org, enter your address and you
will see what races you can vote in and who the
candidates for that race are.
Voter Deputization Registrars
For all of us who are deputized to register voters,
our deputization expired Dec 2014 which means
we have to be retrained and redeputized. The
elections office has scheduled training for
Wednesday, February 25 at 10:00am, Tuesday,
March 10 at 3:00pm and Wednesday, March 25
at 1000am in the County Courthouse
Commissioners Court, 3rd floor. El Paso County
Elections Department will continue to deputize
walk-in’s in their office located at 500 E. San
Antonio, Suite #314, El Paso, Texas 79901 every
Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m., excluding holidays and election cycle.
Candidate Forums
KCOS has offered us time on March 19 and
April 16 for Candidate Forums. After February
27 which is the last day to file for a place on the
ballot, we will determine which races to include
in our forums.
LWV Texas Lobby Days
February 23-24, 2015
Barbara Montoya and Pat White are planning to
attend Lobby Days. Monday afternoon we will
meet with other LWV members to learn about
important issues. On Tuesday, February 24, we
will be meeting in the morning to review our
priorities and get insights on best practices for
lobbying. Starting at 10:30, we will visit with
our legislators, reviewing our priorities for the
84th Legislative Session and giving them a copy
of “We Support.”
Poppies Fest
Poppies Fest will be April 4 from 10:00am –
4:00pm at the El Paso Archeology Museum. We
will have a table where we will register voters.