Happy December! Fall flew by and we’re happy to wrap up another successful season. As we look back over the year, we are grateful to our members, supporters, board members, and volunteers who contributed so much.

Here are some of the year’s highlights:

• We held online broadcast programs about equity and accessibility in voting, the redistricting process, social studies standards, and rebuilding University Avenue.
• Partnered with SPNN to host mayoral and school board forums that have been viewed over 9,000 times!
• Engaged St. Paul youth in the electoral process through our Student Leaders program.
• Published and distributed our Voter Guide (our most popular online stop) in English, Spanish and Hmong.
• Grew our social media presence by increasing election-related messaging

The recording of the November Our St. Paul: Learn with the League is now available! The program features Youth Vote Projects created by LWVSP Student Leaders related to Voter Registration and Voter Education. The program starts with background by former LWVSP Youth Vote Chair, Dan Krivit. Current LWVSP Youth Vote co-Chair Lia Pak shared updates about Student Leaders in 2021 and Student Leader Pa Nra Lee shared the presentation from Como Park High School.

Some resources mentioned:

Como Park High School News: League of Women Voters by Eric Erickson from the Park Bugle

Here is the November 2021 CMAL Newsletter for your reading enjoyment.

LWV St. Paul contributed an interesting article on youth engagement. 

This is a recording of the October 26, 2021 live "Our St. Paul: Learn with the League" program. As Minnesota’s population grows, the state is becoming more diverse. According to the Center for Information and Research on Civil Learning and Engagement, in the 2020 Election, 65% of Minnesotans aged 18-29 voted. That is up from 2016. Nationally, 52-55% of 18-29 year old voters voted in 2020. For the third of this three-part series, LWVSP welcomes panelists Professor Paul Goren, voter Jordan Hartman, and voter Grace Reardon.

Voters can watch recordings of our candidate forums at the following links:

Mayoral Candidate Forum

School Board Candidate Forum

This year in St. Paul we have elections for mayor and school board as well as a ballot question on rent stabilization.  Learn more about the candidates, ranked choice voting and key dates with our 2021 Voter Guide. Keep an eye open for our candidate forums and rent stabilization debate, dates coming soon! 

St. Paul Voter Guide 2021.pdf

St. Paul Voter Guide 2021-hmn.pdf

St. Paul Voter Guide 2021-spa.pdf

Watch the St. Paul School Board Forum recorded on October 6th, 2021 at the SPNN TV Studio.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5Rr_6cZjsU

Wondering what school boards do? Check out the LWV Woodbury, Cottage Grove Area's in depth program here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yl-uNuaolY

This month's newsletter is 10 pages of news and updates:

• An interview with longtime LWVSP member Mary Vik (pictured above, at left)
• Voter services news and a partnership with the Minnesota Lynx and Timberwolves
• Learn with the League program announcements and a recap of the August program on physical barriers to voting
• The new diversity, equity, and inclusion policy
• Book club news
• Amy and Heidi's complete letter to members

Read our October 2021 newsletter.

"Equity and Accessibility in Voting: Language and Cultural Barriers to the Polls"

This is a recording of the live "Learn with the League" program from August 24, 2021. The first of this three-part series about equity and accessibility in voting, our panel of Marion McCarthy, advocate for successful aging, and Nikki Villavicencio, noted disability rights advocate and current Maplewood City Council member, discussed various physical issues they have encountered while voting. Learn about current Minnesota state law and specific actions you can take to promote excellence in voting access for all Minnesota citizens eligible to vote.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rasi9wrwFvo