The Council of Metropolitan Area Leagues covers Twin Cities metro area issues, including the Met Council and its governance.  Read about its current topics and upcoming events in CMAL's October newsletter.

Throughout this fall, a dedicated group of St. Paul high school and college students have worked on voter outreach in their schools and communities. Partnered with the League of Women Voters St. Paul (LWVSP), these 14 students from eight different schools created and disseminated a variety of projects related to voter registration, youth engagement, and early voting.

Read more here about LWVSP's fall Youth Vote activities in our October 30th news release.

The October Voter Newsletter is out.  Hear from our Co-Presidents, get updated on "Get out the Vote" efforts and election activities, and learn about the upcoming "Safe Voting from Home" program with U.S. Postal Service and the Ramsey County Elections.

Below you can find links to recordings of our candidate forums, recorded by SPNN. This post will be updated with additional forums as they happen.

District 66

• SD 66: John Marty and Greg Copeland
• HD 66A: Alice Hausman and Brett Rose
• HD 66B: Athena Hollins and Mikki Murray

A video recording of our live streamed event "Elections 2020: Protected or Infected?" is now available to watch on YouTube!

This event featured, Nick Harper, the Civic Engagement Director for League of Women Voters of Minnesota, and Joelle Stangler, the Civic Engagement Director for Minnesota Voice, a coalition of non-profit organizations working toward permanent change in racial, social, and economic justice by increasing civic engagement and voter participation across the state, especially focused in underrepresented communities.

Nick & Joelle discussed bills were introduced in the regular and special legislative sessions, how the pandemic impacted the legislative focus, and what changes are ahead for the August primary and the November general elections.

Watch Now!

For more information about voting from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, visit www.lwvmn.org/vote-from-home.

The April/May Voter Newsletter is out. Read the full version online.

On January 21, LWV St. Paul and LWV Minneapolis co-hosted an event to educate voters about the presidential nominating primary. The event was livestreamed by SPNN, and the recording is available to watch on Facebook as well as on YouTube.

Minnesotans can also watch the recording on their local television stations:

SPNN - St. Paul (Ch 19) 

01/28/20, 7:00 pm
01/31/20, 3:00 pm
02/02/20, 7:00 am
02/02/20, 6:00 pm
02/04/20, 7:00 pm

MTN - Minneapolis (Ch 16)

Town Square Television - Northern Dakota County (Ch 15)

CTV - Roseville (Ch 15 & 19)

QCTV - Quad Cities Area (Ch 15, 16, 18, 19 depending on your location)

The 2019 November Voter Newsletter is available viewing and download here.

The St. Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN) has recorded several of LWV St. Paul's forums for local elections this year. You can find links to all of them on the SPNN website.