[ Falcon Heights - Lauderdale - Little Canada - Maplewood - Roseville ]

If you were unable to join us on November 17 for this informative event, here is the link to the video recorded by Ramsey County Library-Roseville: https://my.nicheacademy.com/rcladult/course/22069

Join us on November 17th 6:30 - 8:00 pm on Zoom to focus on health policy lessons COVID-19 provides. Our current system is ill-prepared. People are losing employer coverage on top of those who are already without coverage. The pandemic points to the need for a system that addresses health disparities and covers everyone, without exception-a system that plans ahead to address public health needs efficiently. Co-sponsored by LWV Roseville Area and Ramsey County Library - Roseville.  Zoom meeting hosted by Ramsey County Library- Roseville.  Register in advance at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rJlj3Ma9QDCmsOLlvDpy8A.  

It is too late to mail an absentee ballot and know that it will be counted.  You can still vote early in person or at the polls on election day.  Or drop off your absentee ballot at an early voting site.  Ramey County drop off sites can be found here: https://www.ramseycounty.us/residents/elections-voting/voters/vote-election-day/vote-mail

Thanks for voting!

The Council of Metropolitan Leagues of Women Voters (CMAL) has issued a newsletter (attached) that covers: 

• Election of CMAL officers
• Governor Walz's Blue Ribbon Panel on Metropolitan Council governance structure (the subject of a 2018-19 CMAL study)
• The October 17 Zoom meeting on the Regional Parks System

Previously Recorded Candidate Forum links:   

• Roseville City Council: https://www.ctvnorthsuburbs.org/videos/lwv-roseville-cc/ 
• District 42 Senate and House A & B conducted by the LWV-White Bear Lake League: https://lwv-wbla.org/voter-services/candidate-forums/  
• Maplewood Mayor & City Council: VOD Link:  http://vod.maplewoodmn.gov/CablecastPublicSite/show/862?channel=1
• District 43 Senate and House A & B: VOD Link:  http://vod.maplewoodmn.gov/CablecastPublicSite/show/863?channel=1 
• Little Canada Mayor and City Council:  https://www.ctvnorthsuburbs.org/videos/league-of-women-voters-candidates-forum-city-of-little-canada/
• District 66 Senate and House A & B: https://www.ctvnorthsuburbs.org/videos/league-of-women-voters-candidates-forum-senate-66-house-66a-66b/ 
• ISD 622 North St. Paul/Maplewood/Oakdale School District: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XczG7Om1lg

In-person voting begins on Friday, September 18.  There are several locations in Ramsey County that will hold in-person absentee voting. Go to the linked website or contact the municipality or county for directions and hours.  Unless otherwise indicated, locations only issue absentee ballots for residents of that municipality.

Do you have questions about registering to vote, completing an absentee ballot and how to return it, election security or any other 2020 election related issue?  In recognition of National Voter Registration Day, Michael Wall, Voter Outreach Specialist from the MN Office of Secretary of State, will respond to any and all voting questions.

As part of our year-long celebration of 100 years of the League of Women Voters, our League invited Dr. Josie Johnson and her co-author Carolyn Holbrook to speak at our Wednesday, September 16 meeting 6:30 - 8 pm. Due to personal circumstances, Dr. Johnson is unavailable to attend, but we are fortunate that Holbrook will cover both Dr. Johnson’s book as well as her own newly released book, Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify. Both books are published by the University of Minnesota Press and are pertinent to our League anniversary and the times we live in, where we must continue fighting for voting and civil rights. This Zoom meeting is co-hosted by the Ramsey County Library - Roseville.

Here is a link to view the program in its entirely: https://www.rclreads.org/hope-in-the-struggle/

Here is a link to the video of this event recorded by Ramsey County Library: https://my.nicheacademy.com/rcladult/course/20681

League member Mindy Greiling’s memoir, Fix What You Can: Schizophrenia and a Lawmaker’s Fight for Her Son, will be the topic of discussion at the Tuesday, Oct. 20 League meeting. The book, which launches in October and is published by the University of Minnesota Press, chronicles her family's experience and legislative work in the Minnesota House of Representatives.

Sue Abderholden, executive director for NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness), Minnesota’s largest provider of family and public education and support and the state’s strongest advocacy organization, will provide additional remarks about the book and our mental health system.

The meeting is co-sponsored by the Ramsey County Library - Roseville and NAMI Ramsey. League member Florence Sprague will moderate.  Registration at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T71434l9TRq3IPjKuORdRg