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The Bylaws of the League of Women Voters Roseville Area, approved at the January 24, 2024 Board meeting, have been updated. Click here to see the Bylaws.

Do you vote? I hope that sounds like a silly question to ask of an LWV of Roseville Area member. How do you think of voting? Is it a right...a privilege...a responsibility...a duty...an opportunity...a power...a burden? Pointless?

Minnesota is proud of its high voter turnout in general elections. (You can view lots of voter data at https://www.sos.state.mn.us/election-administration-campaigns/data-maps/historical-voter-turnout-statistics/) About 80% of eligible voters voted in 2020. But when one looks at the numbers by age, it is clear that we cannot stop promoting voting.

Vote411.org is the site for answers to voting and election questions as well as a source of information on candidates running for local Minnesota and state-wide public office. Please share this one-stop-shop resource with your communities, and also encourage your local candidates to fill out the candidate survey so voters can learn about their priorities. 

You can visit VOTE411 today to make your voting plan:  Check your voter registration, find your polling place, learn about candidates, and more. All the election information you need, available in English and Spanish.

In this latest issue of the Council of Metropolitan Area Leagues (CMAL) newsletter is a brief history of CMAL's 60th anniversary, an introduction to new Board members and Board meeting highlights.

You can view the newsletter here.

The 6th annual LWV of Roseville Area Brews and Book Reviews summer get together is scheduled for Tuesday, July 19, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the newly located White Bear Meadery, 1320 Co. Rd. D Circle, Maplewood. Invite a friend, bring a book (or not) and enjoy an informal evening of sharing books, podcasts, and conversation, leaving with reading lists for the year! 

There are concepts that I can hear explained and accept as true, but that I do not fully understand how to apply correctly and consistently in practice. Take physics. I memorized theorems and principles and plugged-in numbers well enough for high school physics, but the concepts never came naturally to me.

Learn about electric cars and bikes. Following a 30-minute educational session, cars will be on display and their owners will answer your questions. Reps from bike companies will be available with electric bikes. Take an electric bike for a spin, learn what the city is doing to promote EV use, and find out how to navigate and locate car chargers.