OCTOBER LUNCHEON & GENERAL MEETING
October 12 @ 11:30-1:30
Tiburon Golf Club
Urban Interface Prescribed Burns,
an Effective Land Management Tool
presented by
Eric Foht
Director of Natural Resources, Naples Botanical Garden
REGISTRATION & MORE INFORMATION
MEMBERS MUST LOG IN FIRST TO RECEIVE MEMBER PRICE
If you are bringing one or more guests, please be sure to register them when you register yourself.
Registration and payment must be made online by
Tuesday, October 6 @ 12:00 PM
Walk-ins will be seated in order of arrival on a space-available basis
Late registration/walk-in price will be strictly enforced
Let's Grow Together! Bring a Friend to Our General Meetings |  NOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT
Our Vote411.org has been updated with all the current candidates and amendments, thanks to Laura Hansen Reynolds. Collier County voters will vote on 12 local races/measures and 3 Constitutional Amendments. Please check it out and share with others. It is critical that we all do everything we can to Get Out the Vote (GOTV) for this election. We are encouraging everyone to Vote Early if possible. While the Vote-by-Mail will operate as usual, mail early to allow proper delivery time.
Voters under 50 continue to lag in voter turnout. LWVUS will send approximately 360,000 postcards to Florida voters under 50 who did not vote in the 2024 general election. Please help us in encouraging everyone you know under 50 to vote!
The US Department of Commerce and the Census Bureau have proposed significant rule changes to the census that, if approved, would only count US citizens and green card holders toward census apportionment data and would exclude any non-permanent residents and undocumented immigrants from the total apportionment count. For an overview of what is happening with the census and the League’s position, visit this page.
On September 30th, LWVCC will be sponsoring Sandy Parker’s “Getting Ready for the November Election” Zoom presentation in partnership with the LWV Lee County and Hadassah of Collier and Lee Counties. There’s still time to register for this event.
I know there is so much going on for all of us. Please make time to GOTV. Thanks for all you do.
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Your general election ballot might include more than 45 local, state, and federal offices to be filled, though the exact number depends on your residence address. In this presentation, Sandy Parker will review the offices and candidates, proposed amendments to the Florida constitution, and proposed local referenda that will be on the ballot for Collier County voters.
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Please volunteer to observe the Collier Canvassing Board’s Logic and Accuracy test, which will open the November 3 general election cycle. On September 30, the SOE staff will test all the vote-tabulating machinery to demonstrate the accuracy of the election vote-counting system. This is an important League service in support of our mission to encourage informed and active participation in government. As League volunteers, we will show our support of free and fair elections with our presence at the Canvassing Board meeting as they authorize the opening of the general election cycle.
When: Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 9:00-11:30
Where: Supervisor of Elections Office, 3750 Enterprise Avenue, Naples – 2nd floor Canvassing Board meeting room and Operations Center at the back of the SOE parking lot
To volunteer, click the link below or sign up on our website under the drop-down menu for Take Action, Volunteer, Volunteering Opportunities. Questions? Contact Laura Hansen Reynolds.
VOLUNTEER FOR CANVASSING BOARD
(login required)
VOTER SERVICES "LUNCH AND LEARN"
Friday, October 9 @ 12:30-2:00
Altavilla Pizza & Trattoria
Please come join us for our Voter Services Lunch & Learn as we prepare for the November General elections. We will discuss and plan our GOTV initiatives, focusing on Vote-by-Mail, tabling events, and distribution of our materials, as well as how best to promote our social media. We will provide a light lunch and lively conversation! Any questions, please contact Tina Palmese.
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VOTE411.ORG IS LIVE
Our local League of Women Voters of Collier County published its online non-partisan voter guide with all the local general election (Nov. 3) races on Vote411.org – every race on your ballot is covered…county, state and federal. The guide also has great information on ballot measures/referenda. Simply put your address into Vote411 and you’ll see what will be on your ballot, including profiles from candidates. Hear each candidates own words about their positions on the issues that face Collier citizens. Referendum questions include a discussion of the issues and what a Yes or No vote will mean. VOTE411.ORG is the League’s one-stop-shop where you can find nonpartisan voting information. Please also tell your friends, neighbors and relatives to check Vote411 before they cast their ballots – let’s all be informed voters!
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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| September 28 @ 7:00 |
Make Your Mark
(Be Election Ready) |
| September 30 @ 11:00-1:00 |
Get Ready for the General Election
ZOOM with Sandy Parker |
| October 1 @ 10:00-1:00 |
LWVFL Book Club
I Never Thought of It That Way |
| October 12 @ 11:30-1:30 |
Luncheon & General Meeting |
Visit the LWVCC Calendar for event details
| UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Check our Event Calendar for meeting locations and more information. LWVCC committee meetings are for members and their invited guests unless stated otherwise; members should log in to the website to register to get the Zoom links for committee meetings and other events. | Board Meeting
October 7 @ 9:30-12:00
Collier Community Foundation, 2340 Vanderbilt Beach Rd Ste 401, Naples, FL 34109
NOTE LOCATION CHANGE | Environmental Affairs Committee Meeting
October 8 @ 10:00-11:30
Collier Community Foundation, 2340 Vanderbilt Beach Rd Ste 401, Naples, FL 34109
NOTE LOCATION CHANGE
Eve Samples, Executive Director of Friends of the Everglades, will discuss Everglades restoration of the detention center site. | Communications Team Meeting
October 8 @ 3:30-5:00
Zoom | Voter Services Committee Meeting
October 9 @ 12:30-2:00 NOTE CHANGE OF DAY
Altavilla Trattoria | Plastics Task Force Meeting
October 15 @ 3:30-5:00
Zoom | Membership Team Meeting
October 20 @ 3:00-4:00
Zoom | Gun Violence Prevention Committee Meeting
October 21 @ 10:00-11:00
Zoom
Tama Caldarone, Legal Director and Kourtney Arrosmith, advocate at the Shelter for Abused Women & Children, will discuss gun violence as it relates to domestic violence and will present an actual case study. | Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in Government. We influence public policy through education and advocacy. Our goal is to empower citizens to take an active role in shaping better communities worldwide. The League of Women Voters of Collier County does not support or endorse any candidate or political party.
| League of Women Voters of Collier County
P.O. Box 9883Naples, FL 34101
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