Advocacy & Volunteer Activities

League of Women Voters^®
of Bellingham/Whatcom County

the community needs everyone to participate to be a strong, safe, fair and vibrant place to live

Election Observing. Watchers for City & County Councils, and the Port of Bellingham. Citizen's Election Advisory Committee (CEAC). Whatcom Fair Voting. Computer Skills Needed. Whatcom County Re-Entry Coalition.

Election Observing

Election Observation: For trained observers Opening and Sorting Ballots begins October 21 (Thursday), Machine Counting begins November 2 (Tuesday), continues November 3 and subsequent days as enough ballots arrive to feed the machine counter. Observers check in at the Auditors office, 311 Grand Avenue - in the County Courthouse. Please contact league@LWVbellinghamwhatcom.org for more information
Notes from Observing Activities:

First LWV Election Observer Corp Activity

October 26, 2009 Election Observer Notes

Voter Ballot Logic & Accuracy (L & A) Test Observation

Watchers for City & County Councils, and the Port of Bellingham

If you are interested in volunteering to observe the City Council or County Council, or the Port of Bellingham meetings on behalf of League please contact league@LWVbellinghamwhatcom.org
Port of Bellingham Commissioners meet the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month at 3 PM in the Harbor Center Bldg Conference room. 1801 Roeder Ave.
For information on County Council meetings, Please click here
For information on City Council meetings, Please click here
Minutes from the Port of Bellingham

Citizen's Election Advisory Committee (CEAC)

This committee was formed for the community to have input into our elections process here locally in Whatcom County. The League has a seat at the table, and if you are interested in this process, please contact league@LWVbellinghamwhatcom.org
September 2011 CEAC Meeting Minutes
March 2011 CEAC Meeting Minutes
February 2011 CEAC Meeting Minutes
January 2011 CEAC Meeting Minutes
December 2010 CEAC Meeting Minutes
September 2010 CEAC Meeting Minutes
February 2010 CEAC Meeting Minutes
January 2010 CEAC Meeting Minutes
September 2009 CEAC Meeting Minutes

Whatcom Fair Voting

Mission Statement:
Whatcom Fair Voting (WFV) is a non-partisan grassroots group of citizens working to promote the integrity of the electoral process by:

researching improvements
encouraging full citizen participation
informing the public and elected officials on voting issues
supporting safeguards to ensure voting accuracy and
accountability
monitoring elections legislation

Meetings: WFV meets monthly at a time selected as convenient by the people who are actively involved. Any local person is welcome who agrees to respect our meeting rules, to be non-partisan and respectful, and to support our Mission Statement.
To find out more please contact league@LWVbellinghamwhatcom.org
Minutes from the October meeting

Computer Skills Needed

If you have a little time and would be interested in volunteering your computer talents with the league, we can use you! Interested? please contact Tanya Baumgart at PR@LWVbellinghamwhatcom.org for more information.

Whatcom County Re-Entry Coalition

The League supports helping citizens re-entering our community after incarceration. Below find the minutes from Whatcom County Re-Entry Coalition.
Minutes from March 24, 2011 meetings
Minutes from January 27, 2011 meeting
If you would like to volunteer to attend this group, please contact league@LWVbellinghamwhatcom.org

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