LWV LEHIGH COUNTY VOTER

League of Women V o t e r s of L e h i g h C o u n t y August/September 2018 Volume 67, Issue 1

Inside this issue: July/August 2 President’s Message Board Notes Dear League Members: me in welcoming Nominating 3 This issue offers a bridge between the slower Debbie to our Committee days of the summer and the hectic election sea- League. Naturalization 3 son of the fall. Members of the board and our The major theme local League have already started carrying out of this issue is Ceremony the plan for the 2018-2019 term that was final- voter registration Fair Districts PA 4,5,6 ized at the board meeting in June. There are and voter turnout. many ways you can join in these initiatives. Read inside about But, first, we have some good news. All year, we the voter registration events that have already Demos of New 6 have been looking for a newsletter editor. In the taken place and those we have planned for Sep- Voting Machines meantime, board Secretary Molly Faust has tember. There is also an opportunity to test the been generously serving as copy and layout voting machines that Lehigh County is consider- League Members 5,6 editor. Just in time to edit this issue, Debbie ing buying in time for the election in November. Needed Galbraith, editor, East Penn Press and Salisbury Janet K. Little, President Hot Topics 8 Press has graciously volunteered. Please join $90 in 90 Days 8 September Hot Topic Luncheon Straight Scoop 9 We now have a full schedule of speakers and reputed influence in the 2016 Presidential elec- topics for all eight luncheons in the downstairs tion and elections to come and what we can do Mark your calendar: Banquet Room at the Superior Restaurant in about it. Emmaus. One change since the last issue of Sept. 6 Naturalization Cere- To make a reservation, please RSVP to Chris The Voter: the topic for September 10 will be Herbener by Thursday, September 6. To do this, mony, Lehigh County “Russia - Its Impact on U.S. Elections and Poli- you can reply to her e-invitation, or look up her Courthouse tics.” Mary Erdman confirmed the date with the contact information in the handbook. speaker, Dr. Roger Whitcomb. Professor Whit- Sept. 10 Hot Topic Lunch- comb will answer your questions about Russia's eon with Dr. Roger Whit- comb at Superior More about Professor Roger Whitcomb Sept. 11, 12, 13 Demos of Voting Machines at Lehigh Dr. Roger Whitcomb is Professor Emeritus of International Relations and Foreign County Government Center Policy Studies in the State System of Higher Education. During his 35 years in the higher education field, he taught courses in American Foreign Policy, Sept. 15 Da Vinci Kids Middle Eastern Politics, Latin American Politics, Russian Politics/Foreign Policy and Discover Expo And Bethle- International Law. A specialist in Russian-American relations, Whitcomb also served hem Rose Garden Farmers as Director of the International Studies Program for 11 years at his university during Market Voter Registration which time nine faculty/student programs were established in seven foreign countries. A highlight of his directorship was the establishment of the first formal relationship Sept. 17 to 22 Voter Regis- tration at two YMCAs Continued on Page 2 Page 2 LWV LEHIGH COUNTY VOTER

Professor Roger Whitcomb (continued from Page 1) between the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry approach to foreign affairs, The American Experience of Foreign and an American university. Affairs: An Uncertain Tradition (Praeger Books) and The Cold A co-founder of the United Nations Higher Education Faculty Asso- War in Retrospect: The Formative Years (Greenwood Press). ciation, Whitcomb led several faculty missions to international con- This latter book includes a Forward by former Soviet Ambassa- flict zones over the years, including South Africa, Lebanon, the dor to the U.S. Anatoly Dobrynin. West Bank, Nicaragua and Cuba. Whitcomb also lectured at Penn Whitcomb is a frequent op ed commentator on contemporary State University, Moravian College, the American University in foreign affairs issues for regional newspapers. He has lived in or Beirut, Lebanon and Oxford University. traveled to 135 countries in his lifetime. His most recent books include a study of the American historic

July Board Notes

The Board of the Lehigh County League of Women Voters met Thursday, July 12. Final choices were made for the lineup of speakers for the upcoming Hot Topics luncheon series. Kaitlyn Moyer, board member, offered to design and produce bookmarks which will advertise the speakers for the 2018-2019 luncheon series. President Janet Little reported purchasing a new domain name from Network Solutions for two years, lwvlehighcounty.org, and purchased hosting services for one year, Site Ground, www.lwvlehighcounty.org. She plans to give a more complete explanation to the board in Au- gust about Squirrel Mail, a service offered by Site Ground. Kaitlyn Moyer, board member, updated the board on the fundraiser “90 Dollars in 90 Days.” Mary Erdman, Vice President, Action, reported on progress in redistricting reform legislation. Molly Faust, Secretary

August Board Notes

The Board of the Lehigh County League of Women Voters met Thursday, August 2 at the Rittenhouse Village of the Lehigh Valley. Barbara Williams, Treasurer, reported on fourth quarter and final budget numbers for the 2017-2018 year which ended June 30. Total income for the year was $9,428.01 and total expenses were $6,560.37. To gather candidate information for the Voters Guide for the General Election, board members decided to work with the PA league’s pro- gram, VOTE411. Candidates for our local and statewide offices will be able to input information in one place: VOTE411’s online intake form, tailored to follow the Morning Call’s word count guidelines. Thus, we will not send out our own questionnaires to local candidates. Instead, we will use the information VOTE411 gathers. There will be two results of this process: 1.) candidates’ information will appear on the web- site VOTE411.org and, 2.) the same information will appear in our popular Voters Guide as it will still continue to be published by the Morn- ing Call and distributed by us. Janet Little, President, reported that Debbie Galbraith, Editor, East Penn Press and Salisbury Press, has stepped forward to be copy and layout editor for The Voter. Janet will work with Debbie to publish the August/September issue of The Voter. There was discussion about the schedule of speakers for the upcoming Hot Topics Luncheon series. The schedule is almost finalized with the exception of the speaker for the September luncheon. The PA League’s director of Straight Scoop on Shale could not confirm a speaker about plastics in time for for the publicity deadline. Mary Erdman suggested asking Dr. Whitcomb to speak about Russia, instead. The board asked Jan to immediately ask the PA League to cancel their effort to confirm a speaker about plastics and asked Mary to confirm Dr. Whit- comb.

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Nominating Committee

We currently have eight board members out of the 11 board positions available. We have five returning board members: Margie Dunn, Mary Erdman, Molly Faust, Jan Little and Barb Williams, and three new board members: Audrey Danek, Erin Ondush and Kaitlyn Moyer. Many board members are filling in for vacant board positions. You can review their responsibilities on the Contact Us page on our website www.lwvlehighcounty.org. If you are interested in serving on the board as Program Chair, Webmaster and another position, please contact Margie Dunn. There are opportunities to serve on committees chaired by board members. This month, Lynn Kokolus joined our Budget Committee. Wel- come Lynn! At the annual meeting in May, we formed the Nominating Committee. The members are Molly Faust, Chris Herbener, Mary Anne Stinner and Pat Swan. The group intends to get to know members’ skill sets and interests and match them to positions on the commit- tees and the board. Conversations will take place at the Hot Topic luncheons, at events and by phone. Feel free to introduce yourself to Molly, Chris, Mary Anne and Pat at our events or by email if you are new to our League. Margie Dunn, Nominating Chair

Welcome Audrey Danek

Audrey Danek is a recent graduate from Kutztown University with her master’s degree in Public Administration. She is current- ly completing an internship with the finance department in the City of Allentown. Prior to this, she worked in the mental health field for seven years at KidsPeace. Her last position at KidsPeace was Case- worker Supervisor at the Bethlehem outpatient clinic. As a member of the League of Women Voters, she hopes to connect her community in holding local elected officials accounta- ble and supporting important issues.

Naturalization Ceremony July 12

On Wednesday, July 12, Lehigh County held its Naturalization Ceremony to commemorate those who recently gained citizenship. The ceremony is held several times throughout the year. President Judge, the Hon. Edward D. Reibman was the presiding judge. He outlined the possibilities that lay ahead for the 50-or-so people taking the oath as citizens that day. His own grandparents were Russian immigrants. As the courtroom filled up, I initially thought there wasn’t much the new citizens actually had in common. Some wore their finest suits, others dressed casually. Some spoke Spanish, others Arabic. Some were young adults while others were older. I could only imagine what their routes to naturalization might have been. But all had one thing in common: the undoubted de- sire to become United States citizens. As I sat there, Googling where Eritrea was located in the world, I realized in that room was both the past and future of our country: a nation of family trees rooted in immigration. This courtroom simply represented the roots of future family trees, striving for freedom and opportuni- ty. And, who knows, maybe one of them will have a grandchild presiding over the ceremony themselves one day. Note: the remaining Naturalization dates are scheduled for 4 p.m. on September 6, October 8, November 29. They will take place in the Lehigh County Courthouse until renovations are made to the Old Courthouse. More information may be found on our new website under Special Interests. Audrey Danek, Board Member

Membership

As of August, we have 75 members. We would like to welcome new member Shawn Strauss, of Whitehall, to our local League. If you would like to contact Shawn, please ask Margie Dunn or Jan Little for the contact information. Margie Dunn, Membership Chair Page 4 LWV LEHIGH COUNTY VOTER

League Members - Can We Count On You?

There are three very important areas  Check us out on Facebook: “Fair Districts PA - Lehigh- where Fair Districts Lehigh-Northampton Northampton Counties” Counties needs the help of The League  Join our local group. Check out our meetings on Facebook or of Women Voters of both Lehigh and under Events on the Fair Districts website. Northampton counties.  Sign our petition at the polls on Election Day Carol Kuniholm is very clear about redis- tricting reform: “If this doesn’t change,  Volunteer to work the polls for a few hours for our Voter Out- nothing changes.” We are going to be gearing-up very soon to reach program. continue the fight for you, the voter!  Share our information with your friends Those areas are: Make this an election issue! Educating the public about gerrymandering and redistricting  Vote for candidates who clearly support redistricting reform. reform.  Check out the League of Women Voters Lehigh County election  Please invite us to speak to your group: your church, civic season “Voter’s Guide.” group, local library or at your home with a group of your  Check out “vote411.org" link on the PA LWV website at: friends. www.palwv.org  Two Lehigh County League members: Mary Erdman and  Check out “Know Before YouVote” at: www.FairDistrictsPA.com Terry Schettini are presently public speakers for Fair Dis- tricts Lehigh-Northampton Counties. You may contact us We are counting on our members who have a sincere interest in directly. voters and voting issues, to help in the next phase of our campaign to bring reform to Pennsylvania. Help FDPA grow in numbers of supporters which gives us more political punch! Can we count on you?  Sign our petition at www.FairDistrictsPA.com (only takes Mary Erdman, Action Chair and FDPA Liaison about 5 minutes)

Lack of Legislative Consensus Fails to Pass Redistricting Reform This Session - What’s Next?

Time simply ran out to have our legislators return to Harrisburg, reach consensus and vote on a redistricting bill that needed to be adver- tised by August 6. There were certainly many people who tried. Our thanks goes to: Carol Kuniholm and her staff, The League of Women Voters, the Committee of 70 and Common Cause. Thanks also to these bipartisan legislators who worked to reach consensus: Sen. Mike Folmer, R-48th, Sen. Lisa Boscola, D-18th, (sponsor of Senate Bill 22) Sen. Anthony Williams, D-8th, Sen. Jake Corman, R-34th, and later, House Majority Leader Rep. David Reed, R-62nd, and House Minority Leader Rep. Frank Dermody, D-33rd. Of course, special thanks to Rep. Eric Roe, R-158th, and especially Rep. , D-135th, who wrote the final amendment for consideration. Governor Tom Wolf was poised to call the Legislature back for a special voting session; however, he said he would do so only if the parties would work on reaching a consensus first. Speaker of the House, Michael Turzai, R-28th, was consistently the final holdout and never did attempt to call for a consensus. Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati, R-25th, and Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, R- 34th, even sent a letter requesting the Speaker, as well as the majority and minority leaders, to work on a resolution and Turzai never an- swered their request and allowed time to run out on the bills. Fair Districts PA has made 75 attempts to meet with Turzai with no response.

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Lack of Legislative Consensus Fails to Pass Redistricting Reform This Session -

What’s Next? (continued from Page 4)

It is easy to see that one person stood in the way of progress because he does not want to see any redistricting reform. FDPA sees that as a partisan abuse of his role after all the collective co-sponsor support from House members (bipartisan); which at one point was more than half the Legislature. When we experience situations like this, we can see why we need reform in the way Pennsylvania draws its districts and allows one party or another to become entrenched and how this can easily prevent progress. Turzai called for the summer recess while leaving a number of well supported bills to simply die in committee, including: school funding, a reproductive rights bill, an important gun bill and of course our redistricting reform bills. Until the next session begins in January, FDPA leaders will be researching, speaking to experts and collecting input from legislators and supporters. Hopefully new legislation will be drafted and ready to be introduced at the beginning of the new session. Here are some of the possible alternatives as stated by Chairman Carol Kuniholm:  “Promote an independent citizens commission for congressional districts only (this wouldn’t require a constitutional amendment),  Propose legislation to ensure transparency and public input for the process currently in place…,  Use citizen mapping projects as a safeguard against distorted maps.  Continue the effort to amend the PA Constitution to create a commission for both legislative and congressional districts, either to have in place for 2031 or looking for unexplored ways to have it in place by 2021.” Work will continue. This is too important an issue which affects the efficacy of our representative democracy. Get involved. Stay tuned. Mary Erdman, Action Chair and FDPA Liaison

Fair Districts PA Update as of August 8, 2018

COUNTY/MUNICIPAL SUPPORT FOR AN INDEPENDENT CITIZEN COMMISSION We are working with residents in counties and municipalities across the state to pass resolutions or go on record supporting the formation of an independent citizen commission to draw state and congressional legislative district boundaries. Statewide Support Nineteen counties and 268 municipalities representing 53 percent of PA residents support creating an independent citizen commission.

Lehigh Valley Support PLEASE NOTE: If you live, or know someone who lives, in a municipality not yet listed as a supporter (see below), please let our local Res- olutions Coordinator, Rochelle Kaplan, ([email protected]) know if you would consider attending an upcoming municipal board meeting to show your support, contacting your local board if you cannot attend their meeting or asking your municipal board to place the topic on their agenda. Rochelle can answer your questions and connect you with our printed resources and volunteer speakers. Supporting Counties/Municipalities — Both Lehigh and Northampton counties. Eighteen Municipalities: Lehigh - Allentown, Coopersburg Borough, Lower Macungie Township, Lowhill Township, Lynn Township, Macung- ie Borough, North Whitehall Township, South Whitehall Township, Upper Milford Township, Upper Saucon Township, Washington Town- ship, Weisenberg Township, Whitehall Township; Northampton - Bethlehem City, Bethlehem Township, Easton City, Hanover Township, Williams Township. Continued on Page 6 Page 6 LWV LEHIGH COUNTY VOTER

Fair Districts PA Update as of August 8, 2018 (continued from Page 5)

UPDATES AND UPCOMING EVENTS What is Gerrymandering and How Can You Help to Fix it 9 to 10 a.m., Sunday, October 28, Unitarian Universalist Church, 424 Center St., Bethlehem 9:45 to 10:45 a.m., Sunday, November 11, Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 3461 S. Cedar Crest Blvd, Emmaus For the latest updates go to www.FairDistrictsPA.com; for information on upcoming local events or across the state, select Events in the upper right corner and scroll through events list. Terry Schettini LWVLC member and FDPA speaker

The Next Generation of Voting Machines

The Lehigh County Elections & Voter Registration Office is invit-  9 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, September 12, Unisyn ing the public to attend demonstrations of the next generation of  1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, September 12, Unisyn voting machines. This is a three day event to be held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. September 11, 12 and 13 at the Lehigh County Govern-  9 a.m. to noon, Thursday, September 13, Dominion ment Center.  1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, September 13, Hart Over the three days, five leading companies will have the oppor- All sessions will be held in the Lehigh County Government Center, tunity to show their latest products and give attendees the op- Public Hearing Room, 17 S. Seventh St., Allentown. portunity to ask questions. This is a chance to test, hands on, If able to attend, visit the registration link at https://www.eventbrite.com/ the ensuing voting technology before it is implemented in Penn- e/lehigh-county-voting-machine-demonstration-registration- sylvania. 48172165243. This event is free and open to the public. If you have any questions or concerns about this event, please email  9 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, September 11, ES&S [email protected] or call 610-782-3194.  1 to 4 p.m., Tuesday, September 11, Clear Ballot Tim Benyo Chief Clerk, Lehigh County Elections & Voter Registration

League Members Meet the Public

Members of our League have been meeting the public at a variety of venues. On August 2, Mary Anne Stinner and Patrick Palmer tabled at the Community and Family Expo sponsored by state Sen. Pat Browne, R-16th. Even with the heavy rain, many people attended. And, adults told Mary Anne they intended to vote in Novem- ber. We will be tabling at least two events before National Voter Registration Day 2018 which is on September 26. We need members to table at the Da Vinci Kids Discovery Expo sponsored by state Sen. Pat Browne, R-16th, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Satur- day, September 15, at the Da Vinci Science Center in Allentown. We will provide the display items; we just need you to meet the public, register them to vote and tell them about our League. Last year, attendees snapped up the immigration information from the Mexican Con- sulate in Philadelphia pictured to the right. It is a great way to meet the public and members of other organizations in the Valley. Please con- tact Jan Little if you would like to register attendees to vote on any of these days and times.

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League Members Meet the Public (continued from Page 6)

Voter Registration at the Bethlehem Rose Garden Farmers Market The marketing director of the Farmers Market has asked if our League can register attendees to vote 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 15 in the Bethlehem Rose Garden. Mary Toulouse said the Farmers Market “is really more than a food market. Our neighborhood organiza- tion sponsors it, and we try to connect neighbors with good food as well as with the local community. Last year we organized a Constitution Day at the market and invited local folks running for office and folks al- ready holding office. It was pretty successful; we even had an Abigail Adams in costume and the Bethle- hem Public Library had a story time with books on the constitution. We're planning on doing this again.” Voter Registration at YMCA Welcoming Week The Catasauqua YMCA has asked us to offer voter registration at during Welcoming week at 9 or 10 a.m. to noon and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. during the week starting Monday, September 17 through Friday, September 21. We will provide the display items; we just need you to meet the public, register them to vote and tell them about our League. Depending on how many volunteers sign up, we will know how many of dates and timeslots we can commit. The Allentown YMCA has invited us to do the same from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 22. Please contact Jan Little if you would like to register attendees to vote at either location on any of these days and times. Voter Registration at Colleges and Universities Are you interested in registering students to vote at our county's colleges and universities? We are recruiting members to take part in many voter registration events in September. But, these plans do not include the five main college campuses in our county because many organizations are already registering voters there. One of these is NextGen America, a nationwide organization that put on “Welcome Week.” This is an extensive voter registration initiative, at 60+ campuses in the Commonwealth soon after when students arrive to start the fall semester. The goal was to register 15,000 voters August 14 through September 6. In Lehigh County, "Welcome Week" started August 19 at DeSales and finished up at Cedar Crest College, Muhlenberg College, and Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville August 27. (https:// nextgenamerica.org/welcome-week) Now that Welcome Week has ended, NextGen is planning to hold events at both campuses of LCCC and Penn State University, Lehigh Valley campus, in September. NextGen America has quite a system; they actually follow up on every registration to be sure every one goes through. They are progressive but the fact that they want to "flip" state legislators to "blue" shows they are not non-partisan. After reading over the NextGen website https://nextgenamerica.org/who-we-are/ if you would like to join the organization in registering voters at college campuses in our county, you can do so by registering as a volunteer at https://nextgenamerica.org/volunteer-with-nextgen-america. The League is not formally affili- ated with NextGen so, if I were to volunteer for a college event, I would not identify myself as a League member. Janet K. Little, President Page 8 LWV LEHIGH COUNTY VOTER

August Board Notes (continued from Page 2)

Kaitlyn Moyer, board member, showed the board members the sample bookmarks she designed which list the speakers for the 2018-2019 luncheon series; these will be available to give out wherever the League has an event. Two pieces of information will appear on the other side: the URL of our new website www.lwvlehighcounty.org and the new email address the public may use [email protected]

Barbara Williams, Voter Services Chair, reported she is working with the Northampton County League in planning candidates’ night forums for the fall – especially for the newly redrawn 7th U.S. Congressional District. PBS has expressed an interest in filming the event; discussions are ongoing.

Molly Faust, Secretary

Hot Topics Luncheons

We now have a full schedule of speakers and topics for all eight luncheons in the downstairs banquet room at the Superior Restaurant, 102 State Ave. One change since the last issue of The Voter: the topic for September 10 will not be about plastics. The state league was unable to find a speaker who would confirm in time. Thanks to Mary Erdman, we found a new speaker right away: Dr. Roger Whitcomb will give “Russia - Its Impact on U.S. Elections and Politics.” Kaitlyn Moyer has created a bookmark that lists the dates and topics of our Hot Topics Luncheons. We will have copies available to the public at our voter registration and other tabling opportunities. A copy that you can cut out is available on pages 7 and 8. The luncheons are listed on the front. Our new website: www.lwvlehighcounty.org and our new email address: [email protected] appear on the other side. Janet Little, President

$90 in 90 Days Fundraiser Update

The $90 in 90 days fundraiser concluded on July 14. The League of Women Voters’ goal was to raise $27,000. Six counties in Pennsyl- vania participated and raised a total of $2,423. The League of Women Voters of Lehigh County ranked third in raising the most money. LWVLC raised a total of $325. Our local league will re- Voter Registration ceive 10 percent of the donations and the rest will go to support the LWVPA. Thank you to all In Pennsylvania, the deadline to register of those who supported this worthy cause; it is to vote is 30 days prior to each election. greatly appreciated! October 9, 2018 is the last day to register Kaitlyn Moyer and Erin Ondush, before the November 6, 2018 election. Board Members

Election Day was designated as the Tuesday following the first Monday in November in 1845. At the time, officials calculated that farmers needed a day to get to the country seat to cast ballots but did not want to interfere with church day on Sunday, so they chose Tuesday. Volume 67, Issue 1 Page 9

Straight Scoop on Shale

Through the LWVPA Citizen Education Fund, funding is available to local Leagues to increase the public’s awareness about the environment. For ex- ample, to the public libraries in Lehigh and Carbon counties, we donated cop- ies of “Shale Gas Extraction and Public Health, A Resource Guide Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Extraction Study, 2016 Update to Addendum” by Shale and Public Health Committee Lead Writer, Vera Bonnet. If you would like to receive a copy, please let Jan Little know. You can also download the copy from the state website. A link to that website is posted on our “Shale” web page.

Legislators League of Women Voters of Lehigh County 2018-2019 Officers Sen. Lisa Boscola, D-18th 610-868-8667 Bethlehem, 717-787-4236 Harrisburg 610-266-2117 Whitehall President – Janet Little [email protected] Secretary – Molly Faust Rep. Jeanne McNeill, D-133rd Vice President, Program – Vacant, Acting: Janet Little 610-266-1273 Whitehall, 717-772-9902 Harrisburg Vice President, Action – Mary Erdman, FDPA Liaison www.pahouse.com/McNeill Vice President, Voter Services – Barbara Williams Rep. Mike Schlossberg, D-132nd 610-821-5577 Allentown, 717-705-1869 Harrisburg Treasurer – Barbara Williams [email protected]

Rep. Pete Schweyer, D-22nd OUR MISSION 610-791-6270 Allentown, 717-705-1869 Harrisburg [email protected] LET PEOPLE KNOW. MAKE PEOPLE CARE. HELP Sen. Pat Browne, R-16th PEOPLE ACT. 610-821-8468 Allentown, 717-787-1349 Harrisburg The League of Women Voters encourages informed and active [email protected] participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy Rep. , R-187th through education and advocacy. LWV does not support or 610-760-7082 New Tripoli, 717-787-3017 Harrisburg oppose any political party or candidate but does — and always [email protected] has — taken stands on issues its members have studied. The purpose is to create in citizens a sense of responsibility for its Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-134th nation’s problems. Through research and advocacy, LWV 610-965-9933 Macungie, 717-787-1000 Harrisburg seeks to encourage the informed citizen who actively partici- [email protected] pates in government.

Rep. Zach Macko, R-183rd The League of Women Voters of Lehigh County is one of 610-502-2701 Northampton, 717-772-5398 Harrisburg 35 local leagues in Pennsylvania. Members of a local League [email protected] are automatically members of: League of Women Voters of the United States Rep. Justin Simmons, R-131st League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania 610-282-0160 Coopersburg, 717-783-1673 Harrisburg www.RepSimmons.com

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League of Women Voters of Lehigh County

P. O. Box 3275 Allentown, PA 18106 610-432-1456 LWVPA Hotline: 1-800-692-7281

President: Janet Little, 610-398-7228 610-442-1733 (cell) Membership: Margie Dunn, 610-298-8946

We’re on the Web!

www.lwvlehighcounty.org Mary Anne Stinner meets students in the cafeteria at Lincoln Technical Institute. Registering voters

On Wednesday, August 22, 2018, Martha Lebovitz, Molly Faust, Marianne Phillips, Tom Ulrich, Mary Anne Stinner and Jan Little helped students at Lincoln Technical Institute register to vote. Seven students from Lehigh, Berks, Carbon, Monroe and Schuylkill counties completed paper applications. ABOVE: Molly Faust and Martha Lebovitz help with voter registration.