The Queen Anne's County League of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization that encourages informed and active participation in government and works to increase understanding of national, state and local public policy through education and advocacy.

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2024 General Election Voters' Guide

for Queen Anne's County

November 5, 2024

Printed copies of the Voters’ Guide are expected to be distributed as inserts in The Record Observer and The Star Democrat the first week in October.  Copies will also be available in QAC libraries and various public places in the County.

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Forum canceled

Two candidates had responded they would participate. One of them has notified the League they have an emergency and won’t be able to attend. The League of Women Voters is nonpartisan and can only hold a forum with at least two participants.  So the scheduled forum on Sunday, October 6, is now canceled.

Please see the Voters’ Guide for information about the candidates and other election information.

UPCOMING FORUM

CANCELED

Sunday, October 6, 2024Free and open to the public!

A forum for Maryland's Representative to U.S. Congress will be held at Chesapeake College, Cadby Theatre, on Sunday, October 6, starting at 1:30 p.m.  The forum is expected to last about one and a half hours and will be covered by WHCP-FM, the Star Democrat and the Community Spy. 

At this time, two of the candidates,  Blane Miller (D) and Joshua O'Brien (L) have accepted the invitation to take part.  The third candidate, Andy Harris (R), incumbent, has not yet responded to the invitation.  

The League of Women Voters of Mid-Shore is conducting this forum, with the help of the Kent County League and the Queen Anne's County League.

Questions will be accepted from the audience.

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WHY VOTE?

If you have doubts about voting at all,

or you know someone who thinks their vote isn't important,

click HERE

to see a list of reasons your vote IS important.

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Check out our latest newsletter by selecting the 'Newsletter' link !

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LWVQAC Annual Meeting 2024

  The Queen Anne's County League of Women Voters had their Twenty-first Annual Meeting on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at the Prospect Bay Country Club, Grasonville, MD.  New officers and Board members were elected by the members in attendance followed by dinner and a presentation by the key speaker, John Lewis, Head of Gunston School.  Mr. Lewis spoke about AI and Disinformation.  His presentation was very timely and enthusiastically received by the audience.  

                President Liz Hammond                                                                                  Mr. John Lewis

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Some Pictures from a wonderful fall afternoon at Centreville Days, Saturday, October 28, 2023:

Thank you to all the wonderful League of Women Voters of Queen Anne's County volunteers who came to help!

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Congratulations to Mary Campbell, recognized at the LWVMD 2023 State Convention for her contributions and dedication to the League of Women Voters and many other community efforts.

       LWVMD established the 2023 Annette and Malcolm Funn Recognition Awards to outstanding League members. Malcolm and Annette were involved in many groups and organizations and their civic contributions helped make society better for all people.

  Mary Campbell was nominated by the Board of the LWVQAC:

Retiring from a career in education in the Washington, DC area, Mary Campbell, along with her husband, became a permanent resident of Queen Anne's County in the late 1990's.  As an independent school teacher, administrator, and board member, Mary had worked effectively with the Black Student Fund to increase diversity in her school.  Activism for justice remained in her blood, however, and in Queen Anne's County Mary soon convened a citizens' alliance seeking to elect persons of integrity to County office who would protect the rural character of the County from threatening sprawl development.  Her work for ethical governance as chair of the County's Ethics Commission resulted in an official "investigation" of her and her Commission colleagues.  Remembering her great-"Aunt Pauline" Adams (d.1957) who had persevered through solitary confinement at Occoquan for picketing the White House in pursuit of women's suffrage, Mary rallied support from several quarters, and by 2006 Queen Anne's County had gone from having the weakest ethics code in Maryland to having one of the strongest for a small county.  By this time Mary had taken the lead in founding the local Queen Anne's County League with the goal of informing citizens through Voters Guides and public forums.  She also began lengthy periods of service on the boards of the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy and the Queen Anne's County Library.  In 2016 she and her son John published Life Isn't So Sweet As It Used To Be: An American in the Great War, a collection of the wartime writings of her uncle, Maryland Senator Millard W. Tydings.  In 2023, at age 83, Mary remains active with the LWVQAC and as president of Ethics Matters Inc., the nonprofit watchdog she founded.  

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Voter Registration/Education Events

National Voter Registration Day

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

National Voter Registration Day, observed on a Tuesday in September, is a nonpartisan civic holiday in the U.S. creating broad awareness of voter registration opportunities and celebrating the democracy.

The League of Women Voters of Queen Anne's County took part in this special day by having information, materials, and a physical presence at 3 schools in Queen Anne's County -  Chesapeake College and the two QAC High Schools, Centreville and Kent Island.  Here are some pictures of our League volunteers helping with questions and information about voting.

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Kent Island Days

May 20, 2023

League of Women Voters of Queen Anne's County had a table at the Kent Island Days on a beautiful Saturday on May 20, 2023.  With the help of volunteers, many attendees stopped by to find out about the League of Women Voters.  Free handouts included the current Guide to Government Officials for Queen Anne's County, copies of the US Constitution, reusable grocery bags, and fun stuff for the kids!

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Want to Volunteer?

   Help with Voter Registration 

Other Opportunities to help with Voter Registration include Kent Island Farmers Markets, and other upcoming events.  For more information click on the above Volunteer link.

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Movie:  The Vote for Women

Produced and directed by our LWVQAC President, Dr. Patricia Jamison, and QACTV Station Manager George Harvey, this YouTube video includes our own Founding Board Members Mary Campbell and Joyce Woodford. Mary and Joyce relate personal experiences of their ancestors in the fight for Voter Rights for Women!

This is the story of the role of the suffragettes in the passing of the 19th Amendment and the founding of the League of Women Voters (LWV), as told through stories of women whose ancestors had to struggle for voting rights. The public needs to be reminded of what the suffragettes fought for and why the LWV was founded, to ensure that voters are informed when they go to the polls to vote. Empowering voters defends democracy and democracy is worth fighting for!