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First, hello fall! ??? Second, we're inviting you to check out tomorrow's (September 27) Portland Greendrinks.

Tomorrow, September 20, is National Voter Registration Day. The best way to celebrate is to check on your voter registration — have you moved recently? — and make a voting plan for the November 8 election.

Election clerks deal with more frivolous requests than they used to. We were recently quoted in the Maine Monitor, speaking about the added stress clerks face in the era of rampant election misinformation. The "Big Lie" has been slow to trickle up into Maine, but it's here.

Happy labor day! Voting rights and worker's rights have a shared and long history. Let's celebrate activists past and present who have  sacrificed and contributed to these movements so that we can create a more equitable future.

Here's our next Volunteer Blitz with plenty of opportunities to work with the League. Summer's almost over, pumpkin spice products are making their annual appearance, and election season is quickly approaching. Let's do this! 

This week's email is a reminder to make sure your voter registration is up-to-date. We've also got a line up of volunteer opportunities — take a training on how to canvass and register voters or a training on how to upload data to our online voter database, Vote411.org.

Towns across Maine will have an election on Tuesday, November 8, which means the League of Women Voters is prepping for the election season. To keep our members and community informed, we're launching a limited weekly series on election updates.

These are unprecedented times. We’ve heard from a lot of people who feel powerless, overwhelmed, scared and demoralized by the events of the last few months. Calls to vote can ring hollow, but we can't give up.

The 2022 Emily Farley Fund Award goes to a League member who has demonstrated a strong commitment to the organization, active participation in its events, and leadership. I’m thrilled to tell you more about this year’s winner, and my long-time friend, Polly Ward.

This morning Mainers for Modern Elections (MME), a coalition of advocacy groups committed to safe, secure, and modern elections in Maine, joined Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and local leaders to celebrate the long-awaited launch of Maine’s automatic voter registration program.