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May 2024
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Sunday, May 5, 2024     4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Trenton Candidate Event
HOSTED ON ZOOM, 59 Oak Point Rd, Trenton
Candidate forums are a great way to meet your local candidates, hear what they have to say on the issues, and ask questions!
Tuesday, May 7, 2024     5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
LWV-Midcoast: Monthly Meeting
HOSTED ON ZOOM, 59 Oak Point Rd, Trenton
The Midcoast chapter will meet to discuss upcoming projects, volunteer opportunities, and advocacy efforts. We look forward to seeing you on Zoom!
Tuesday, May 14, 2024     4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
LWV-Bangor Book Group
BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY, 145 Harlow St, Bangor
Join the Bangor League for a discussion of Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century by Sergei Guriev and Daniel Treisman.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024     11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
LWV-Highlands Regional: Semi-open primary Info Session
GUILFORD MEMORIAL LIBRARY, 4 Library St, Guilford
To learn more about semi-open primaries, stop by the library for a presentation by the Highlands Regional chapter.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024     5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Candidate Forum: Bar Harbor Town Council
HOSTED ON ZOOM, 59 Oak Point Rd, Trenton
Candidate forums are a great way to meet your local candidates, hear what they have to say on the issues, and ask questions!
Thursday, May 16, 2024     5:30 PM to 8:00 PM
LWV-Portland Area: Annual Meeting
WOODFORDS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 202 Woodford St, Portland
The Portland Area League of Women Voters of Maine is happy to invite you to our 2024 annual meeting.
Friday, May 17, 2024     4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Democracy Forum: Constitutional Right to Vote?
WERU 89.9 FM, Blue Hill
Do we need a constitutional amendment to guarantee the right to vote? Don't we already have that?

"Not until 1868, with the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment, did the phrase "the right to vote" even appear in the federal Constitution." Alexander Keyssar, The Right to Vote, 2000
Saturday, May 18, 2024     10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Dover-Foxcroft Candidate Forum
THOMPSON FREE LIBRARY, 186 E Main St, Dover Foxcroft
The Highlands Regional Chapter of the League of Women Voters of Maine is sponsoring a nonpartisan Candidate Forum for all declared candidates for Dover-Foxcroft Select Board and Library Board.
Tuesday, May 21, 2024     5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Under The Dome: Legislative Session Wrap-Up
Hosted on Zoom
Tune in to hear what happened this legislative session: what progress Maine made, what fell short, and what's on the horizon.
Wednesday, May 22, 2024     5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Falmouth School Board Candidate Forum
FALMOUTH MEMORIAL LIBRARY, 5 Lunt Rd, Falmouth
Forums are a great way to meet your local candidates, hear what they have to say on the issues, and ask questions!
Thursday, May 23, 2024     6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
LWV-Highlands Regional: Semi-open primary Info Session
THOMPSON FREE LIBRARY, 186 E Main St, Dover Foxcroft
To learn more about semi-open primaries, stop by the library for a presentation by the Highlands Regional chapter.
Thursday, May 23, 2024     6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Orrington Candidate Forum
ORRINGTON TOWN OFFICE, 1 Municipal Way, Orrington
The League of Women Voters of the Bangor Area and the Orrington Public Library are hosting a Candidates Forum for those running for the Orrington Board of Selectmen.
Tuesday, May 28, 2024     5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Let's Talk About Digital Threats to Democracy | Fighting Back on Election Interference
Hosted On Zoom
May Topic: Fighting Back on Election Interference

Please note the time of this event per time zone:
5 p.m. EDT // 4 p.m. CDT // 3 p.m. MDT // 2 p.m. PDT // 1 p.m. AKDT
Tuesday, May 28, 2024     5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Election Observation Training
Hosted on Zoom
Join us to learn everything you need to know to be a League observer for Maine's elections in 2024. 
Wednesday, May 29, 2024     5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Downeast Book Group
Hosted On Zoom
The book for May is Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth, by Ingrid Robeyns.
Thursday, May 30, 2024     6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Hermon Candidate Forum
Hermon High School Auditorium, 2415 US-2, Hermon
The League of Women Voters of the Bangor Area and the town of Hermon are hosting candidate forums for candidates for the Hermon School Committee and candidates for town council.
May 2024
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