League Of Women Voters Of Kansas

LINE 28: SPECIAL VOTER ENGAGEMENT ($30,917)-ONE BEQUEST DESIGNATED THE FUNDS FOR NONPARTISAN VOTER ENGAGEMENT BEFORE THE NOVEMBER 2020 ELECTION AND/OR FOR COMMEMORATIVE EDUCATION ABOUT THE CENTENNIAL OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT, WHICH GRANTED WOMEN SUFFRAGE. WE DONATED TO THE NATIONAL SUFFRAGIST MEMORIAL IN LORTON, VIRGINIA. WE PRODUCED AND AIRED FIVE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT THE CENTENNIAL, HOW/WHEN TO REGISTER, AND HOW/WHEN TO VOTE ABSENTEE OR IN PERSON. EDUCATIONAL POSTCARDS AND DOORHANGERS WERE DISTRIBUTED STATEWIDE. $18,231 WAS GRANTED TO EIGHT LOCAL LEAGUES, WHO USED THE MONEY FOR EDUCATIONAL CANDIDATE FORUMS AND FOR MOBILIZING VOTER REGISTRATION AND TURNOUT WITH STICKERS, WALLET CARDS, FLYERS, CAR MAGNETS, CAR CARAVANS, POSTERS, BANNERS, NEWSPAPER ADS, SPANISH TRANSLATIONS, FARMERS' MARKET BOOTHS, AND A BILLBOARD. LINE 29: CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION ($14,872)-2020 WAS THE CENTENNIAL OF WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE AND THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS. BOTH CENTENNIALS WERE CELEBRATED WITH EVENTS ACROSS THE STATE. A TRAVELING EXHIBIT ABOUT KANSAS SUFFRAGISTS AND MARCH TO THE POLLS WERE THE MAIN PROGRAMS PAID FOR THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF KANSAS. THE TRAVELING EXHIBIT HAS BEEN VIEWED MOSTLY AT SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES BY OVER 75,000 PEOPLE IN OVER 40 LOCATIONS, INCLUDING PARTS OF THE SITE REMOTE FROM ANY LOCAL LEAGUE. MARCH TO THE POLLS FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING AREAS OF LOW VOTER TURNOUT AND ENCOURAGING VOTER TURNOUT. ONE PART-TIME EMPLOYEE AND PART-TIME AREA COORDINATORS WERE HIRED TO TRANSPORT THE EXHIBIT AND COORDINATE MEMBERS' VOLUNTEER EFFORTS, INCLUDING DIGITAL TRAINING ON SOFTWARE THAT ANALYZES VOTER TURNOUT. COSTS ALSO INCLUDED RENTING A STATE FAIR BOOTH. LINE 30: EDUCATION/ADVOCACY ($6160)-A LEGISLATIVE OBSERVER MONITORED THE STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, PARTICULARLY FOR THE LEGISLATION RELATED TO VOTING. THE OBSERVER MET REGULARLY WITH LEAGUE MEMEBERS WHO ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES RELATED TO OUR NONPARTISAN POSITIONS. WE ALSO SUBSCRIBED TO LEGISLATIVE REPORTS THAT WE SHARE WITH MEMBERS STATEWIDE. WE ALSO PRODUCED BROCHURES STATING OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.