LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS®
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS - CORPUS CHRISTI AREA
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS


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Note:  The new League phone number is 361-880-6501

Contact Us
(361) 880-6501 or
lwvcc@lwv-cc.org

Officers

President
Chris Davis Garcia

Secretary
Martha Gray

Treasurer
Judy Pagano

Vice President, Program
VACANT

Vice President, Community Relations
Marie Carrales

Vice President, Member Services
Peggy Duran

Directors
Patricia Mattocks
Ricky Walraven
Lois Huff

Off-Board Chair
Pat Parr, Voter Services

Nominating Committee
2007-2008
Dr. Gloria Scott, Chair
Esther Martinez
Carolyn Cutbirth



UPCOMING EVENTS & MEETINGS      
Thursday evening, May 22, 2008
Annual Meeting to be held at Hester's Cafe & Coffee Bar
Gathering time is 6:15pm with dinner and program beginning at 6:45pm
Cost $22/person; reservations are required. More details to be posted soon.

Thanks to Deanna McQueen Rosales of the Corpus Christi Police Dept our guest speaker at the April meeting, and to Monika K. De La Garza, Public Relations & Outreach Manager - Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program and Lois Huff, Executive Director - Coastal Bend Bays Foundation for their presentations at the March meeting, and to Mr. George K. "Skip" Noe, City Manager for the City of Corpus Christi, for an informative talk at the February 21 meeting.

Locally Produced Voters Guide
LWV-CC has published and distributed a Voters Guide by mid-February for the March 4 Primary, featuring information about the candidates who are facing opposition in the March 4 Primary. Local races/candidates to be featured include:
Democratic Party -- Nueces County Sheriff, Justices of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1 and Precinct 5, Place 1; Nueces County Constables, Precinct 3 and Precinct 5; Nueces County Commissioner, Precinct 1; and Democratic Party county chair; and
Republican Party -- 27th District, US Representative.

Free copies of the 2008 Primary Voters Guide with both state and local races have been distributed at local public libraries; Del Mar College Library, and TAMU-CC Library; City Halls in Corpus Christi, Robstown, Portland, and Port Aransas; Nueces County Courthouse; and other public and business locations. Special thanks to these Voter Guide supporters who have helped underwrite printing expenses: Port of Corpus Christi, CITGO, LC Foundation, Patricia M. Eisenhower, Joyce H. Jarmon, and Dr. and Mrs. Jose Miguel Duran.
Interested voters are invited to click on the links below to access on-line copies.
  • --2008 LWV-CC Primary Voters Guide with voting sites
  • --Statewide Voter Guide-English language
  • --Statewide Voter Guide-Spanish language

  • Candidates Forum
    The League partnered with Leadership Corpus Christi Alumni for a spirited Candidates Forum on February 13th at Corpus Christi City Council Chambers. Candidates seeking office in contested races in the March 4 Primary were featured.

    Community Dialogue on Immigration
    Thanks to everyone who participated in the JANUARY 19, 2008 Community Dialogue on Immigration. The LWVUS non-partisan study was framed around eight well-researched background papers entitled:
    ~ Economic Aspects of Authorized and Unauthorized Immigration
    ~Effects of Global Interdependence on Migration
    ~Immigration and the Economy
    ~Immigrants: Diversity and Inclusion
    ~Overview of Federal Immigration Policy and Proposed Reforms
    ~What Motivates Immigration to America?
    ~US Immigration Policy: Family Reunification
    ~Federal Immigration Policy: Enforcement issues.
    This study research can also be downloaded from LWV-US . Read the Summary of the table dialogue reflecting what participants said as they answered some specific questions posed by the League.

    Be sure to read The Voter (link at the top right corner of this webpage). Read the latest about how YOU can be more involved in LWV-CC; become a member of the Observer Corps, help at Earth Day-Bay Day, assemble Voters Guides and find out more about the LWV National Convention in June and the state convention on April 4-6.

    THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS IS WHERE HANDS ON WORK TO SAFEGUARD DEMOCRACY LEADS TO CIVIC IMPROVEMENT. LEARN MORE AT WWW.LWV.ORG AND WWW.VOTE411.ORG. The 2008 LWVUS Presidential Primary Voters' Guide is available now.

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    Local Government & Elected Officials (City of Corpus Christi  and Nueces County)


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    The LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS of Texas

    Find Your Incumbent
    Type in your address to find your precinct, Congressional District, State Senate District, and State Representative District.

    Nueces County Voter Registration
    Type in your name and date of birth to verify registration and get precinct number and precinct polling location.  Or call 888-0404.

    Nueces County Clerk Election Information

    Texas Secretary of State Elections Division

    Texas Election Code

    Texas Ethics Commission

    Texas Legislature Online

    Project Vote Smart

    Smart Women Vote

    DNet

    Related Links

    HAVA Information

    LWVCC Reports

    League of Women Voters
    P. O. Box 8276
    Corpus Christi, TX 78468
    (361)880-6501
    lwvcc@lwv-cc.org