RITA KIPP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARD
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EMPOWERING VOTERS.
DEFENDING DEMOCRACY.
EMPOWERING VOTERS.
DEFENDING DEMOCRACY.
We believe in the power of community to create a more perfect democracy.
We believe in the power of community to create a more perfect democracy.
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to ensure fair elections, protect voting rights, and strengthen our democratic institutions. We empower voters and defend democracy through advocacy, education, and litigation, at the local, state, and national levels.
WHAT WE DO
ADVOCACY & ACTION FOR LICKING COUNTY
PROMOTE
& PROTECT VOTING
We register voters as well as advocate for government policies that protect and expand voting rights including combatting gerrymandering.
GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY
GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY
Our Observers Collaborative members attend local meetings and write brief, unbiased reports to inform voters & promote government transparency.
VOTER
VOTER
INFORMATION
INFORMATION
The League hosts candidate forums & shares nonpartisan information about elections and issues that impact local voters.
UPCOMING EVENTS
LWV OF LICKING COUNTY ANNUAL MEETING
Wednesday, May 27, 7- 8:30pm
Newark City Schools Administration Building,
621 Mt. Vernon Road in Newark
Please mark your calendars and join in our LWVLC Annual Meeting where we’ll celebrate our work of the past year, select our incoming leadership team, and commit to advocacy and action for the coming year. Please join us on May 27 th .
RITA KIPP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARD
Nominations accepted through May 9
The Rita Kipp Community Engagement Award is presented annually by LWVLC to honor a person who is making a significant contribution in Licking County through non-partisan advocacy, community organizing, and/or civic engagement. Any resident of Licking County (16 years or older) whose non-partisan, volunteer community work occurs within Licking County may be nominated.
A person nominated for this award will have consistently demonstrated leadership and commitment to one or more organizations within Licking County whose work advances the social, civic, economic, educational, and/or environmental betterment of the Licking County community. The nominee’s work will be non-partisan (not affiliated with a political party) and volunteer (e.g., not in the context of the nominee’s employment). Any resident of Licking County (16 years or older) or organization based in Licking County may submit a nomination.
Nominations are accepted through May 8. Award recipient will be announced at our LWVLC Annual Meeting on May 27.
NEWS & UPDATES
ACTIONS SHAPING LICKING COUNTY
FACT OR FAKE? A HANDS-ON WORKSHOP TO IDENTIFY MIS- AND DISINFORMATION
Building on LWVLC’s media literacy campaign, twenty LWVLC and community members participated in this hands-on workshop to learn to track down the truth or fiction in news sources and social media and to respond accordingly. Lori Robbins, Denison University Head of AI Strategy, facilitated this workshop as a follow up to her popular LWVLC January presentation on mis/disinformation and artificial intelligence.
LOCAL ELECTION INTEGRITY:
ARE WE SECURE ENOUGH?
As Ohio prepares for the 2026 Primary Election, election officials from the Franklin, Delaware, and Licking County Boards of Elections discussed how our local elections are administered, the safeguards in place to protect voter security, and how ballots are verified and counted. Moderated by Amy Juravich of WOSU’s "All Sides with Amy Juravich", this nonpartisan forum provided voters with accurate, up-to-date information about election processes in central Ohio.
Recording of March 30th event coming soon.
VOTER REGISTRATION TRAINING
League Members Learn the Ins and Outs of Voter Registration
In preparation for our annual voter registration drive in Licking County high schools, twenty League members gathered on the evening of February 24th to learn the ropes of voter registration. We’ve put our training to good use by registering over 350 new high school voters in the last month. If you’d like to join us in registering voters in our high schools, colleges, and at community events please click the “Get Involved” tab at the top of the page and scroll down to “Voter Registration.”
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