DRAFT Agenda, Dec 13, 2025
Agenda (Google drive)
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XMkRvuwmrHz2HilUuAVmzOxHyLeb3-aGbnvGPfp…>
LWVWV BOARD AGENDA - DEC 13, 2025 REVISED – 12/6/2025
ZOOM Link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81479925997?pwd=daonMB9dEtNeYHK7BMXZ4saxJsljHo.1
Meeting ID: 814 7992 5997
Passcode: 951848
---
One tap mobile
+16469313860,,81479925997#,,,,*951848# US
+13017158592,,81479925997#,,,,*951848# US (Washington DC)
10:00 AM
Welcome & Call to Order, Changes/Additions to Agenda
Lyn Widmyer
Approval of minutes
-
<-- INSERT LINK
Co-Presidents’ Reports
-
Signed on to LWVUS statement regarding DHS plan to consolidate sensitive
personal data across federal agencies
-
Death of Nancy Novak, former president of LWVWV, longtime member of the
Board, & lifetime member of the League
Lyn Widmyer
Judy Ball
Treasurer’s Report
-
Treasurer’s Report <-- INSERT LINK
-
Ron Widmyer volunteered to serve on audit committee for LWVWV.
-
Still need League members to serve on the board of LWV Trust.
-
LWVWV rejected offer for Lobby Corps Grant from LWVUS.
-
Approval needed to transfer up to $4000 from CD that is maturing soon to
cover budget items.
Teresa
Lyn/Judy
10:20 a.m.
New Business
Preparing for 2026 election season
-
VOTE411
-
Voter education on new photo ID law
-
Any local Leagues planning candidate forums?
-
Approval needed for funds to support outreach to voters & legislators
(partnership with Delta Sigma Theta)
Autumn
Lyn
Judy
Other Board members
Legislative Day
-
Approval needed for contribution to Delta Sigma Theta toward their cost
of Black Policy Day at Legislature in February.
-
We will join them & have a table with LWV info.
Lyn
LLAW — Preparing for Jan 2026 Legislature
-
Activated FastDemocracy Pro subscription (with Teresa’s help). Training
just for LLAW scheduled for Dec 19.
-
No suggested changes to 2024 Legislative Priorities
<https://lwvwv.org/2024/01/04/lwvwv-2024-program-policy-priorities/>
were received, so priorities will remain the same.
-
Completed testing Claude AI platform for help with the heavy lifting in
manual bill review. Full test across 2460 bills from 2025.
-
Claude is excellent at translating bills into LWVWV positions.
-
Claude improved immensely in filtering bills based on keywords into 4
priority buckets.
-
Claude resource constraints issue will be addressed by using a portion
of LLAW budget to fund Claude Pro subscription only for duration of
Legislature’s term.
-
Request to brief Morgantown NOW on LLAW, Jan 13.
-
Del. Evan Hansen will introduce nonpartisan bills supported by LLAW. We
set the following priorities:
-
Current WV law permits voters who request assistance due a disability
to have that disability challenged. These provisions should be
repealed. (Talking
points
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E4iOf3d7VxBHMu_2svMiOQluAbIp78Tw/view?usp=…>
on this policy issue.)
-
Bill to codify procedures for redistricting in WV, HB 2415
<https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2415&year…>
in 2025, will be re-introduced.
-
Our bill to modernize election procedures, HB 2447
<https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_history.cfm?INPUT=2447&year…>
in 2025, will not be re-introduced this session. We may come back in a
future session.
Judy
Establish meeting schedule for CY 2026
-
Move that the Board meet the third Saturday, every other month
-
Jan 22
-
Mar 15
-
May 17
-
Jul 19
-
Sep 20
-
Nov 15
Lyn
Judy
Highlights of LWVUS Leader meetings
-
LWVUS has a new regional organizing model.
https://www.lwv.org/league-management/advocacy-litigation/lwvs-organizing-m…
-
Each state assigned to a region with a coordinator.
-
Region 2: West Virginia & District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Virginia.
-
Still early days, but notable frustration at LWVUS lack of support for
fostering communication between & among state leaders.
Lyn
Judy
11:20 a.m.
Unfinished Business
-
Amicus brief filed with WV Supreme Court of Appeals to support WV Board
of Education challenge to WV state legislature having final authority over
rules & regulations.
-
Judy interviewed on MetroNews TV — ScreenRecording_11-03-2025
10-46-23_1.mp4
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PDj26vuhvImCYnkmWaI6tB3jprXwehSA/view?usp=…>
-
Brief was topic of LWVMM Substack — The will of the people must be
respected — Nov 30, 2025
Lyn
Judy
-
Continuing partnership with Delta Sigma Theta (EPAC) to promote
importance of voting.
-
Priority: voter turnout
-
Postcards to be mailed
-
LWVWV will co-sponsor webinar
Lyn
Judy
-
Vacancies on state Board still unfilled; Huntington not represented
Lyn
Local League Reports
✦ Huntington Area
✦ Jefferson County
-
Annual membership meeting, Dec 9
-
Death of Alice Barkus, longtime LWV member
Lyn
✦ Morgantown-Monongalia County
-
Substack update. 119 subscribers as of Dec 6.
LWVMorgantown.substack.com <http://lwvmorgantown.substack.com>
-
Updated flyers for voter events — for any local League to use:
-
Voter Registration Event
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OwTjMSwqMzfpCjrfd6QDMtJVaDYBubT3/view?usp=…>
-
Student Voters
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YNm5AIb7YO0v6j2UFVgYoCw79BBvv1el/view?usp=…>
-
Photo ID
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cKmq_9tlPiKhXZzbY8925AHHcnJIu1Ge/view?usp=…>
-
Absentee Ballots
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WufQuWrOveVSKQt_YvO5fr2Oi-uBlZ1G/view?usp=…>
-
T-shirts! Ordering deadline is Dec 31.
-
Instructions → 2025-12-05 email T-shirt order.pdf
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wHuMoNJjYDfDY3MzU68Q_FEFZbbZjexl/view?usp=…>
-
Order form with images → voters shirts.docx
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OSikYPj2-1ATsWTMQCVbOLEotMgDG3Mc/edit?u…>
Judy
For the good of the order
Noon
ADJOURN
Next Meetings/Events: