LWV of Queen Anne's County

This week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Benisek v. Lamone, a case out of Maryland that argues politicians designed the state's congressional map with district lines based on partisan politics.

The Effective Community Engagement award will reward innovative democracy-building programs that prioritized successful recruitment and engagement of strategic partners and/or new volunteers, particularly those focused on better serving key underrepresented groups such as young voters and new citizens. Anyone can vote and the polls will close on May 31.

EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was written by our intern, Anne Richard

This article originally appeared in the Baltimore Sun. 

On Election Day, I spent my time evaluating polling places for my local League of Women Voters in Prince George's County, MD. I want to take a minute out to acknowledge, thank and without whom Election Day would not function – poll workers and election judges.

This article originally appeared in The Baltimore Sun