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  • Report of Steering Committee June 2022-June 2023
    —At our Annual Meeting, we voted to maintain our Non-Partisanship Policy as is, and approved the 2022-2023 Budget as proposed. As our fiscal year is the calendar year (since June 2021), the Budget is approved in June for the coming year, despite not having completed the current year. Consequently, the proposed budget that was approved…
  • Annual Meeting Minutes June 2023
    —League of Women Voters of Melrose: Annual Meeting was held on June 13, 2023 at the conference room of Eastern Bank, Main Street, Melrose. 6 pm Meeting with Mayor: We spent the first 45 minutes of Annual Meeting talking with the Mayor about the state of the City and his thoughts on the challenges for…
  • November 2022
    —The Annual Meeting was held virtually on June 13, 2022.  For a full report of the meeting, please see the Annual Meeting Minutes under POSTS. The Steering Committee met in September and October 2022 and is working on promulgating information for voters in anticipation of the elections this year.  We shared with Melrose High School…
  • Annual Meeting Minutes June 2022
    —League of Women Voters of Melrose Annual Meeting Date/Time: June 13,2022 7:00 pm Location: Zoom Attendees: Susan Baron, June Cuttino, Heather Doyle, Maureen Elia, Sister Stephanie Hayman, Gail Infurna, Mary Beth Margolis, Gayle Peterson, Anne DeSouza-Ward, Joyce Zeiner Call to Order Review and Adopt Nonpartisan policy (annual requirement) Anne read our Nonpartisan policy Motion to…
  • JUNE 2021 to MAY 2022 continued…
    —Rank Choice Voting Presentation Keith Lovett joined out November 15th Steering Committee Meeting to discuss Rank Choice Voting (RCV). Keith presented a compelling argument to move to RCV since this would allow people to vote for candidates they truly support; not just candidates they think have a better chance at election. This supports a LWVMA…
  • NOVEMBER 2021
    —Greetings, It’s been a busy fall for the League as we navigate the usual fall activities and election season in a changed world. We had our usual booth at the Victorian Fair and we registered some voters and spoke with a lot of folks about election season and local issues. It was a pleasure to…
  • Elections 2021
    —Ahead of the November 2nd municipal election, the Melrose Elections Office also provides the following information for our citizens. Important Deadlines: October 27 5:00 PM, deadline to request absentee or vote-by-mail ballot. November 2 Election Day. Polls open 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM. Voters can cast their ballots in one of three ways: 1. Vote…
  • Elections 2021 (continued…)
    —The League of Women Voters of Melrose would like to invite you to view our online voter guide for the 2021 elections, VOTE411.org. We are coordinating our local information on the national VOTE411.org site with information on all races on the ballot this year. This online voter guide has information about registration, and all the…
  • Report of Steering Committee June 2020-June 2021
    —June 2020: At our Annual Meeting June 19, 2020, we voted to maintain our Non-Partisanship Policy as is, and approved the 2020-2021 Budget as proposed. It was noted that we have a deficit of income vs. expenses and will need to draw down our small bank account unless we receive more sponsorships. September/October/November 2020: Victorian…
  • Annual Meeting Minutes June 15, 2021
    —League of Women Voters of Melrose Call to Order A quorum of 10 attended the remote meeting via zoom. Review and Adopt Nonpartisan policy (annual requirement) Anne DeSouza Ward read non-partisan policy Motion to adapt, seconded; unanimous vote for adoption Report of the Year’s Activities Anne Read the Report of the Steering committee (see separate…