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Location has Changed for February 10th Meeting

Please note. The new location for the Wednesday, 1:00, February 10th Hot Topics meeting will be at the home of Cynthia W. Please contact Hot_Topics@grossepointe.mi.lwvnet.org for the address or call the LWV at (313) 343-0771.

The LWVUS Celebrates 90 Years

We will celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the LWVUS during the month of February and will convene two very important consensus meetings on the subject of Prison Reform Restudy on February 10 and February 24. Details can be found at the LWV Calendar of Events

Descriptions of both meetings can be found in your copy of February's "The Voter" along with the final installment of the Prison Reform Restudy. Please review this information prior to the meeting to assist the group during the consensus process. We hope you will be able to attend one of the two meetings.

For further information about our historical milestone, please refer to comments from LWVGP President, Wilhelmina Giblin.

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to Speak at Wayne State University

An exclusive educational symposium "Options for an Independent Judiciary in Michigan" is taking place at Wayne State.

This nonpartisan symposium will explore options for election/selection that promote an independent judiciary in Michigan. It will present various potential reforms to the process of electing or selecting Michigan's justices in 2020 and beyond.

Among the other speakers are retired Colorado Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Kourlis, Seth Andersen of the American Judicature Society, James Sample of Hofstra University, Rich Robinson of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, Jesse Rutledge of the National Center for State Courts, Dr. Daryl Yost of the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center and Wayne Law Distinguished Professor Robert Sedler. Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn Kelly, '71, will introduce Justice O'Connor around 1 p.m.

Brought to you by the Wayne State University Law School and the American Board of Trial Advocates.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Registration: 8 a.m.
Program: 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Lunch: noon - 1 p.m. on your own
Community Arts Auditorium
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202

For more information, please contact Robin Dortenzio in the Law School Dean's Office atrobind@wayne.edu or at (313) 577-3099. No RSVP required.

Please note: Photos are not to be taken of Justice O'Connor during the Symposium. Cameras or cell phones used to take photos may be confiscated.

Women's History Month

Please mark your calendar and attend our Women's History Month celebration meeting on Wednesday, March 24, 2010. It begins at 7:00 p.m. and takes place at The Ewald Branch of the GP Public Library, 15175 E. Jefferson, Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230.

Kary Moss, Executive Director of the ACLU of Michigan, will speak on the subject of women's rights and human rights and describe how organizations can affect change in this area.

This is cosponsored with the AAUW, Grosse Pointe Chapter. It's free and open to the public. Invite a friend or neighbor to attend with you!

AREA AGENCY ON AGING 1-B REMINDS SNOWBIRDS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF REPORTING MICHIGAN AS YOUR PERMANENT RESIDENCE

In February and March of 2010, the Census Bureau will send the 2010 decennial census forms to the nation's residences, asking citizens to complete and return the forms. Millions of these forms will be sent to second homes that will be occupied by retirees from northern states, who migrate seasonally and are still wintering in their temporary southern residence. The timing of this count will lead many retirees to complete and return the census form they receive at this southern residence.

This action will result in them being counted as a southern state resident, even though they may reside in a permanent residence in a northern state more than six months each year.

Michigan has many snowbirds, residents who maintain a permanent residence in Michigan, but spend all or part of the winter months in a second residence or temporary lodging in a southern state. When Michigan snowbirds are counted in a southern state, Michigan loses billions of dollars in federal funds because funding is distributed annually to states based on their population. Individual communities also lose, because millions of state and federal funds are distributed to local governments based on their population.

Read more on the issue at census concerns

Check out Local Positions of the LWVGP

Click Local Positions and review them before the annual Chinese Dinner. We will ask members for comments and recommendations that can be presented at this year's annual meeting. Copies will also be available at the meeting.

Important Links to the Secretary of State's Office

Michigan Voter Registration Application

Michigan Absentee Voter Ballot Application

For more information go to SOS Michigan Voter Information Center

This website is supported by the League of Women Voters of Grosse Pointe Education Fund.

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