Did you know that with the latest expansion of vouchers, Ohio will be diverting over a billion dollars in education funds annually to private schools with no audits or other accountability?
Did you know the public funds diverted to private schools in the form of tuition vouchers has not significantly increased the number of students currently attending private schools or increased test scores for those students?
Did you know that vouchers, which in the beginning targeted low income students living in low performing schools, are now available for students whose parents make up to $250,000 a year?
Did you know that the state is not currently funding public schools as the Constitution mandates yet still subsidizes private education tuition?
Did you know that inadequate state funding results in a higher tax burden on taxpayers?
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Our amazing team of volunteers are committed to providing information to inform voters. We take our convictions and turn them into action. Think you would be a good fit? Please join us and help us carry on our important work! Membership in the LWV of the Lima Area is open to both women and men of voting age. To join contact Shannon Quinn, Membership Chair at lwvlima@gmail.com.
The League of Women Voters was formed in 1920 in response to the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote. The suffragettes who championed this right wanted women to enter the voting booth knowledgeable about candidates and issues so they could cast an intelligent vote. After the ratification of the 19th Amendment, suffragettes
The League of Women Voters was formed in 1920 in response to the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote. The suffragettes who championed this right wanted women to enter the voting booth knowledgeable about candidates and issues so they could cast an intelligent vote. After the ratification of the 19th Amendment, suffragettes formed the League of Women Voters so the could use their vote to impact policies on government, social and environmental issues.
The primary mission of the LWV of the Lima Area is to provide nonpartisan voter education to our members and the community.
The LWV never supports or opposes candidates, but we do take action issues after we have studied the issue and reached concensus.
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