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Care about safe and fair elections? You can help make sure elections run smoothly and polling places stay open in your own community by signing up to be a poll worker @powerthepolls today. #PollWorkerRecruitmentDay SIGN UP HERE: https://nj.gov/state/elections/pollworker.shtml Here are the answers to three top questions about becoming a poll worker: 1... WHY SHOULD I APPLY? Your community needs you! By staffing a polling location, you will: Earn $21.43 per hour on in-person early voting days and $300 on Election Day. See our great democracy in action, firsthand, and enjoy the feeling that comes with contributing to your local community, your state and your country. 2... WHO CAN APPLY? You can apply to serve as a poll worker in New Jersey if you: Are a United States citizen and a resident of New Jersey. Are a registered voter in the county in which you reside. Are at least 16 years of age. College and high school students are encouraged to apply. Note: Those under 18 years of age will w
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The Role of Women in the Civil Rights Movement

The Teaneck League of Women Voters celebrated Women's History month in March 2022 by partnering with the Inter-League Organization to host an inspiring screening of the award-winning documentary, STANDING ON MY SISTERS' SHOULDERS , on the courageous women who played a pivotal role in the civil rights movement in Mississippi in the 1950s and 1960s. The film is available to be screened through any public library (including Teaneck) that subscribes to the Kanopy service.    The screening was followed by an eye-opening panel discussion with three remarkable women leaders in Bergen County about their own experiences: Theodora Lacey, Jacqueline McLeod and Allison Davis. Click on the image below to hear their stories and insights about what this seminal moment in US history means for us today.
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LWVT 2021 VOTERS GUIDE for the Teaneck Board of Education

  League of Women Voters of Teaneck 2021 VOTERS GUIDE Teaneck Board of Education Our voters' guide questionnaire and letter of invitation to the Candidates' Forum, sponsored by LWV Teaneck, was mailed to each of the candidates for Teaneck Board of Education in early September. In addition to asking them about their Teaneck residency, occupation, education, family & community involvement, we asked each candidate to answer the following questions and to limit their answers to a total of 500 words or less: 1.   What information would you suggest a BOE member have to assess how the district responded to students who regressed during the pandemic and/or those whose special education needs were negatively impacted by curriculum changes/ school adjustments? 2.  What constructive suggestions do you have to help Teaneck Public Schools adapt  to lingering COVID challenges and the changing world and workforce its students  will graduate into? 3.  How many BOE meetings have you attende
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