Wayne Magazine Fall 2015 | Seite 24

RE ACHING OUT EDUCATING VOTERS Members of the Wayne Township’s League of Women Voters: Jane Hastings, Cathy Kazan, Nancy Schwartz, Cye Schnur, Jane Schweighardt, Libby Arlook, Estelle Perry and Jean Aires. Making Every Vote Count League of Women Voters supports Wayne Township’s citizens for 75 years W WRITTEN BY CAROL BOTT JARGER ayne Township’s League of Women Voters celebrates its 75th anniversary this year as it continues to work to educate voters, protect their right to vote and expand voter participation. Formed from the movement that secured the right to vote for women, the League of Women Voters operates at national, state and local levels as a nonpartisan political organization with membership open to men and women. According to board members Jean Aires, Alice Moskowitz and Jane Schweighardt of League of Women Voters of Wayne, two of their highest priority issues are increasing voter turnout and modernizing outdated election laws. “We know our members’ and supporters’ voices carry great weight in voting issues,” says Moskowitz. The group hosts candi ]H