| Date | Time | Place | Description |
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| Friday, February 24, 2012 |
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Sussex County Department of Elections
119 North Race Street
Georgetown, DE, 19947 |
Last Day to Change your Party Affiliation Before the 2012 Presidential Primary.
You must be registered with a political party to vote in that party's primary election. To change your registration from one party to another or from unaffiliated to affiliated with a particular party before the Presidential Primary, contact the County Elections Department. You may register on-line, call (302)856-5367 for an application, or go to the Elections Department in Georgetown.
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| Friday, February 24, 2012 |
1 pm |
Contact PR Chair Ann Nolan or Co-President Esther Shelton for location and directions. |
Membership Meeting & Program Planning.
Catch up on recent League activities and participate in "Program Planning" where we discuss what recommendations our League will make for the 2012 LWVUS Convention. The Washington DC League is proposing a concurrency resolution on sentencing policy; one element of the proposal is the removal of mandatory sentencing. Other proposals include creating a Department of Peace or studying nuclear energy. We can only choose one. Let your voice be heard!
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| Tuesday, February 28, 2012 |
1:15-2:45pm |
Cadbury at Lewes
17028 Cadbury Circle
Lewes, DE 19958 |
Revival of the Dead Ladies.
Presentation.
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| Sunday, March 11, 2012 |
All week |
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Sunshine Week.
Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools and others interested in the public's right to know, including the League of Women Voters.
Go here for a fun quiz about open government laws, mostly at the federal level.
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| Wednesday, March 14, 2012 |
1 pm |
Beebe Medical Arts Building
18941 John J Williams Hwy
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 |
Contracts: The Tie That Binds in Sussex County.
This forum will explore developers' practice of tying you into long-term contracts for anything from propane to cable TV to trash collection that tie your hands for years. A panel will discuss how this happens, why, and how it affects you and your community. This forum is the third of four addressing issues of privatization of public services and is the League's local exploration of these issues leading up to a consensus meeting as part of the LWVUS privatization study. For background on the national study, go to the LWVUS Study section here.
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| Tuesday, March 20, 2012 |
10 am |
County Administration Building
2 The Circle
Georgetown, DE 19947 |
Presentation of LWVSC Observer Corps Annual Report.
Observer Corps Chair Carole Somers will present the Observer Corps' third annual report to County Council. The report summarizes the Corps observations since February 2011. Observers attend meetings of County Council, the Board of Adjustment and the Planning & Zoning Commission and report to the LWVSC board which reviews the summaries monthly and presents the summary annually to Council and the media. For a copy of previous reports go here.
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| Wednesday, March 21, 2012 |
9:30 am through lunch |
The Outlook at the Duncan Center
500 W. Loockerman Street
Dover, DE 19901 |
League Day in Dover.
LWV of Delaware annual legislative day will address Campaign Finance and Lobbying: "Disclosure in Delaware: Follow the Money." Go here
for the flyer and registration form.
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| Monday, March 26, 2012 |
noon |
1776 Restaurant
Midway Shopping Center
Rehoboth Beach, DE
right beside the Movies at Midway |
Fun Lunch.
This is always our best attended lunch. 1776 is known for its excellent food and lunch prices are more reasonable than most restaurants in the area. Join us at this gourmet restaurant!
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| Saturday, March 31, 2012 |
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Sussex County Department of Elections
119 North Race Street
Georgetown, DE, 19947 |
DEADLINE to register to vote before the Presidential Primary.
You may register on-line, call (302)856-5367 for an application, or go to the Elections Department in Georgetown.
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| Monday, April 9, 2012 |
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Sussex County Department of Elections
119 North Race Street
Georgetown, DE, 19947 |
DEADLINE for Military and Overseas Citizens to register to vote before the Presidential Primary.
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| Wednesday, April 11, 2012 |
1 pm |
Beebe Medical Arts Building
18941 John J Williams Hwy
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 |
Education: Public or Private in Sussex County. Let's follow the money..
What are the pros and cons of private education vs. sending your kids to private schools? Should more public schools be managed by private organizations? Should vouchers go with the student, regardless of whether he or she attends public or private schools? This forum is the final of four addressing issues of privatization of public services and is the League's local exploration of these issues leading up to a consensus meeting as part of the LWVUS privatization study. It will set the stage for further exploration of education issues in the Fall. For background on the national study, go to the LWVUS Study section here.
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| Monday, April 16, 2012 |
11 am - 2 pm |
Cripple Creek Golf and Country Club
29494 Cripple Creek Drive
Dagsboro, DE 19939 |
Revival of the Dead Ladies.
presentation and lunch
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| Tuesday, April 17, 2012 |
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Equal Pay Day.
Equal Pay Day was established in 1996 as a public awareness event to illuminate the gap between men's and women's wages. Equal Pay Day symbolizes the point into the next year to which a woman must work to achieve pay equity for the previous year. Wear RED on Equal Pay Day
to symbolize how far women
and minorities are "in the red" with their pay!
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| Friday, April 20, 2012 |
noon |
TBA |
Fun Lunch.
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| Friday, April 20, 2012 |
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Deadline for mailing absentee ballots.
Last day the Department of Elections is required to mail
absentee ballots for the Presidential Primary Election.
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| Monday, April 23, 2012 |
NOON |
Sussex County Department of Elections
119 North Race Street
Georgetown, DE, 19947 |
Deadline for issuance of absentee ballots.
The last time that the Department of Elections can issue an
absentee ballot for the Presidential Primary.
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| Tuesday, April 24, 2012 |
7 am - 8 pm |
 |
Presidential Primary.
Only duly registered voters from participating parties may vote.
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| Tuesday, April 24, 2012 |
8 pm |
Sussex County Department of Elections
119 North Race Street
Georgetown, DE, 19947 |
Deadline to return absentee ballots for the Presidential Primary.
DEADLINE to return voted absentee ballots for the
Presidential Primary Election to the Department of Elections.
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| Wednesday, April 25, 2012 |
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Sussex County Department of Elections
119 North Race Street
Georgetown, DE, 19947 |
Change Party Affliliation.
From April 25, 2012 through May 25, 2012, you may change your party affiliation. You may register on-line, call (302)856-5367 for an application, or go to the Elections Department in Georgetown.
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| Tuesday, May 8, 2012 |
10 am to 8 pm |
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School Board Elections.
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| Monday, May 21, 2012 |
noon |
TBA |
Fun Lunch.
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| Friday, May 25, 2012 |
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Sussex County Department of Elections
119 North Race Street
Georgetown, DE, 19947 |
DEADLINE to change political party affiliation before the September Primary.
To change your registration from one party to another or from unaffiliated to affiliated with a particular party before the Presidential Primary, contact the County Elections Department. You may register on-line, call (302)856-5367 for an application, or go to the Elections Department in Georgetown.
|
| Friday, June 22, 2012 |
noon |
TBA |
Fun Lunch.
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| Saturday, August 18, 2012 |
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Sussex County Department of Elections
119 North Race Street
Georgetown, DE, 19947 |
DEADLINE to register to vote before the Primary Election.
You may register on-line, call (302)856-5367 for an application, or go to the Elections Department in Georgetown.
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| Monday, August 27, 2012 |
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Sussex County Department of Elections
119 North Race Street
Georgetown, DE, 19947 |
DEADLINE for Military and Overseas Citizens to register to vote before the Primary Election.
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| Tuesday, September 4, 2012 |
4:30 pm |
Sussex County Department of Elections
119 North Race Street
Georgetown, DE, 19947 |
Deadline for mailing absentee ballots.
Last day the Department of Elections is required to mail
absentee ballots for the Primary Election.
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| Monday, September 10, 2012 |
NOON |
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Deadline for issuance of absentee ballots.
The last time that the Department of Elections can issue an
absentee ballot for the Primary Election.
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| Tuesday, September 11, 2012 |
8 am-9pm |
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Primary Election.
Only duly registered voters from participating
parties may vote.
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| Wednesday, September 12, 2012 |
1 pm |
Beebe Medical Arts Building
18941 John J Williams Hwy
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 |
Education Forum.
Details to follow.
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| Monday, September 17, 2012 |
All Day |
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Constitution Day.
To commemorate Constitution Day, read 10 Fast Facts on the Constitution.
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| Wednesday, October 10, 2012 |
1 pm |
Beebe Medical Arts Building
18941 John J Williams Hwy
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 |
Education Forum.
Details to follow.
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| Saturday, October 13, 2012 |
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Sussex County Department of Elections
119 North Race Street
Georgetown, DE, 19947 |
DEADLINE to register to vote or to change party affiliation before the General Election.
The period in which you can change your registration after the primary election is the day after the primary election.
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| Monday, October 22, 2012 |
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Sussex County Department of Elections
119 North Race Street
Georgetown, DE, 19947 |
Deadline for Military Citizens to register to vote before the General Election.
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| Friday, November 2, 2012 |
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Deadline for mailing absentee ballots.
Last day the Department of Elections is required to mail
absentee ballots for the General Election.
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| Monday, November 5, 2012 |
NOON |
Sussex County Department of Elections
119 North Race Street
Georgetown, DE, 19947 |
Deadline for issuance of absentee ballots.
The last time that the Department of Elections can issue an
absentee ballot for the General Election.
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| Tuesday, November 6, 2012 |
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General Election.
Due to redistricting in 2011, all members of the Delaware House of Representatives and Senate will be up for election.
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| Thursday, November 8, 2012 |
all day |
Georgetown - on The Circle and all around town |
Return Day.
Every two years, Georgetown hosts this unusual event, a half-day-long parade and festival two days after Election Day. Stemming from the colonial days in which the public would congregate in Georgetown two days after the election to hear the results (because it would take that long to deliver the results to the courthouse by horseback), the winners of that year's political races parade around The Circle in carriages with the losers and the chairs of the county's political parties ceremonially "bury the hatchet" in a tub of sand. The afternoon is marked by a traditional ox feast, much revelry, and, of course, the beginning of the next round of campaigns. Many in Delaware feel that the state's traditionally chummy and staid political climate is due in large part to the Return Day tradition. In 2010, the LWV SC won an award for our entry in the parade.
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| Wednesday, November 14, 2012 |
1 pm |
Beebe Medical Arts Building
18941 John J Williams Hwy
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 |
Education Forum.
Details to follow.
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| Saturday, December 15, 2012 |
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Bill of Rights Day.
The Bill of Rights went into effect on December 15, 1791, when Virginia became the 11th state to ratify the document.
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