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Date: 1/8/2026
Subject: All member email
From: Joan Savitt



Hit the Ground Running

2026 is a Big Year
 
This midterm year Ohioans will be electing a new governor, a U.S. Senator and two Ohio Supreme Court justices. Three key elected positions in Ohio are term limited;  Auditor, Attorney General and Secretary of State, and all three terms are up in 2026. The Senate race is likely to generate a lot of interest nationally, and money and disinformation will be flooding the state.
 
The 2026 primary is fast approaching. New regulations regarding when mail-in ballots must be received by the Board of Elections (no four day window after Election Day) will make it harder for many people to have their vote counted. Confusion about who can vote in a primary is also likely to lead to fewer people casting ballots.
 
It is more important than ever that we take steps to dispel disinformation, and to spread the word about peoples' voting rights. Please stay tuned for more information - and opportunities to make a difference.
 


Get Your Tickets for Suffs
 
Enjoy a great night of entertainment, and support the League of Women Voters of Greater Cleveland, by purchasing tickets for the 6:30 PM performance of SUFFS on February 15, 2026 at Playhouse Square. Use the link  here to purchase tickets. Use the promo code GCLELWV  in the box in the top left of your computer screen that asks "Have a promo code?".  A portion of each ticket sold will support the League of Women Voters of Greater Cleveland.



Save the Date for Program Planning
 
Please save the date and plan to attend a Program Planning Meeting in February. There will be an in-person meeting on Sunday, February 1 at the Shaker Heights Main Library, Fernway Room, from 2-4 PM. 16500 Van Aken Blvd., Shaker Heights, OH  44120. Registration is required. Register here.
 
A second meeting will be held on Sunday, February 8 at the Rocky River Public Library, Auditorium, 1600 Hampton Road, Rocky River, OH  44116. Registration is required. Register here.
 
Advocacy priorities for the coming year will be discussed and voted on.


Some Nice News
 
Elisabeth Warner, Communications Director for the League of Women Voters of Ohio, shared some data with me about the reach of our Ohio League's communications efforts in 2025. Here are the figures:
 
Potential reach through earned media: 4m people

Airstream campus outreach
  •    Number of miles: 3.3k
  •    Number of students engaged: 5k+
  •    Number of colleges: 25
VOTE411
  •    Number of voters who accessed: 100k
  •    Number of counties with races on Vote411: 87
Social media reach3.8 million
 
Action Alerts
  •   Number of messages to lawmakers: 100k
  •   Materials distributed: 52,585
Thanks to everyone who posted, contacted a lawmaker or elected official, texted a friend or family member and reminded them to vote, registered a voter, or wrote a letter to the editor. Our output is impressive!