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national, state and local chapters whose members seek to influence government through education and advocacy.
This website offers a variety of ways to be part of the legislative process. There are links to local, state and federal governments; a Voter's Guide; and a Government Directory of locally elected officials.
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League of Women Voters of Lehigh County

!Hot Topics! lunch meeting, Monday February 8, 11:45 a.m.

Allentown Brew Works, 812 West Hamilton Street, Allentown

High Gravity Room (take elevator to second floor)

MARCELLUS SHALE MATTERS

Learn about drilling for natural gas in Pennsylvania.

We need jobs. We want cheap energy. At what cost?

Speaker, Tracy Carluccio, deputy director of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network

Tracy is the lead staff person working on the impacts of shale gas development on the Delaware River Watershed. She was appointed to the Highlands Regional Water Protection and Planning Council by the governor of New Jersey and has written and presented papers at scientific conferences.

Make reservations by Thursday, February 4 by calling Sue at 610-821-1118 or emailing lwvlehigh@yahoo.com

Cost of buffet lunch is $12.00. The public is welcome, but please make a reservation.

Parking: The Farr Lot is the closest and is entered from 8th Street just north of Hamilton. Parking decks close by are the Spiral Deck, entered from Linden Street between 8th and 9th, and the 9th and Walnut deck. Rates are $1 per hour.

More information on parking at Allentown Parking Authority website or call 610-437-3366. Carpool if you can.

ISSUES


Health Care Reform -- where to go for background information

Lehigh Valley Board of Health -- the public-health initiative for Lehigh and Northampton counties

* ELECTION *

Voter's Guide, Municipal Election 2009
 

Election results

Lehigh County

Northampton County

 

2010 Election Calendar

How to register to vote

Absentee Ballots

Election day FAQs

Lehigh County Polling Places

Northampton County Polling Places


Important Election Information for Pennsylvania in 2010

2010 Election Calendar

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For voter registration forms go here

Information on registering and voting in Pennsylvania is at www.votespa.com

Lehigh County Democratic Committee

Lehigh County Republican Committee
 

Northampton County Democratic Committee

Northampton County Republican Committee
 

League of Women Voters position on electronic voting

 

GOVERNMENT DIRECTORY

Federal Officials
 
State Officials

Lehigh County
 

Northampton County
 

School Districts

Election Calendar

WHAT'S UP?

What's happening in Harrisburg?

Visit the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives
and the Pennsylvania State Senate

Who is giving to whom?

Pennsylvania Democratic Senators' website
Pennsylvania Republican Senators' website

What's happening in Washington?
How did my Senator/Member of Congress vote?

Visit the U.S. Congress:
Senate

House of Representatives

 

Need to research a bill? Try Thomas
 

ISSUES

Health Care

Renew Lehigh Valley Campaign

 

Pennsylvania's legislative pay raise

Size of state legislatures

Verified Voting Legislative Proposals

Verified Voting main page

Electronic voting machines (Requires Acrobat® Reader®)

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More on Electronic Voting

Help America Vote Act (HAVA) in Pennsylvania

 Voting Rights

Media Reform

Campaign Finance Reform
and miscellaneous political information

"Fair Vote"

Campaign Legal Center
for information on campaign and media law
and related legislative initiatives

Petroleum energy sources

Alliance for Sustainable Communities, Lehigh Valley

 Directory of Regional Organizations
Promoting Sustainable Communities

 

                   WATER ISSUES

A good place to start learning about water
issues is
the Water Resources Education Network of the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania.

Also try these sites:

Environmental Protection Agency
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Delaware River Basin Commission
Wildlands Conservancy

Sierra Club

Children's Issues

Kids Around  Town

Child Advocacy Center of Lehigh County

HOW TO CONTACT US
League of Women Voters, Lehigh County
P.O. Box 3275, Allentown, PA 18106
610-432-1456
lwvlehigh@yahoo.com
League of Women Voters, Northampton County
P.O. Box 523, Bethlehem, PA  18016

610-330-0840
 

State Office
226 Forster Street,
Harrisburg, PA 17102-3220
(717) 234-1576
www.palwv.org; info@palwv.org
LWVPA Hotline 1-800-692-7281
National Office
1730 M Street NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20036-4508
(202) 429-1965
www.lwv.org
Rodale Press
 
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