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Date: 5/1/2025
Subject: May 2025 VOTER Newsletter
From: LWVRichardson

VOTER NEWSLETTER

Vol. 64, No. 9 April 2025 Editor: Virginia Marsh

Inside this Issue

Local Elections Saturday, May 3
Thousands of New U.S. Citizens registered
Voter Registration at Boho
CHIP and Medicaid For Children
Obituary: Mary Lou Hoffman

Key Dates in May 2025

May 3 Joint Election

Local Elections

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Registered voters who live in Dallas County or Collin County may vote at any Election Day Vote Center in their county of residence. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you are in line at a Vote Center by 7 p.m., you will be allowed to vote.

On our website, you can find links to polling location maps, sample ballots, candidate forum videos, and VOTERS GUIDES.

City of Richardson (Dallas & Collin Counties) Council races

All members of Richardson City Council will be on Saturday's ballot. All Richardson Council member races are at-large, meaning that all registered voters who live in Richardson can vote in those races. Only the Mayor's position (Place 7) and Place 6 are contested.

Richardson ISD Board of Trustees Races

Three seats on the Richardson ISD Board of Trustees will be on Saturday's ballot. All 3 are single-member districts, meaning that only Richardson ISD registered voters who live in that geographic area may vote on their district's race. Richardson ISD Single-member districts 2 & 5 are contested. Single-member district 4 is not contested. Single-member districts 1 and 3 are not on the ballot this year.

Richardson, Collin County races

Two races will be on the ballot on Saturday for registered voters who live in Richardson, Collin County. Both races are at-large, meaning that all registered voters who live in Richardson can vote in those races.

Plano ISD Board of Trustees Places 1, 2, 3, and 6
Collin County Community College District Board of Trustees Places 4, 5, and 6

Garland and City of Dallas

See our website for more information.

Candidate forum videos

The League of Women Voters of Richardson sponsored candidate forums for Richardson ISD and City of Richardson contested races. Videos are available on our website:

Richardson ISD District 2 Candidate Forum
Richardson ISD District 5 Candidate Forum
Richardson Mayoral and City Council Candidate Forum
Videos of Collin County races are available on the LWVCollin website.

LWV VOTERS GUIDES

An online VOTERS GUIDE is available at www.vote411.org. Enter your address to view only the races that will be on YOUR ballot, as well as questions on the issues and candidates' responses to those questions. You can compare the candidates side-by-side, and even print out a list of your choices to take with you when you vote.

If you prefer, we also have a local printed VOTER GUIDE covering the Richardson ISD and City of Richardson races. Candidates answered four questions for this VOTERS GUIDE. Copies are available at:

Richardson Library
Richardson City Hall
Huffhines Recreation Center
Heights Recreation Center
Richardson Senior Center

Thousands of New U.S. Citizens registered!

One of the most rewarding voter registration opportunities is registering our newest United States citizens following oath ceremonies at which they officially attain their citizenship. In the summer of 2022, the Richardson League joined the Collin County and Dallas Leagues to register voters after monthly U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalization events at the Plano Event Center. Our three-League coalition along with partner organizations and many non-League volunteers registered over 22,000 new citizens in 2022-2024, while also providing them with voting information and a vote411.org pen, made possible by LWV Education Fund grants obtained by the three Leagues.

At a March 19, 2025 event, we learned that USCIS would no longer be conducting monthly events in Plano but rather naturalizing new citizens over multiple days each month at the USCIS field office in Irving. Thanks to the multi-year relationships with USCIS officers, we were assured that our ability to register new citizens would continue, and we quickly began planning for this new format and location.

The added challenges of multiple day, typically twice weekly, events which are most often held outdoors due to limited space have been offset by participation by the Tarrant County and Irving Leagues due to this new location. In addition, the LWVUS grant fund administrators gave us the green light to adjust grant funding to restructure the program.

To a person, volunteers in this program cite how rewarding and inspiring it is to be a part of our newest citizens’ special day and helping them take the first step to become voters. We always welcome and need more volunteers! Please email

newcitizen@lwvrichardson.org

for information on how you can join us.

A Great Friday Evening Opportunity

to Engage With Potential Voters

In preparation for the May 3rd Election, LWVR Voter Registration volunteers manned a table at the Boho Market at Cityline in April. With the backdrop of great weather and good music, we spoke to potential voters, provided Voters Guides and information about voting, and gave information about times and locations. We even had registrations for both Collin and Dallas Counties for future elections.

This outreach location has been a good, relaxed atmosphere to welcome new residents. It is amazing how this venue draws so many folks moving from out of state! It has helped us to be visible in the community and to engage in dialogue with folks from the surrounding areas and provide them with non-partisan information. And of course we promoted the VOTE411 and LWV websites.

Thank you to all the LWVR volunteers who gave up their time to make this effort a success. Maybe YOU can join us next time!

Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

and

Medicaid for Children

St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church hosted an application help session on April 12, 2025. The Community Council of Greater Dallas (CCGD) sent 2 of their specialists to help us. Three families completed the application forms.

On August 16, 2025, from 9 am to noon St. Barnabas will host a health fair. CCGD specialists Patricia Marquez and Judy Tran will assist families to apply for health benefits for their children. Women may also apply for prenatal coverage.

Thank all of you for your support and dedication to helping our families obtain insurance for their children. I encourage anyone who is interested to volunteer for a help session and/or mention the insurances to those who might find it of benefit.

Texas continues to lead the USA in the number of uninsured children.

Thank you for your continued support for these programs.

For more information, please contact Martha Dorris

Home phone: 972-690-4908

Email: Marthadorris1@outlook.com

Obituary: Mary Louise Hauser Hoffman

Upon arriving in Richardson, Mary Lou joined the League of Women Voters of Richardson, where she made lifelong friends. Her League friends named themselves The Lunch Bunch and continue to meet monthly for lunch.

A memorial service is planned for Saturday, May 31, 2025, at 1:00 pm at First Unitarian Church of Dallas, with a reception to follow in Channing Hall. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in Mary Lou’s name to the ACLU or to First Unitarian Church of Dallas.

Click here for Mary Lou's complete obituary.

Donate

The League of Women Voters of Richardson relies solely on contributions made by local community residents and businesses.

Join Us

Would you like to help providing election information, registering voters, or influencing public policy?

You are welcome to email our Membership chair at

membership@lwvrichardson.org
if you need assistance with joining.

300 North Coit Road, Suite 125, Richardson, Texas 75080
972-470-0584 | email: league@lwvrichardson.org | website: www.lwvrichardson.org
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