VOTER NEWSLETTER
Vol. 65, No. 4 November 2025 Editor: Virginia Marsh
| | Inside this Issue
- November 18 Social Event
- November 4 Election
- Our Annual Fundraising Campaign
- Issues registering People to Vote
- Fall Voter Registration Activities
- Study on Active Tarnsportation
- Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- Reimagine Dallas
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Key Dates in November 2025
- Nov 4 Election Day
- Nov 4 Ballots By Mail deadline
- Nov 8 Culture in the Core
- Nov 11 Reimagine Dallas
- Nov 15 CHIP Help Session
- Nov 18 Our Social Event
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Join us for our November 18
Social Event
| | All members, prospective members, and friends of the League of Women Voters of Richardson are invited to our November social event on Tuesday, November 18th at 6:30p.m. at:
2701 Custer Pkwy #915
Richardson, Texas 75080
This is also a fundraiser. The League will receive a portion of sales, not just at our 6:30 time, but also from 4pm-9pm for all patrons showing the flyer or mentioning the League of Women Voters of Richardson. As with our September and October socials, a good time will be had by all.
See you there! | | |
November 4, 2025 Election
Polls open 7am - 7pm
| | All registered voters who live in Texas may vote on 17 proposed Texas Constitutional Amendments. |
- Click here for a nonpartisan League of Women Voters of Texas Voters Guide about the 17 proposed Texas Constitutional Amendments.
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- Click here for nonpartisan League of Women Voters of Texas explainer videos about the 17 proposed Texas Constitutional Amendments. LWVRichardson's own Communications Vice President, Caroline Wang, explains 3 of the amendments: 3, 11, and 13.
| | | | All registered voters who live in the Richardson ISD (RISD) may vote on the school district's 3 bond propositions. |
Our Annual Fundraising Campaign
| Our annual fundraising campaign began on October 15. LWVR relies on contributions made by local community members and businesses to continue to provide the Voter Services that we are known for.
To make a donation to The League of Women Voters of Richardson:
Go to our website and click on the Donate Button (in the upper right-hand corner) to use PayPal or credit card. |
Issues Registering People to Vote
| A common theme is that the federal and state governments have adopted new policies restricting opportunities to provide voter registration. LWVRichardson will continue to explore new avenues to provide voter registration opportunities.
One action each of us can take is to be “at the ready” every day by carrying mail-in voter registration applications which each applicant can mail. Carry them in your purse. Have some in your car. You never know when an opportunity will present itself to pass on a mail-in voter registration application. Maybe to a friend. Maybe someone you meet at the store.
| At Naturalization Ceremonies | The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the federal agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States. They are a component of the Department of Homeland Security.
The revised USCIS policy, Policy Alert dated August 29, 2025, prohibits the League of Women Voters (LWV) and other Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) from providing voter registration at USCIS administrative events. The policy "provides that only state and local election officials are permitted to provide voter registration services at the conclusion of an administrative naturalization ceremony." Cathy Murphree, LWVRichardson's Voter Registration Chair, continues to strategize with LWVCollin, LWVDallas, LWVTexas, and LWVUS to explore ways in which we can continue to register our newest citizens to vote.
In early October, Esmeralda Garcia, Voter Registration Outreach Coordinator for Dallas County Elections Department, worked with the USCIS Field Office to provide voter registration services after naturalization ceremonies. Esmeralda has asked LWVRichardson, LWVCollin, and LWVDallas to provide the person power to register the new citizens. Acting on behalf of the Dallas County Elections Department (and not LWV), we have registered new citizens living in Dallas County at 3 events in October. We hope to expand our voter registration efforts to include Collin County, Denton County, and Tarrant County.
| At Colleges and Universities | The University of Texas system, including UTDallas, recently instituted a new policy regarding the ability of individuals (like LWV) to register people on campus to vote.
In the past, people not affiliated with the University were able to set up and register voters at a designated free speech area on the UTDallas campus. With the new policy change, non-students must be invited onto campus by a student organization and be accompanied by someone from the student organization while on campus. Approval for the escorted campus visit must be approved in advance. This has significantly curtailed plans to be a regular presence on the UTD campus in the former "free speech" areas. We have been reaching out to UTD student groups to offer support, with one result being a table at the Synergy Wesley Foundation's National Coming Out Day on October 9. |
Fall Voter Registration Activities
| This fall, it seems that many people are seeking to be more informed about this November's Constitutional Amendment election and bond election. We have many people tell us they are using Vote411.org and have valued the printed Voter Guides that LWVRichardson has placed in the Recreation Centers, Libraries, City Hall, and Senior Center. The interest is exciting.
In October,
- LWVRichardson, in partnership with LWVCollin member Laura Churchill and Arapaho United Methodist Church (AUMC), provided voter information and registration opportunities at AUMC's annual Pumpkin Patch, and
- the City's Harvest Fest and Pawtoberfest, as well as the Boho Market at Cityline, turned out to be an "information Fest." Because the deadline to register to vote (and be able to vote in the November 4, 2025 Election) had passed, LWVRichardson focused on handing out lots of nonpartisan Voters Guides for the November 4, 2025, Election. Many mail-in registration forms were handed out for folks to register in preparation for the 2026 elections.
LWVRichardson will be at Culture in the Core in downtown Richardson on November 8. Come see us.
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City of Richardson
2025 Active Transportation Summary
| Mike Deasy, Mobility Planner for the City of Richardson, conducted a "Counting People and Bicycles" survey. Cathy Lawrence, LWVRichardson's Active Transportation Chair, participated in the survey.
The goal of the survey was to capture a snapshot of active transportation around the City. The volunteers sat at various intersections and counted how many walkers, bikers, and others used Richardson trails. The program ran from May 1 - June 20, 2024. There were twenty-five observation locations with 2 observation windows:
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one observation on Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, 7pm-9pm or 5pm-7pm
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one observation on Saturday, 9am-11am
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Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) /
Medicaid for Children
| | CHIP and Children’s Medicaid have been well received by Texas families and these programs help to assure that our children have adequate preventative care in addition to coverage for more complex medical care. It is much more cost effective to provide immunizations, check-ups, and early intervention in childhood illnesses than to wait for a problem to develop into an emergency.
LWVRichardson is a long-time supporter of these programs. Members can help with an application help session:
November 15, 2025
9 a.m. to 12 noon
St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church
1220 West Belt Line Road
Richardson, TX 75080
(adjacent to Richardson High School) | | |
Families who do not have coverage through their employment such as seasonal workers, employees who work part-time, grandparents who are raising their grandchildren on a fixed income, those who are currently unemployed, and teenagers who are “on their own” are some of our neighbors who might have eligible children. Please invite anyone you think may be interested in these insurance plans to be with us on NOV. 11, 2025.
We are available for on-site help sessions at the convenience of individual schools.
- Application forms in English and Spanish are available. If you need paper forms, please contact Martha Dorris at 972-690-4908 or marthadorris1@outlook.com.
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An online version is available at YourTexasBenefits.com
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All information provided is kept private and secure, as required by law.
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"Reimagine Dallas" is a large-scale community action organized by Dallas Area Interfaith. Residents, clergy, and civic leaders from across the city will be gathered together to "Reimagine" Dallas through collective action on
- Early Childhood Education,
- Immigration, and
- Affordable Housing.
The meeting will be held on November 11, 2025, 7:00pm - 8:30pm at:
Temple Emanuel
8500 Hillcrest Road
Dallas, TX 75225 | | | | Donate
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