LWVDC Executive Director Update

Dear LWVDC Members,

I write to notify you that Wendy Hathaway will be leaving her post as LWVDC's Executive Director as of June 30, 2023.

Wendy has had a very positive impact on LWVDC, with her high-level organizational and communication skills, and her commitment to our mission. She has put processes in place that will have lasting benefits to LWVDC and greatly improved the look of our communications. Her support for Kimmy Rooney (our UW-Madison Public Humanities Scholar) and for the strategic planning effort has also been critical. I could go at length about the many ways we have benefited from having Wendy on staff since 2021. Certainly, she has confirmed the value of this paid staff position to our organization. We are in an immensely better place thanks to her work, and we will miss her greatly.

We wish Wendy all the best in her future endeavors and look forward to her continuing as an LWVDC champion and member.

Barb Feeney
President, League of Women Voters of Dane County

LWVDC Publishes Candidates’ Answers Guide

Dane County, WI — March 13, 2023 – Candidates for the April 4 election have responded to questions from the League of Women Voters of Dane County. Their unedited responses, plus the wording of state, county, city, and school district referendums, are now available to Dane County voters on two websites: Vote411.org and lwvdanecounty.org.

The League of Women Voters of Dane County is making this information available as voters begin to receive their absentee ballots, which are scheduled to be mailed starting March 13. The League encourages voters to start their voting research before casting their ballot so they can be informed and prepared voters.

Madison voters can vote early (in-person absentee voting) beginning Tuesday, March 21, at City of Madison libraries and other locations across Madison. Voters in other Dane County municipalities should check myvote.wi.gov or their municipal clerk’s website to learn about local early voting locations, dates, and hours.

Voters can learn which candidates are on their ballot, find contact information for their municipal clerk, request or track their absentee ballot, or find their polling place for April 4 at myvote.wi.gov. Voters can find information on referendums and candidates for judicial, city, and school board offices (though not for town and village offices or referendums) based on the voter’s address at Vote411.org.   

Candidates’ Answers for the April 4 general election will be distributed in the Wisconsin State Journal and on The Capital Times racks on March 15, and will be in The Capital City Hues the following week.

The League website, lwvdanecounty.org, also has information about voting, voter photo ID, and voter registration, in English and Spanish. Voters who have questions about voting may contact the nonpartisan Voter Helpline at (608) 285-2141 to reach experienced volunteers who can offer assistance.

“We understand voters are busy. That’s why we strive to provide voters with these easy-to-access resources so they can be fully prepared to cast their ballot,” says Wendy Hathaway, Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of Dane County.