Date: 1/19/2026
Subject: The Weekly VOTER, Jan. 19, 2026 - LWV of the Austin Area
From: LWV of the Austin Area

January 19, 2026

Welcome to LWVAA's Weekly VOTER

The Weekly VOTER is here to make sure everyone stays in the know about opportunities to empower voters and defend democracy in our community. Like what you see? Please share with your friends!

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Empowering Voters

Take at least one action to support democracy

✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 Celebrate Martin Luther King Day

Join Houston Tillotson at the MLK Community March and Festival
Attend BRAVE Communities Circles of Light 2026 - A MLK Community Gathering
Be inspired by Just Like Selma: A Social Justice Hymn Commemorating the 100th Year of Black History Month

🗳️ Learn about the March 3 Primary Election.

📩 Share tips on Voting By Mail.

Find opportunities to support 🗳️ democracy

The LWVAA calendar is here to help!

Register voters with the League

📚 Jan 21: LWVAA - First Vote! Northeast ECHS
📚 Jan 22: LWVAA - First Vote! Northeast ECHS

Contact: firstvote@lwvaustin.org

🗳️ Fridays: Register voters at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar & Mueller

🗳️ Saturdays: Register voters at Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline

Contact: voterservices@lwvaustin.org for more information

Volunteers needed

💌 Urgent! Help Get Out the Vote for the Primary: Check our our calendar for the postcard drop-in schedule!

Contact: mbrshp@lwvaustin.org

🗳️ Urgent! Support needed for voter registration activities

Contact: voterservices@lwvaustin.org

🗣️ Sign up with the new LWVAA Speakers Bureau

Events

🚔 Jan 22 & 24: Austin Police Oversight - Know Your Rights public input meeting - in person

🎟️ Jan 20: LWVAA & AAUW - Screening of Zurawski v Texas

Jan 24: East Riverside Community Open House

📚 Jan 25: Hands Off Central Texas - Pro-Democracy Book Club - The Authoritarians

🫱🏽‍🫲🏼 Jan 25 - 27: Texas United Women in Faith and Texas Impact - United Women In Faith Texas Legislative Event 2026

Find More Events & Volunteer Opportunities

🗳️ Share - LWVAA Social Media Director Laura T'sao's post: "Vote Smart in the Primary" which was viewed over 18,000 times last week.

📩 Find tips on voting-by-mail on our website at lwvaustin.org/Vote-By-Mail. Share today's post on Instagram or Facebook!

Defending Democracy

Tomorrow night, January 20, at 6:00 p.m., join LWVAA and the American Association of University Women at the AFS Theater for a screening of Zurawski v Texas, a documentary that reveals the dire impact of losing access to reproductive healthcare and the extraordinary efforts of the women and men fighting on the front lines to regain those rights. The screening will be followed by a talk-back panel featuring:

Amanda Zurawski - plaintiff
Donna Howard - State Representative
Dr. Amna Dermish - Chief Operating and Medical Services Director for Planned Parenthood

Tickets are still available, so don't miss out!. The $15 ticket price covers theater rental, documentary license fee, and speaker honoraria.

Buy Your Tickets Today!

📜 Read the news from LWVUS

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Democracy in the News

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Community Impact

Texas Tribune

What you need to know before voting in Texas’ March 3 primary elections

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Partner for Democracy

🎉 Celebrate KOOP Community Radio for producing a PSA promoting the LWV Voters Guide in English and Spanish. The PSA will go live before early voting in the Texas Primaries. Listen to the PSA in English

Empower voters and support democracy at your events!

🗣️ Request a speaker or voter registration table here.

Mark Your Calendar!

Highlighted League & community events

🗳️ Jan 28: Lunch & Learn With LWV Wilco: Hand-Marked Ballots

💡 Feb 21: LWVAA - League 101 - information session for current and prospective members

Key dates for the primary election

📬  Thu, Jan 1: First day to apply for a mail ballot
📝  Mon, Feb 2: Last day to register to vote
🗓️  Tue, Feb 17: Early voting begins
✉️ Fri, Feb 20: Last day to apply for a mail ballot (received, not postmarked)
✅  Fri, Feb 27: Last day of early voting
🗳️ Tue, Mar 3: Election Day!!!
📮  Tue, Mar 3: Mail ballot must be received by 7:00 p.m. learn more - Vote By Mail

💡 Learn more: The Primary Elections

Find More Volunteer Opportunities and Events on Our Calendar

Gift memberships to any League can now be purchased online! To purchase a gift membership, log into or create an account at portal.lwv.org and click the "Gift" link in the Grow Our Community box. You do not have to be a League member to purchase a gift membership.

Questions? Contact Joyce Jackson, Membership Chair, at mbrshp@lwvaustin.org.

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