Date: 3/10/2026
Subject: The Weekly VOTER, March 10, 2026 - LWV of the Austin Area
From: LWV of the Austin Area

March 10, 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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Learn about voting rights heroines - 100 Years of Women Voting by LWV Texas.

Join the fun! Follow @sign4era on Instagram to see photos of the Golden Flyer as it recreates its historic drive across the county to win women the vote. Learn more at drivingthevote.org and watch for the Golden Flyer to arrive in Austin on March 24!

Empowering Voters

Click the image above to view a map of the Travis County turnout in the primary election.

The 2026 primary saw record-breaking turnout: with more than 4.3 million Texans casting ballots, it was the highest midterm primary turnout in state history. Here in Travis County, early voting reached its highest level for a primary election in nearly two decades. Voter turnout was 29.76% with 273,854 votes cast out of the 920,114 registered voters in Travis County. Find Travis County's primary election results at VoteTravis.gov. Learn which candidates won and which candidates will be in the runoff election on May 26.

Read the KUT article about how Travis County early voting reaches highest level for a primary election in almost two decades.

Join us in thanking all the candidates who ran in the primary election and to all of the election workers, poll monitors, and others who helped run the 2026 Texas primary election!

The League of Women Voters helps ensure that voters show up informed and confident through the Voters Guide, VOTE411, voter registration, and nonpartisan education.

If you want to see this momentum continue, please donate to help keep voters informed and engaged.

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Volunteer With LWVAA

Urgent: Last chance to volunteer for Democracy Rocks!

LWVAA is hosting our Democracy Rocks civics treasure hunt as part of the Central Texas Learning Festival. We still need volunteers to support this event on Saturday, March 14, from 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. at Twin Oaks Library. Volunteers set up civics stations where kids use a treasure map to discover history and civics messages. When they discover all the messages, they get to select a prize from our treasure chest.

Volunteers help set up or clean up, hand out maps to treasure hunters, or help hunters navigate the course. This opportunity is open to anyone age 16 and up. Contact Joyce Jackson at jjackson@lwvaustin.org if you need more information or if you need help signing up for a volunteer shift. Without volunteers, we will have to cancel this event.

Volunteer at Democracy Rocks!

🗳️ Register voters with the League

Mar 11: First Vote! Weiss HS
Mar 12: First Vote! Weiss HS

First Vote! is heading into classrooms this semester. For some periods we'll need multiple presenters, as we'll visit up to three classrooms at a time. Interested in presenting but haven't done it before? Contact Susana Carranza, First Vote! chair.

Fridays: Register voters at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar & Mueller

Saturdays: Register voters at Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline

Contact Voters Service to learn about more voter registration opportunities.

Contact our Volunteer team for questions, or review general volunteer opportunities here.

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League & community events this week

Mar 10:

LBJ Future Forum - The State of Voting Rights

City of Austin - Know Your Rights - Immigration Policy Updates

Mar 11 - 15: Central Texas Learning Festival

Mar 14: LWVAA - Democracy Rocks! Civics Treasure Hunt (part of the Central TX Learning Festival)

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Thank you for making TRIVIACRACY a success!

Thank you to everyone who made TRIVIACRACY such a success! The live music, great food, and lively civics trivia were a great way to spend an afternoon with people who care deeply about our democracy -- and on International Women’s Day, no less! We're especially grateful to the sponsors recognized below, the Development Committee, and the many volunteers and attendees who helped make the day a success. Enjoy our video and the photo album of the day's events!

Since the rules of trivia prevented many of you from accessing your phone, you may not have had a “donation opportunity” via text or QR code. It’s not too late! Click the link below to donate directly to the TRIVIACRACY Fund. Every dollar donated helps expand the reach of our nonpartisan Voters Guide and VOTE411and supports all of our efforts to ensure that more Austin Area voters have access to trusted election information.

Donate to the TRIVIACRACY Fund

Democracy in the News

Austin American Statesman - Precinct-only voting brings long lines, delayed results in Williamson County

Advocacy

“The Constitution clearly assigns the power to declare war to Congress, an authority that was intentionally ignored. When a president goes around Congress to initiate military action, it is not a sign of strength. It is executive overreach and dangerous to Americans, both domestically and abroad."

League of Women Voters of the United States

Read LWVUS' Statement About the President’s Unilateral Military Action in Iran

Urgent Action: Oppose the SAVE Act bills in the Senate!

Congress continues to introduce bills that would require voters to present documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC) to register and/or vote, including the SAVE America Act, the Safeguard Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act), and the Make Elections Great Again Act (MEGA).

The SAVE Act would create one more barrier to the voting process, as many eligible voters do not have easy access to the necessary documents.

Tell your senators to reject the SAVE Act suite of bills!

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Thanks to all who attended February's webinar, From Poll Taxes to Maps - A History of Voter Suppression in Texas.

Every election cycle, we hear the term “voter suppression.” But what does that actually mean in Texas? As we enter another election cycle, understanding this history matters more than ever. Watch this presentation for a decade-by-decade look at how Texas voting laws, from poll taxes to modern maps and ID requirements, were challenged in court and sometimes struck down as unlawful. Presented by VP of Advocacy & Education Joanne Richards, this 30-minute presentation connects the dots between past and present to provide a fuller picture of voting rights in today's Texas.

Watch Here

Mark Your Calendar!

Highlighted League & community events

Mar 23:

National Constitution Center: Elizabeth Cady Stanton & the Legacy of the 19th Amendment
National Constitution Center: Women & the American Revolution

Mar 28: Hands Off Central Texas: No Kings 3 Rally. Join LWVAA and other Central Texans as we rally to defend democracy and to declare that America does not belong to wealthy special interests -- it belongs to the people.

Mar 29: Tejemos Foundation - RISE Fest at Pease Park

Apr 17 - 19: Join LWVAA and Leagues from all over the state at the LWV Texas Convention 2026 in beautiful Corpus Christi! This year's theme is "Waves of Opportunity: Building an Equitable and Sustainable Future."

Find More Volunteer Opportunities & Events on Our Calendar

Partner for Democracy

LWVAA makes it easy to empower voters in your community

🗳️ It isn't too soon to prepare for the November general election! If your business would like to be added to the list of sites providing the Voters Guide, email Jaci Collins at jcollins@lwvaustin.org.

Empower voters and support democracy at your events!

🗣️ Request a speaker or voter registration table here.

Membership News

Gift memberships are back!

Gift memberships to any League can now be purchased online! To purchase a gift membership, log into or create an account at the LWV Member Portal 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 our Membership Chair.

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