League Launching 'Every Vote Counts!'

(Press Release) (West Palm Beach, FL – June 29, 2026) In preparation for this year’s upcoming primary and general elections, the League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County (LWVPBC) is launching Every Vote Counts!, a comprehensive nonpartisan campaign of voter registration, education, and candidate engagement.
 
This informative multi-platform outreach is targeted at voters across Palm Beach County, including first-time voters, in the statewide primary on August 18 and the national general election on November 3, 2026.
 
Compelling components of this campaign will include:

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• Voter Registration & Education Events
• VOTE411 Voters’ Guides
• Election Expo
• Meet the Candidate Forums
• Hot Topic Luncheons
• Helpful How-to Handcards

 
Voter Registration & Education Events
LWVPBC will host a series of pre-announced, easy-to-access voter registration and education events throughout Palm Beach County – at schools, churches, diverse community activities, senior citizen facilities, and other popular public locations. The schedule will be listed online at LWVPBC.org.
 
VOTE411 Voters’ Guides
Informative, easy-to-read guides to competitive political campaigns and ballot issues will be disseminated by LWVPBC in the weeks prior to both the primary and general election. The printed versions of the VOTE411 Voters’ Guides will be carried in select editions of The Palm Beach Post and will be available for convenient pick-up at numerous public libraries. The online version will go live on July 10 and be instantly accessible at LWVPBC.org.
 
Election Expo
LWVPBC will host a free Election Expo on September 28, 2026, at the Palm Beach State College Gymnasium, 4200 S. Congress Avenue in Lake Worth 33461. Scheduled for 5:30 to 7:30 pm, this will be a nonpartisan, public, voter engagement event where voters can get clear, direct information about the various candidates and issues on the ballot. The invitations to participate will be sent to candidates on July 13. Presenting partners include Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections, Palm Beach State College, Florida Power & Light Company, Leadership Palm Beach County, the law firms of Searcy Denny Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA and Smith Ball Baez & Prather Florida Injury Lawyers, and LWVPBC’s Candidate Forums, Membership, and Publications Teams. For more details, visit LWVPBC.org.
 
Meet the Candidate Forums
LWVPBC will host several events where local voters can meet and hear from candidates running in a variety of local races, including school board judicial, municipal, state, and national offices. Advance information will be available on the League’s website (LWVPBC.org). The next event is a free and nonpartisan Judicial Candidates Meet & Greet at the Vista Center in West Palm Beach today (June 2), from 6 to 7:15 pm.
 
Hot Topic Luncheons
Usually on the third Wednesday of each month, the League hosts these paid events spotlighting specific campaigns, ballot issues, and timely political topics. The luncheons are held from 11 am to 1 pm at the Fountains Country Club, 4476 Fountains Drive in Lake Worth 33467. Advance registration is required at LWVPBC.org.
 
However, the next two Hot Topic Discussions will be free and held on Zoom:
++ Wednesday July 15, with “Voting Rights Under Fire: How the League is Fighting Back” with Jessica Lowe-Minor, president of the League of Women Voters Florida.
++ Wednesday, August 19, with “Primary Election Postmortem” with Brian Crowley and Michael Williams, the co-hosts of YouTube’s Top of Mind Podcast.
 
Voter Information Handcards
LWVPBC will be distributing thousands of voter information handcards with two clear messages:
+ What’s on YOUR Ballot? with both a QR code and a website address (VOTE411.org/Ballot) for direct access to trusted, localized, nonpartisan voter information.
+ General Voting Info 2026 with both a QR code and a website address (LWVPBC.org/Vote2026) to check on voter status (has your voter registration been purged?), register to vote, update personal voter information, check your vote-by-mail ballot, find polling locations, or research campaigns and candidates.