Election Integrity
A Panel Discussion with
The Registrars of Voters and The Elections Group

Monday, September 30^th, 2024 | 7:00 pm via Zoom

An informative Zoom panel discussion, with Q&A, on the measures in place both in Greenwich and around the country to safeguard the integrity of our elections. Topics ranged from pre-election testing procedures to post-election audits, including how election officials ensure the security of mail-in ballots and how they are managing threats posed by AI.

Our panelists were Greenwich’s two Registrars of Voters, Fred De Caro III and Mary Hegarty, experts in the steps our election officials take to make sure every vote cast is lawful and every vote is counted. and Jennifer Morrell, the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of The Elections Group, a non-partisan organization that supports election professionals with programs, training, and resources. Ms. Morell is a nationally-recognized expert on election audits. She has consulted and provided guidance on all aspects of elections administration, including mail/absentee ballot processing, physical and cybersecurity, audits and chain of custody considerations.

Learn about Ms. Morrell and The Elections Group: more info HERE.

"The Nation That Never Was" with
University of Pennsylvania Professor Kermit Roosevelt, III
and Yale University Professor Akhil Reed Amar

Monday, March 18^th, 2024 | 7:00 pm in the Berkley Theater

LWV Greenwich, Greenwich Library, and Connecticut Public welcomed constitutional law professors Kermit Roosevelt, III and Akhil Reed Amar for a thought-provoking discussion of "The Nation That Never Was". In this new book Professor Roosevelt, the great-great grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt, challenges us to re-examine the traditional narrative of America's foundation. His colleague and former teacher, Professor Amar, engaged him in conversation about his new take on the American story, followed by audience Q&A.

Thanks to Diane's Books for providing copies of both Professor Roosevelt's book and Professor Amar's "The Words That Made Us" for sale at the event.

Speaker Bios: Kermit Roosevelt III   Akhil Reed Amar

Talking Transportation with the Connecticut Transportation Commission
Commissioner Garrett T. Eucalitto

Tuesday, January 23^rd, 2024 | 7:00 pm

Transportation issues affect the lives of virtually everyone in the Greenwich Community. From traffic and noise on I95 to charging stations for electric vehicles to safe streets for pedestrians, the Connecticut Department of Transportation is working to improve the day-to-day lives of our residents. Watch this Zoom discussion with CT Commissioner of Transportation Garrett T. Eucalitto including an introduction by State Representative Rachel Khanna, member of the Connecticut State Transportation Committee, and a moderated audience Q&A session.

LWV Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) Debate
Moderated by Kay Maxwell with Jack Howes

Wednesday, October 18^th, 2023 | 6:00 pm

This debate featured the 5 of the 6 Democratic candidates (Leslie Moriarty, Stephen Selbst, Matt DesChamps, Elliot Alchek, and David Weisbrod -- Scott Kalb was unable to attend) and the 6 Republican candidates (Leslie Tarkington, David Alfano, Nisha Arora, Lucia Jansen, Karen Fassuliotis, and Harry Fisher).  All 12 candidates will serve on the BET.  Voters determine which party elects the Chair, who has a tie-breaking vote.  A 3-minute video at the beginning explains how voting works for the BET. The debate was structured to permit back-and-forth discussion between parties to clarify their positions on the issues.

LWV Greenwich Board of Selectmen Debate
Moderated by Kay Maxwell with Hanna Klingbeil

Wednesday, October 11^th, 2023 | 6:00 pm

LWV Greenwich kicked off its season of candidate debates with a double-header: the two candidates for Selectperson (Janet Stone McGuigan and Lauren Rabin) followed by the two candidates for First Selectperson (Fred Camillo and Laura Erickson).  

LWV Greenwich Capital Projects Study Committee
Community Presentation

Tuesday, July 25^th, 2023 | 5:30 pm

LWV Greenwich is proud to release its Capital Projects Funding Study to provide the Greenwich community with transparency on how capital projects are selected, prioritized, calendared, and funded.  The Capital Projects Study Committee presented the study publicly for the first time in July. 

The Connecticut Plan for Economic Growth
A Presentation by and Discussion with David Lehman,
Former Senior Economic Adviser to Governor Lamont

Tuesday, February 7^th, 2023 | 7 pm

>David Lehman is former Senior Economic Advisor to Governor Lamont and Commissioner of the CT Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), the state agency that oversees programs promoting business growth, brownfield redevelopment, the arts, historic preservation and tourism.

He discussed what strategy and steps are being pursued to:
* attract businesses to Connecticut
* retain and support existing Connecticut businesses
* employ graduates of local universities at Connecticut companies and startups.