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DEFEND DEMOCRACY: BE VOTER READY

With the 2024 election looming, there is an uptick in mis- and dis-information on many news platforms, from social to legacy media. It’s hard to know what is true and what is not. Sometimes it’s hard to accept what is true and what is not. It is important that you, as a voter, become “news literate” – to recognize “news” or media sources that are not trustworthy or credible and then expand your critical thinking skills to get the facts you need to make informed decisions.

The magnitude of the problem cannot be underestimated. As early at 2016 research by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) issued a warning that “massive digital misinformation is becoming pervasive in online social media to the extent that it has been listed by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as one of the main threats to our society”. See full report.
 
Recent reports highlight how pervasive the problem is:
 
View 60 Minutes video.
 
Example of foreign disinformation, read NYTimes article. 
 
World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2024 Highlights: disinformation is considered to be the world's top risk in the next two years, and the fifth global risk in the next ten years. View document here.
 
Leagues throughout the country have been at the forefront of calling attention to this threat by collecting research and resources to counter mis- and dis-information. The League of Women Voters Larimer County developed an informative program to increase news literacy. Their goal is to ensure that every citizen can judge the credibility or trustworthiness of news and to recognize misinformation and disinformation. They identified a range of resources from tools for adults and teens on fact checking, to a video from Fort Lewis College professor and researcher, Dr. Justin McBrayer, titled "Fake News Marketplace: How it Works and Why it Matters". Read more here.
 
As a final reminder, Vote411 is a trusted source for non-partisan, factual information on specific candidates and ballot issues.
 
Now is the time to get together with your family and friends to look closely at the news you consume each day. Question what is fact and what is not. It’s the only way to make decisions that will truly impact your lives, your city, county, state and the country for generations to come.
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Program on Election Process, Election Security & Precinct Changes

The League of Women Voters of the Uncompahgre Valley was honored to have had all three county election officials representing Delta, Montrose and Ouray counties participate in a panel to discuss the 2022 election season. Topics included the election process, election integrity, and precinct changes. The program was presented on Wednesday, February 23, 2022.

Voter Information

The League of Women Voters is committed to making sure all eligible citizens are registered to vote, and that voters have the information they need to participate in elections and have their vote counted.

Every election, whether local, state or federal, is important to ensuring our laws and policies reflect the values and beliefs of our communities. The first step to having a say on the issues that matter most to you is making sure you are registered to vote. Election Day is the one day when all Americans are equal.

Thank you for Making Democracy Work®.

Get the Facts

Confused about issues or candidate's statements? Try these sites to help you sort through election information:

FactCheck.org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, consumer advocate for voters that aims to reduce the level of confusion in U.S. politics.

OpenSecrets.org is from the Center for Responsive Politics. The site is a nonpartisan guide to presenting political news, actual positions of parties and candidates as well as campaign monies raised.

FlackCheck.org in cooperation with FactCheck.org, finds ads, checks the facts, and then exposes the manipulation and inaccuracies using parody and humor. It is headquartered at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.


GET KIDS INVOLVED

Check out Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids to have Ben Franklin help your K-12th grade children understand the federal election process. The site is divided into activities by grade level.

2021 Every Vote Counts Poster Contest Winners

Poster by Alexandra Waxler, 1st Place Winner

Poster by Noelani Ramona, 2nd Place Winner

Poster by K. Bauer, 3rd Place Winner