League of Women Voters of Okaloosa and Walton Counties

08/19/2026

FYI:

Okaloosa County Branch NAACP, Get Out the Vote Rally, October 3, 2026, 11 am. - 2 pm., Chester Pruitt Park, FWB.

07/29/2026

When we no longer offer asylum. Such a sad situation. These countries force indigent men over a certain age into gangs, kill or be killed.😩😢

“I think our policing depends on us, and we have accountability. If mistakes are made, then they're dealt with,” said Overland Mayor Marty Little. “Here, I don't feel that's happening.”

07/28/2026

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**The August Primary Elections** directly impact our lives and can be decided by just a few votes. Help protect our vote—** support voters and keep people from being blocked from voting in Florida:** Train to become a **Nonpartisan Poll Monitor** and provide on-the-ground support to voters during ...

07/10/2026

League of Women Voters and Fort Walton Beach Library Children’s Mock Voting Event Fort Walton Beach Public Library

06/05/2026

On this day in 1919, Congress approved the woman’s suffrage amendment and sent it to the states for ratification. Adding the amendment to the Constitution required ratification by three-fourths of the states, which at that time was 36 of 48.

The National Woman’s Party led by Alice Paul began sewing stars on a giant purple, white, and gold flag. Each time a state ratified the 19th Amendment, a new star would be sewn on the flag.

The 19th Amendment became law more than a year after Congress approved the amendment. The 36th state, Tennessee, voted to ratify on August 18, 1920. This image shows Alice Paul unfurling that flag from the suffrage headquarters on that day.

The Library of Congress is home to the NWP records and library collection.

Image: Photo shows a group of women waving their arms in celebration while the ratification banner with its 36 victory stars hangs from the balcony of the National Woman's Party headquarters. 1920. Photo by Harris & Ewing. National Women's Party Records, Library of Congress.

05/25/2026

This - please register or update you registration by July 20th - check your vote by mail as well friends..... League of Women Voters of Okaloosa and Walton Counties

Carrie Chapman Catt was an American women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave U.S. women the right to vote in 1920. Catt served as president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association from 1900 to 1904 and 1915 to 1920.