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Does Local Voting Matter? – How to Make Your Vote Count!
2025-10-06 17:30:00
2025-10-06 18:30:00
America/Los_Angeles
Does Local Voting Matter? – How to Make Your Vote Count!
Join us for an insightful discussion on why every vote matters, who makes the decisions that shape your community, and where to find resources needed to make informed voting choices.
Shadle Park - Shadle Park Events
Monday, October 06
5:30pm - 6:30pm
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2025-10-06 17:30:00
2025-10-06 18:30:00
America/Los_Angeles
Does Local Voting Matter? – How to Make Your Vote Count!
Join us for an insightful discussion on why every vote matters, who makes the decisions that shape your community, and where to find resources needed to make informed voting choices.
Shadle Park - Shadle Park Events
Shadle Park
Shadle Park EventsJoin us for an insightful discussion on why every vote matters, who makes the decisions that shape your community, and where to find resources needed to make informed voting choices.
Which elected office has the greatest impact on your daily life - the President of the United States or your local Fire District Commissioner? While presidential elections dominate national headlines, it’s local officials who oversee tax dollars, shape policies, and influence everything from infrastructure to public safety. Understanding the importance of local elections is key to ensuring that your voice is heard in decisions that directly affect your community.
In odd-numbered years, when many local officials are elected, voter turnout tends to decline significantly. In Spokane County, the average voter turnout for general elections over the last four even-numbered years was 73.68%, whereas the average turnout for odd-numbered years was just 40.71%. Fewer than half of voters are engaging in the selection of their local representatives!
Your vote carries more influence than you may realize. So how can you ensure that it truly counts?
Join the Spokane County Elections staff and the League of Women Voters for an insightful discussion on why every vote matters, who makes the decisions that shape your community, and where to find resources needed to make informed voting choices. Bring your questions and civic curiosity. We look forward to an engaging conversation!
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Shadle Park
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About the branch
COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY
18 public computers
2 children’s computers
Free WiFi
MEETING & STUDY ROOMS
197 person capacity event space
35 person capacity classroom
59 person capacity maker studio
5 small study rooms
TRANSPORTATION
Free parking
Bike parking
STA Bus Route: 33
SERVICES
Faxing, copying, scanning, printing
Quiet reading room
Moose’s Market Children’s Playspace
Discovery garden
Demonstration kitchen
Automatic Materials Handling
Public art by Jasmine Brown
Laptop kiosk (laptops available for in-library use)