The 1980s - Education Services Grow
In 1980 LWV Mpls began training of city election judges as a fundraiser. After experimenting with various ways of doing the job, it produced a video called "A Day in the Life of an Election Judge."
In 1982, the Legislature, aided and abetted by the LWVMN, passed legislation requiring comparable pay in state employment. The following year it passed a similar bill requiring all local governments within the state to follow suit. LWVMN published Pay Equity: A Monitoring Guide for organizations monitoring local compliance with the law.
The Election Returns project became computerized. Computers were used in the League office.
LWVMN issued the 4th edition of Indians in Minnesota, again written by Elizabeth Ebbott, this time published by the University of Minnesota Press. In 1985 LWVMp1s once again published an updated version of A Guide to Local Government.
The League studies also focused on issues related to children, city structure and preventing violence.
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