The League of Women Voters of Berrien & Cass Counties will hold an informational meeting on the “May 5 State Ballot Proposal: What Is It? What Will it Do?” on Wednesday, April 22 at 6:30 p.m.

The meeting will be held at the Berrien Springs Public School Distric Virtual Learning Center, located at 1 Sylvester Ave., Berrien Springs.

The speaker will be Judy Karandjeff, vice president for advocacy of the League of Women Voters of Michigan. Karandjeff will explain the details of Proposal 1, which asks voters to amend the state Constitution to increase the sales tax from 6 to 7 percent and to authorize thereby other laws dealing with how revenue will be raised and spent. She will also give the pro and con arguments for approving the proposal or not.

The League of Women Voters of Michigan has no position on this ballot proposal and is making this presentation as a public service to educate voters.

For more information go to the League of Women Voters of Berrien & Cass Counties website lwvbcc.org or the League of Women Voters of Michigan website lwvmi.org. Both websites link to a handout with the exact wording of the proposal plus additional information.