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Be Informed   •  Be Active  •  Be Democracy in Action

The League of Women Voters encourages informed and active participation in government. We work to increase the understanding of major public policy issues and work to influence public policy through education and advocacy.  The League's primary community efforts include:

• registering voters
• moderating local candidate forums and debates
• conducting state proposition presentations
• providing voters with Election Voter Guides

We never support or oppose candidates or political parties.
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National Voter Registration Day - Tuesday, September 24, 2019 Register • Vote • Be Heard!

#NationalVoterRegistrationDay

LWVSSMC Voter Registration Events
We Need Volunteers!

• Wednesday, September 18  -  9 AM - 1 PM

Cañada College, Constitution Day Observed - 4200 Farm Hill Blvd, Redwood City

• Tuesday - September 24 - National Voter Registration Day  -  9 AM - 8 PM
  ♦ Times vary by location; two-hour shifts are open starting at 9 AM and ending at 7 PM ♦
  

We still need volunteers for all three days, so please sign up on our web form, or contact votersvc@lwvssmc.org if you can join us.  No special experience is necessary, and we provide training in nonpartisan voter registration procedures to all our volunteers beforehand. 

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Spotlight Event

LWV South San Mateo County Annual Kick-Off Event

Saturday, September 21, 2019
9:00am to 12:00pm

Lida Urbanek's Home
75 Tuscaloosa Avenue, Atherton
See map: Google Maps 

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Spotlight News

Local League

Informative Breakfast Meeting
with East Palo Alto Mayor, Lisa Gauthier

On Saturday August 17, 2019 LWVSSMC hosted a Breakfast with EPA Mayor Lisa Gauthier. Mayor Gauthier described her lifelong ties to the community. She indicated that the biggest overall issue EPA faces is that it has only 2.5 square miles of real estate which makes every decision complicated. Mayor Gauthier then handled questions and discussions of East Palo Alto’s challenges with  housing, development and cultural diversity. She finished by encouraging audience members to be open to change and a diverse community, and to work together to continue to make East Palo Alto a wonderful place to live.

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LWV California

Interested in Climate Change?
Join the LWV California Climate Change Task Force

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LWV US

LWV Wins Redistricting Litigation in Battleground States

Last week, a federal district court in Ohio ruled in favor of the League of Women Voters of Ohio, invalidating the 2011 redistricting maps. Read more about this win in the LWV press release - fair congressional district maps. The week prior, another federal district court ruled in favor of LWV Michigan by invalidating the congressional and state legislative redistricting plans in Michigan. Ultimately, both cases were egregious attempts to disenfranchise voters, but LWV is winning in court 5:1, and this is all due to the amazing work Leagues are doing across the country.

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Voters Protected Against Illegal Voter Purge in Texas

The League of Women Voters of Texas and other civil rights groups reached a settlement with Texas state officials last month to end the discriminatory purging of the state’s voter rolls. The settled lawsuit was raised in opposition to a purge effort in January that was based on a flawed list of possible non-U.S. citizens. The purge included thousands of naturalized citizens who were eligible to vote. Read press release - Texas purge ended.
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