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 Voter Outreach Issue Education Advocacy - Our Communities Atherton, East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Portola Valley, Redwood City, Woodside

 

Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.

The League of Women Voters (LWV) is a nonpartisan, grassroots nonprofit dedicated to empowering everyone to participate fully in American democracy. With active Leagues in all 50 states and more than 700 communities, we engage in advocacy, education, litigation, and organizing to protect every American’s freedom to vote. The League is a federated membership organization proud to be women-led and over 100 years old, emerging directly from the women’s suffrage movement in 1920. 

Our Local League’s Primary Efforts

LWV Protest Outside Supreme Court Building - women holding LWV Banner and signs that read People over Politics
  • Provide trained, qualified, unbiased speakers and volunteers for candidate forums and issue presentations.
  • Distribute voter information and promote voter registration, focusing on underrepresented groups.
  • Engage all in activities that Get Out the Vote (GOTV).
  • Educate young voters, especially in high schools, because they become lifelong voters when they start early!
News

Every year, the League of Women Voters of California (LWVC) encourages local League members to interview their state legislators.

Event Date: 
04/15/2025 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Event location: 

Willie Mays Conference Room Atherton Public Library

New (and not so new) Member Orientation
Event Date: 
05/20/2025 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Have you recently joined the LWV and are looking to learn more?
 
Event Date: 
05/29/2025 - 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Event location: 

Celia's Restaurant

LWVSSMC 2025 Annual Membership Meeting

Thursday, May 29, 2025
Celia’s Mexican Restaurant
1850 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025

 

2025 LWVC Convention
Event Date: 
06/17/2025 (All day) to 06/22/2025 (All day)

Every two years, the California membership gathers at the LWVC Convention to craft our policy priorities for the next two years, to enlighten each other by sharing our successes and learnings, to inspire a new generation of League leaders, and to

VerifyIt
News

We are excited to share VerifyIt, a civics, voting, and news literacy game developed by the LWV of Alameda.

Make It Real—Democracy
News

Mid Pen Media contacted our League, asking for someone to join a panel discussion on Democracy for their cable TV show, Make It Real.  Lisa Conrad, VP Admin, represented our League on the show along with Palo Alto Mayor Greer Stone, Special