In the 1960s LWVFC members:

• Produced the first Know Your County
• Studied local government and adopted a position in support of charter home rule
• Campaigned for fair redistricting of the 6th Congressional district
• Lobbied for equal opportunity in employment, housing and education and provided leadership in the formation of the Frederick County Human Relations Council
• Published the first Voters Guide
• Supported the United Nations and promoted the Great Decisions foreign policy discussion series

In the 1970s, LWVFC members:

• Studied the correctional system, financing of education and the election process in Maryland
• Lobbied for an elected Board of Education and separate board for Frederick Community College
• Lobbied for mandatory county-wide trash collection and initiated an in-depth study of local water resources
• Recommended adoption of a comprehensive county energy policy
• Played a key role in Frederick Memorial Hospital’s reestablishment of an improved and comprehensive rape treatment policy
• Co-sponsored a forum on home rule
• Pressured County Commissioners to hold open meetings
• Began working with the Frederick News-Post on Voters Guides
• Welcomed the first male member

In the 1980s, LWVFC members:

• Conducted a successful campaign to generate public support for increased funding for education, and supported a long-range plan for FCPS
• Concentrated on women’s issues and supported the Equal Rights Amendment, Title IX and reproductive choice
• Lobbied for passage of a bottle bill and co-sponsored a seminar on community energy conservation
• Published a new Know Your County and conducted yet another petition drive for Charter Home Rule
• Studied local law enforcement and opposed a county police force on procedural grounds; national security; and defense spending

In the 1990s LWVFC members:

• Reaffirmed support for Charter Home Rule but with preference for a county executive/council structure incorporating checks and balances
• Affirmed support for an Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance
• Lobbied for countywide mandatory recycling
• Sponsored a forum on water supply issues
• Studied the delivery and financing of health care
• Campaigned for the National Voter Registration Act
• Registered voters and assisted some localities with administration of elections
• Supported gender equity as an issue for education planning

In the 2000s LWVFC members:

• Co-sponsored a forum on types of local government with the Committee for Frederick and the Chamber of Commerce
• Conducted an Affordable Housing Forum that generated significant media coverage
• Studied national health care and advocated for comprehensive reform
• Sponsored public forums on Waste to Energy (Incineration), Recycling and Landfills; on education finance in a time of recession with representatives from the Board of Education, County Commissioners and General Assembly; and on Money, Media and Politics
• Strongly supported public education and opposed vouchers
• Co-sponsored a series of forums for the Frederick City Mayoral and Aldermanic elections; produced Voters Guides; registered high school students to vote; and presented information on the ballot issues
• Studied U.S. immigration policy and supported reform that would provide a path to citizenship for current unauthorized immigrants
• Produced a final print edition of Know Your County, which subsequently was updated online by the Office of the County Commissioners
• Monitored County Commissioner and Board of Education meetings online

In the 2010s LWVFC members:

• Commissioned an expert analysis critical of a proposal solicited by the County Commissioners to extensively privatize government functions; the privatization proposal was not adopted.
• Sponsored a public forum on, and took a position in opposition to, the county’s proposed sale of the Citizens Nursing Home and Montevue Assisted Living; the facilities were not sold.
• Issued an in-depth report and position statement on the impact of a land use tool being used extensively by Frederick County—Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreements—on local government’s ability to ensure public facilities concurrent with new development; the report did not succeed in reducing use of DRRAs by the sitting County Commissioners but contributed to restrictions on DRRAs adopted by the next county administration.
• Sponsored public forums on the county’s transition to charter government
• Observed  County Commissioner meetings to monitor privatization initiatives, changes in the Comprehensive Plan, and land use issues
• Prepared and disseminated Voters Guides
• Registered voters at Hood College, Frederick Community College, Mt. St. Mary’s University, and high schools
• Began working with the Board of Elections to conduct Polling Place Evaluations
• Supported repeal of an ordinance specifying English as the Official Language for Frederick County; the ordinance was repealed.
• Sponsored a public forum on the Livable Frederick comprehensive plan and advocated for adoption of the plan by the Frederick County Council.; it was adopted
• After advocating to strengthen the county government’s ethics law, LWVFC agreed to select a League member to chair the Independent Nominating Committee for the County Ethics Commission, as specified in the Frederick County Ethics Law (https://frederickcountymd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1618/Ethics-Law)
• Sponsored a public forum with United Way on their study of Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed (ALICE) families in Frederick County
• Worked with Hood College students to research the history of the LWVFC and its impact on the Frederick Community; an article on their findings was featured in Frederick Magazine.
• Established a student chapter of the LWVFC at Hood College
• Collaborated with a wide range of groups—including United Way, Curious Iguana bookstore, Hood College, Delta Sigma Theta, Common Market, and Heritage Frederick-- to offer educational events
• Received the Madeline Naumann Achievement Award from LWV of the National Capital Area for our efforts in ethics reform in Frederick County
• Supported several proposed pieces of legislation that followed up on recommendations of the County’s Task Force on Human Trafficking; all of those bills were passed.
• Supported a bill in the State Legislature to revise the Maryland law on DRRAs; the bill did not pass.

In the 2020s LWVFC members:

• Expanded our partnership with the local chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Alumni, Inc., a nonprofit organization of African American women whose social action committee focuses on Voter Registration, Community Issues and Candidate Forums, Voter Education and Mobilization, and Voting Protection
• Increased efforts to publicize the LWVUS candidate-information website, Vote 411, which provides personalized information on how and where to vote, as well as responses from candidates—national, state and local—to LWV questions
• Beginning during the Pandemic, sponsored virtual (and post-pandemic, hybrid) candidate forums for Congressional, County Council, Board of Education. and Frederick City Mayoral and Aldermanic candidates prior to the primary and general elections
• Sponsored a public forum on Ranked Choice Voting, which is an option for municipalities in Maryland, and advocated for its adoption by the Frederick City Board of Alderman
• Increased outreach to the Hispanic community, including creating for the first time a Spanish-language version of the 2024 Voters Guide— published by the Frederick News Post and distributed to locations throughout Frederick County
• Significantly increased LWVFC presence at community events/celebrations in order to register voters, as well as provide information about the importance of voting and the voting process
• Re-established outreach to local colleges and high schools to register voters and educate students about voting
• Launched a series of “Voting 101” presentations at libraries throughout Frederick County prior to the 2024 election.
• Publicized issues related to the Electoral College through presentations at Frederick County libraries