Welcome to the League of Women Voters for Frederick County, Maryland!
Here are some resources to review to get comfortable with how the LWV works. As you review these pages, you should get an idea of how you might like to use your very valuable volunteer time with the organization. The information can be overwhelming, so think of this page as an annotated Table of Contents of shortcuts explaing where you can find information for further exploration.
League of Women Voters - US, https://www.lwv.org. This is the national website for the LWV. Here you will find a lot of history, as well as current national activities. The main goal of the LWV is always "to protect and expand voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy." But the LWV also advocates on other issues, and the main webpage discusses how the LWV decides how and when to advocate on new issues.
League of Women Voters - Maryland,
https://www.lwvmd.org, https://www.lwvmd.org/league_management. This website is about statewide activities, including activities related to the state legislature and state voting issues. You can find state specific history and guidelines about how to get involved in statewide issues.
League of Women Voters of Frederick County, https://my.lwv.org/maryland/frederick-county. This is the website you are on now. This website focusses on Frederick County activities. You will find local meetings and outreach events you can attend, including voter registration events.
You may be surprised to find the LWV taking positions on various political issues. The LWV is a nonpartisan organization, but what does nonpartisan mean to us as members of the League? Find that information here https://www.lwv.org/blog/remaining-nonpartisan-hyper-partisan-times.
Because of the work we do, members may need to keep up with current events. Here are some resources for that.
Frederick County Government, https://www.frederickcountymd.gov
Frederick City Governments
Frederick City
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Brunswick
Burkittsville
Middletown
Mount Airy
Myersville
New Market
Newspapers
Frederick News Post
Frederick County Board of Elections, https://frederickcountymd.gov/1198/Board-of-Elections. If you are interested in signing up to be an election judge or learning how to sign up voters, use this link.
And please explore the website's menu for other valuable information, especially the Calendar.
