Contact us at LWVOAMI [at] gmail.com to volunteer or with questions.
| Activity | Description | Schedule |
| Candidate Forums | The League runs Candidate Forums for contested Oakland area elections. You can help with planning or running a Candidate Forum, including coordinating with local clerks, screening questions, or interviewing candidates. | Work is typically 3 to 4 months prior to primary and regular elections. Meetings as needed. |
| Voter Guides & Vote411.org | The League collects biographies & policy platforms from every candidate in a contested Oakland Area election and provides that information online to voters on VOTE411.org & (in even-numbered years) in print. You can help with preparing and sending candidate questionnaires, transcribing & formatting candidate responses, preparing online guides for posting to the LWVOA website, and proofing or distributing printed guides. | Work is typically 3 to 4 months prior to primary and regular elections. Meetings as needed. |
| Voter Registration | Help register voters at naturalization ceremonies conducted at the Theodore Levin Federal Court House in Detroit, Michigan. | Registration events weekly. |
| Community Engagement | Help with organizing and publicizing member events & educational programs developed for the Oakland Area community. | Monthly meetings. |
| Book Club | The book club discusses books from a list developed by the book club at the end of each year. | Meets every 2 months. |
| Advocacy | Work with LWVMI on state issues. |
Meet as needed. |
| Observer Corps | Attend local government meetings as a League member and report items of interest. | Meet as needed. |
| Membership | Welcome new members. Provide League orientation. We’re looking for ways to make sure members get the information they need to be involved and have opportunities to meet other League members. | Meetings as needed. |
| Other Support | Other support is welcome in social media, website updates, phoning members, visiting clerks, observing elections and Board of Canvassers election work. | |
| Fund-Raising | You can help with light fund-raising (we keep it simple). | Meetings as needed. |
| Marketing and Communications | Help with getting the word out about LWVOA activities including social media, website, press releases, newsletter, etc. | Monthly meetings. |
