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Vote No on Amendment 3

The League supports Fair Maps and is against Amendment 3. Don't be fooled -- it's about gerrymandering, not about banning $5 lobbyist gifts or cutting campaign contributions by $100.

Mayor Krewson Signs Suffrage Proclamation

August 26 is "Votes for Women Centennial Celebration Day" in the city of St. Louis. Mayor Lyda Krewson signed the proclamation in front of Pat Shores and Jan Scott from AAUW and Nancy Miller, Louise Wilkerson and Jean Dugan from the League of Women Voters.

Your Voice, Your Vote, Your Future

Virtual town hall meeting with YWCA

Webster Groves Reverse Parade

Celebrating the League's centennial and educating Missouri voters about the 2020 elections.

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Virtual Candidate Forum Senate District 5

Plan to Vote

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Finish the Fight

The Missouri History Museum hosted a webinar with former LWVUS President Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins about her book The Untold Story of Women of Color in the League of Women Voters. The "Colored League" in St. Louis had 300 members teaching citizenship and registering Africian-American voters in the 1920s.

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St. Louis County Executive Sam Page expresses "appreciation of the struggles of Suffragists and others who fought for the right to vote by all citizens." Pictured with Dr. Page are Nancy Miller, Louise Wilkerson and Jean Dugan from the League and Pat Shores and Jan Scott from AAUW.

Suffrage Day

League co-presidents Nancy Miller and Louise Wilkerson and History Museum exhibits manager Katie Moon shared League history at an event marking the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment.

Beyond the Ballot

Suffrage Rose

The Missouri Botanical Garden picked a yellow rose to honor the suffragists who won the battle for the ballot 100 years ago. Pictured are Jean Dugan, Agnes Garino, Nancy Miller, Louise Wilkerson and Cheri Crockett.

County Proclamation

Dr. Sam Page proclaimed March 10th as League of Women Voters Day. The St. Louis County Council recognized the work of the League of Women Voters in getting women the right to vote a hundred years ago as well as acknowledging March as Women's History Month.

Gala Honors League Presidents

At the November 13 Gala at the Sheldon, the League honored the presidents who served in its first 100 years.

Advocating for Fair Maps

Laurie Velasquez, Dorothy Lockard, Margaret Gray, Angie Dunlap, Senator Scott Sifton, Catherine Stenger, Louise Wilkerson, Nancy Pawol and Jean Dugan

League Registrars

League members register voters at naturalization ceremonies, high schools and colleges, and community events throughout the area.

Webster Groves Parade

The League of Women Voters won a 2019 award for Outstanding Civic Entry.

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Forums

The League live streamed this school board candidate forum in Kirkwood in March 2020.

Scheduled Forums

LWV St Louis members march for Equal Rights Amendment 2020

Educating and Empowering Voters for 100 Years

Our members marching for equality at the Equal Rights Amendment March 2020

Read about the LWV Centennial Anniversary

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Mission: Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.

Vision: We envision a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge and the confidence to participate.

Voters Guides Available at Schnucks, Libraries

Voters Guides have arrived! Published in today's St. Louis Post-Dispatch, volunteers are delivering them to area libraries, nursing homes, and Schnucks stores. Unit co-leader Don Crozier loaded up 1,900 to take to sites in St. Charles.

You can browse information for the state of Missouri; St. Louis city; and Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles, St. Louis and Warren counties. Additional information on the nonpartisan judges seeking retention is available at YourMissouriJudges.org

Submitted by Metro St. Louis in October 2020.

Action Alerts

Sign up to help with Election Protection work at ProtecttheVote.net. The League is sponsoring a training for field work at 11 on Saturday, Oct. 17.

Submitted by Metro St. Louis in October 2020.

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Oct 13 2020 - 12:00pm

UMSL Political Science Professor David Kimball shared his analysis of Amendment 3 at a Lunch & Learn on Oct. 13.

Submitted by Metro St. Louis in September 2020.

Action Alerts

Click here to watch a Sept. 28 Meet the Judges forum with the 21st Circuit judges on the Nov. 3rd ballot for retention in St. Louis County.

Submitted by Metro St. Louis in June 2020.

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While the Missouri Supreme Court did not

Submitted by Metro St. Louis in April 2020.

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League members are warning voters that Amendment 3 is about gerrymandering, not lobbyist gifts or campaign congtributions.

Submitted by Metro St. Louis in September 2020.

Action Alerts

League volunteers were at 53 area libraries on Saturday, Sept. 26, to answer voter questions and help area residents register to vote and apply for an absentee or mail-in ballot.

Submitted by Metro St. Louis in July 2020.

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Submitted by Metro St. Louis in July 2020.

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St. Louis recognized the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment in a variety of ways:

Ella Jones shared her vision for the future with League members at the June 17 annual meeting. As the first African-American and first woman elected as Mayor of Ferguson, she said people who aren't satisfied with leadership should register and vote in 2020. “Voting is very, very important. It can change your life. A lot of people are registering to vote now because they want to change the leadership in November." To hear that excerpt, click here.

Submitted by Metro St. Louis in May 2020.

Action Alerts

Your vote is your voice!

Submitted by Metro St. Louis in May 2020.

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In the last hour of the legislative session, the Missouri General Assembly approved changes to the absentee ballot process that Governor Mike Parson signed in early June.

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Protecting Elections During COVID-19 Outbreak

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

LWV is an organization fully committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in principle and in practice. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to the organization’s current and future success in engaging all individuals, households, communities, and policy makers in creating a more perfect democracy.

The Missouri Equal Suffrage Association became the League of Women Voters of St. Louis on November 13, 1919.

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