About the Bozeman League
The Bozeman League of Women Voters works to encourage active and informed participation in government. The Bozeman League conducts candidate forums for local Montana Legislative seats, Gallatin County elected offices, Bozeman and Belgrade City Commission positions, and Bozeman and Belgrade school trustee positions. We also produce a Voter Guides online at VOTE411.
Our Voter Registration Committee provides New Voter Bags to high school seniors at Bozeman, Gallatin, Belgrade, Three Forks, Lone Peak and Browning High Schools. The New Voter Bags contain snacks and voter registration forms. This project is very popular with teachers and students and many students complete the registration forms. We also do Voter Registration at naturalization ceremonies in Butte and at public events around Bozeman and Belgrade.
The Bozeman League has an active Observer Corps. Members attend and observe Gallatin County Commission meetings, Bozeman City Commission meetings and Bozeman School Board meetings. Members then write articles about the meetings for the monthly Voter.
Aside from "election work" we look at and advocate for issues that members have studied and agreed upon. Many of our issues are the basis for fair and democratic government practices. The Bozeman positions on issues is here: bozeman_positions.pdf
Click this link to see a History of the Bozeman League: Brief History of Bozeman League
The Bozeman By-Laws are here: bozeman_by-laws.pdf
Bozeman Meetings:
The Bozeman League meets at 11:45 on the second and forth Monday of each month from September through May at Pilgrim Congregational Church, 2118 South Third Ave. Programs are typically on a local, state or national topics of concern to League members. Recent programs have addressed changes in election laws, the constitutional right to privacy in Montana, and the need for inpatient mental health care services in Bozeman.
May Meetings:
Bozeman Board Members:
First Vice-President: Rosanne Nash
Second Vice-President: Diana McKinlay
Secretary: Patti Steinmuller
Treasurer: Priscilla Dysart
Membership: Rosanne Nash
Board Members:
Pat Purvis, Linda Gabel, Anne Christensen, Yvonne Rudman, Jane Arntzen Schumacher,
The Bozeman League Marched in the Sweet Pea Parade in 2023!
Bozeman Candidate Forums:
Belgrade School Board Forum - Monday, April 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the Belgrade Community Library
Bozeman School Board Forum - Wednesday, April 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Bozeman Public Library
Bozeman VOTE411 Voter Guide:
May 7, 2024 School Board Elections
Candidates from the following school districts have been invited to participate in our VOTE411 Voter Guide:
Amsterdam
Bozeman – High School
Bozeman – Elementary School
Belgrade
Big Sky
Cottonwood
Lamotte
Monforton
Three Forks
West Yellowstone
Go to www.vote411.org to learn about the candidates running in your school district.
Please Join the Bozeman League!
We meet at Pilgrim Congregational Church, 2118 South 3rd Avenue, Bozeman. Members receive newsletters from LWVUS (electronic), LWVMT and LWV of the Bozeman Area (electronic or print). When you join the Bozeman League, you automatically also join the Montana and National League of Women Voters.
Dues are $50/individual or $80/household (two members). Membership grants are available. To join online, click on the link below:
For more information, contact: Rosanne Nash, Membership Director, bozemanlwv [at] gmail.com or P.O. Box 371, Bozeman, MT 59771.
