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 Guide online at VOTE411 for Gallatin and Park County elections.
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: 2025_bozeman_by-laws.pdf
Bozeman Board Members:
First Vice-President: Gerrie Beck
Second Vice-President: Linda Gabel
Secretary: Suzanne McKiernan
Treasurer: Priscilla Dysart
Membership: Linda Gabel
Board Members:
Pat Purvis, Noelle Orloff, Anne Christensen, Yvonne Rudman, Rosanne Nash, Red Audiss,
LWV Bozeman Meetings
The Bozeman League meets at 11:45 am on the second and fourth Monday of each month from September through May at Pilgrim Congregational Church, 2118 South Third Ave. Programs are typically on 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.
September and October 2025
- Monday, Sept. 8 - Membership social meeting at Story Mill Park at 3 pm.
- Monday, Sept. 22 - Eric Semerad, Gallatin County Clerk and Recorder/Election Administrator, and Jasmine Hall, Election Manager, will speak to our group. They will present information concerning a proposal being considered by the County Commission to have the Elections Officer be an appointed position rather than an elected one, and also information concerning the new election laws passed by the last legislature, where these laws stand in terms of litigation, and what we should know when registering voters.
- Monday, October 13 - Introduction to the Montana Constitution Roadshow presented by Upper Seven Law. This program highlights what a constitutional democracy is, the rule of law, and the ways in which the Montana Constitution is special and distinct. Upper Seven Law is a 501(c)(3) Helena-based nonprofit law firm dedicated to holding the powerful accountable. It was founded in 2021 by Rylee Sommers-Flanagan. The entire roadshow presentation is on October 20, 6:00 pm at Bozeman Public Library (see below).
Evening Programs
- Thursday, September 4, 6:00 pm - Safe Informed Communities: Immigration Education Night - Bozeman Public Library.
- Monday, October 20, 6:00 pm - Montana Constitution Roadshow - Bozeman Public Library
Fall 2025 Municipal Elections
Candidate Forums 
This forum will feature one session of the six candidates answering questions in a 75-minute program.
Thursday, October 9: 6-8 pm - Meet the Candidates for Bozeman City Mayor. Three candidates are competing to be elected Mayor. The elected person will serve two years as Deputy Mayor and then take office as Mayor for the final two years of their term. The candidates are: Douglas Fisher, John Meyer and Brendan O'Connor. The first session of the evening will feature the three candidates in a 45 minute program.
The second half of the evening will be a Ballot Initiative Forum: WARD: Water Adequacy for Residential Development. The WARD people who created the Ballot Initiative will present the background, process and goals of the program. Representative from SWIMBIA will present an opposing viewpoint. The audience is encouraged to bring questions to the event and read more about the ballot initiative at Bozeman Water Adequacy Ballot Initiative.
These forums are sponsored by LWV Bozeman and Bozeman Public Library. The forums are being held in the Community Room at the Bozeman Public Library.
Bozeman VOTE411 Voter Guide
Visit the VOTE411.org online voter guide for information about the upcoming November 4 election!
Please join the Bozeman League!
We meet at Pilgrim Congregational Church, 2118 South 3rd Avenue, Bozeman. Members receive newsletters from LWVUS, LWVMT and LWV of the Bozeman Area. When you join the Bozeman League, you automatically join the Montana and National League of Women Voters.
Dues are nominally $75 per person, but you can pay any amount that is $20 or more. To join online, go our Join the League page.
For more information, contact: Linda Gabel, Membership Director, bozemanlwv [at] gmail.com or P.O. Box 371, Bozeman, MT 59771.
The Bozeman League marched in the Sweet Pea Parade in 2025!
