Citizen Rights

Democratic government depends upon informed and active participation at all levels of government. Governmental bodies must protect the citizen’s right to know by giving adequate notice of proposed actions, holding open meetings, and making public records accessible.

Voters Guide To Elections No. 2: Misinformation and Disinformaion

Submitted by The Cooperstown Area in March 2024.

News

Learning To Identify Misinformation and Disinformation

By Patty MacLeish and Aviva Schneider

Submitted by The Cooperstown Area in March 2024.

News

Guest Editorial of March 14, 2024 by Patty MacLeish

Let There Be Light!

Submitted by The Abington-Cheltenham-Jenkintown Area in October 2023.

Action Alerts

Social Policy on our Radar--Censorship in PA Schools

Non-Partisan Policy

The League advocates for issues but does not support or oppose any candidates for office. Every League Board of Directors at each level is required to have a non-partisan policy. The League does not have a single policy that covers all Leagues. A link to the nonpartisan policy of the LWV of the Cooperstown area is available on our website.

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in May 2022.

News

Last night, a US Supreme Court majority opinion was leaked in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

Submitted by South Dakota in February 2022.

Event Date:

02/26/2022 - 9:00am

Event location:

Vermillion City Council Chambers

to-go coffee cup featuring handwritten words Districts 6, 11 & 15 on a blue background beside details of Feb 5 2022 South Dakota legislative coffee in Sioux Falls

Submitted by South Dakota in February 2022.

Event Date:

02/05/2022 - 10:00am

Event location:

The HUB at Southeast Technical Institute

Legislative Coffees are an opportunity to interact with your local legislators by asking them questions regarding current legislation. Legislators from districts 6, 11 and 15 have been invited to the Feb.

Students Inside Albany
In 2026 the conference will be held from May 17-20. Applications are now open.

Juneteenth, or Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated annually on June 19. It commemorates the end of slavery, marking the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally received word of their freedom—more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation

League of Women Voters Downers Grove Woodridge

Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Dated as of May 2026

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Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.

Citizen Rights

Citizen Rights

Voters Guide To Elections No. 2: Misinformation and Disinformaion

Let there be Light

"Censorship in Schools: What Can You Do?" .

Social Policy on our Radar--Censorship in PA Schools

Non-Partisan Policy

SUPREME COURT LEAK ON ROE V WADE

Vermillion Legislative Cracker Barrel - Feb. 26

Sioux Falls Legislative Coffee - Districts 6, 11 & 15

Students Inside Albany and Youth Programs

Juneteenth

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement

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