Elections

Elections

We are all equal at the ballot box, but only if we vote. We engage millions of voters every year ensuring Americans have the information they need to participate in elections that determine our future.

Read more on LWVUS »

Blog Post

Veteran journalists Naomi Schalit and John Christie will discuss “Integrity of Journalism: How to be a critical-thinking news consumer,” at our Spring Lecture on Sa

News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                     Contact: Erin Grunze, Executive Director

Position

We support the participation of local governmental entities in regional governance and decision-making.

Position

We support measures to promote the sound financing of regular governmental services and of major capital improvements.
LWV WI Issues Briefing 2017
Event Date: 
Oct 28 2017 12:00 am to 11:45 pm
Event location: 

Madison College, Truax Campus

Nearly 120 League members and friends attended LWV WI’s State Issues Briefing on October 28 at Madison College. Here are summaries and resources from the day of presentations and small group sessions.

Position

Local and state positions the Syracuse Metro League supports and monitors .
News

The Wisconsin Elections Commission considers several critical matters in its December 12, 2017 meeting, including ballot design, agency staffing and a UW-Madison study on the impact of the photo ID requirement. A statement from LWV WI discusses these matters.

Red, white and blue button with logo of Your Voter Counts

 

REGISTER TO VOTE - find out how to register to vote in Louisiana 

New citizens register to vote following naturalization
Blog Post

This week I had the opportunity to attend a naturalization ceremony and see LWV-Milwaukee County (LWV MC) volunteers in action as they helped new citizens register to vote in Wisconsin.

The League of Women Voters believes responsibility for redistricting preferably should be vested in an independent special commission, with membership that reflects the diversity of the unit government, including citizens at large, representatives of public interest groups, and members of minority groups.

Every redistricting process should include:

Pages