Representative Government

Representative Government

Promote an open governmental system that is representative, accountable, and responsive.

Gerrymander forum
Event Date: 
09/27/2018 - 7:00pm to 09/28/2018 - 6:45pm
Event location: 

Walter Reed Medical Center, multipurpose room

Slay the Gerrymander in Virginia! with Brian Cannon, Executive Director of OneVirginia2021 and with Suzanne Almeida, Redistricting and Representative Counsel to Common Cause and former Executive Director of LWV of Pennsylvania. 

Election Systems Study: LWV California commenced a study of voting systems for electing legislative bodies and executive officers at both the state and local levels.

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News

Our monthly membership newsletter with lots of current articles - election season opportunities, reactions on our Proposition 13 initiative qualifying for November 2020, and more! But it's mostly the election . . .

Event Date: 
09/08/2018 - 10:00am to 09/09/2018 - 11:45am
Event location: 

LWV Diablo Valley office

This is our monthly advocacy meeting for Board members and other League members with specific issues they are following.

The Voter Services Committee provides services to inform and empower citizens to participate in the election process. The committee offers services to both educate and engage the electorate: 

Photo of Peter Miller, Political Scientist
Event Date: 
08/23/2018 - 12:00pm to 08/24/2018 - 11:45am
Event location: 

Bozeman Public Library Large Community Room

The LWV of the Bozeman Area and the Bozeman Public Library are hosting Dr. Peter Miller. He will present a talk about the Electoral College on Thursday, August 23 at noon in the Bozeman Public Library large community room.

The League only takes action on issues after careful study and consensus by members.  The result of this process is called a position, and our positions define what action we can take on an issue.  We have positions at each level of government and we take action at all levels.

How We Form Our Action Positions (http://ca.lwv.org/issues/how-we-form-positions)

Are you registered to vote? Find out here: http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/registration-status/

For detailed LA County voter information, visit lavote.gov

You are eligible to vote if you:

Event Date: 
09/06/2018 - 8:00am to 11:15am

We will begin our 2018-2019 League Year with a call to action! A panel of three people who are active in the community and who are convinced that people MUST be persuaded to vote in this election will encourage us to be involved and Get Out The Vote!

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News

Our monthly membership newsletter with lots of current articles - election season opportunities, a nonprofit training on lobbying legally, Action Alert reminders, and more!

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