Representative Government

Representative Government

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

Position

Engaging Voters
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News
LWVWI executive director, Erin Grunze, recently sat down with Briana Reilly, state politics reporter for The Cap Times, to discuss the  League of Women Voters as we approach our Centennial Anniversary.
League members at local rally
Event Date: 
08/03/2019 - 10:00am to 08/04/2019 - 11:45am
Event location: 

LWV Diablo Valley office

The next meeting of Action/Advocacy is from 10 AM – noon on August 3, 2019, at the League Office, 500 St. Mary’s Road. Do join us, and, even if you can’t attend that meeting, please fill out this Doodle Poll: https://doodle.com/poll/zrqxm7vztnydzmn9, which asks when would be a good time for you to attend Action/Advocacy Meetings.

League members at local rally
Event Date: 
07/13/2019 - 10:00am to 07/14/2019 - 11:45am
Event location: 

LWV Diablo Valley office

Note the change to second Saturday this month! This is our monthly advocacy planning meeting. Discussion may include local actions in support of positions from any level of the League, as well as updates on current priority issues

Restore the Voting Rights Amendment

Action Alerts

June 25th marks six years since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder decision which overturned essential provisions of the VRA which has led to countless attacks on the voting rights of Americans.

View your entire ballot and polling place using our online voter guides.

League members at local rally
Event Date: 
06/08/2019 - 10:00am to 06/09/2019 - 11:45am
Event location: 

LWV Diablo Valley office

This is our monthly advocacy planning meeting. Discussion may include local actions in support of positions from any level of the League, as well as updates on current priority issues such as housing, immigration, and healthcare.

Campaign Finance Panel
News

Call to action: Learn about what you can do to give Illinois voters an equal voice in fair elections. This is a followup to the panels at the Equal Voices: HR1 and Campaign Finance Reform in Illinois event at Cantigny on May 19, 2019.

League members at local rally
Event Date: 
05/04/2019 - 10:00am to 05/05/2019 - 11:45am
Event location: 

LWV Diablo Valley office

This is our monthly advocacy planning meeting. Discussion may include local actions in support of positions from any level of the League, as well as updates on current priority issues such as housing, immigration, and healthcare.

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