North Santa Barbara County

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North Santa Barbara County

Formerly LWV Santa Maria Valley

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging the informed and active participation of citizens in government.  It influences public policy through education and advocacy.  LWV non-partisan statement: “The League shall not support or oppose any political party or any candidate.”

LWV Statement on Mail-in Ballots and Voting Machines

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Submitted by North Santa Barbara County in August 2025.

Public Statement

As you may have seen in the news, on Monday President Donald Trump posted that he will lead a "movement" to get rid of mail-in ballots and voting machines, claiming, without providing evidence, that they lead to voter fraud.

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Congressman Salud Carbajal Visits Santa Maria

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Submitted by North Santa Barbara County in August 2025.

News

The LWV of North Santa Barbara County participated recently in a tabling event at the Town Hall hosted by Congressman Salud Carbajal at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria.

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Know Your Community - resource brochure in English & Spanish

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Submitted by North Santa Barbara County in April 2025.

News

Know Your Community:
Directory of Elected Officials

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August 18 - 105 years since ratification of the 19th Amendment

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Submitted by North Santa Barbara County in August 2025.

News

(Women of Protest: Photographs from the Records of the National Woman's Party, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mnwp.160073)

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60th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Submitted by North Santa Barbara County in August 2025.

News

August 6 2025 marks the 60th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

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The Importance of Your Local Vote

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Submitted by North Santa Barbara County in August 2025.

Blog Post

Our LWVNSBC tagline is "Vote Local - Your Vote Counts More".  Here's a Blog post from LWVUS explaining the importance of  your vote

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Inappropriate and Concerning: LWVUS Statement on DOJ Voter Data and Election Machine Requests

Submitted by North Santa Barbara County in August 2025.

Press Mention

Read the statement by the League of Women Voters CEO Celina Stewart, Esq. in response to the Department of Justice’s actions to gather data on voters ahead of next year’s midterm elections.

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Read our newsletter "The Voter"

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Submitted by North Santa Barbara County in May 2025.

News

Did you know our monthly newsletter is posted here on our site?  Check out the latest events and news from our lo

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Essential resources to help and stay informed about ICE operations escalating

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Submitted by North Santa Barbara County in July 2025.

News

ICE’s operations in Los Angeles and around California  mark a troubling escalation – workplace raids coupled with the arrest of community members exercising their First Amendment rights to observe and protest.

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