Berrien & Cass Counties

Welcome to the League of Women Voters of Berrien and Cass Counties

LWV BCC Annual Business Meeting 2025

Our 2025 League Leadership Team at the Box Factory in St Joseph, MI.

League of Women Voters of Berrien & Cass Counties

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization that protects and expands voting rights and ensures everyone is represented in our democracy. The League neither endorses nor opposes candidates or political parties. We empower voters and defend democracy through advocacy and education. Membership is open to men and women at least 16 years of age.

The Berrien/Cass League serves people in Berrien/Cass Counties.

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BECAUSE DEMOCRACY IS NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT!

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LWVBCC April Newsletter

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League of Women Voters Condemns Supreme Court Ruling Dismantling the Bedrock of the Civil Rights Movement

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2026.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters President Dianna Wynn and CEO Celina Stewart issued the following joint statement in response to the US Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais, a case concerning the constitutionality of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965:

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in December 2025.

Event Date:

05/11/2026 - 10:00am to 11:30am

Event location:

Home of Emelie Shroder

Join us for the discussion of "Giving Up is Unforgivable", by Joyce Vance on May 11 at home of Emelie Shroder.

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in March 2026.

Event Date:

05/21/2026 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Event location:

St Joseph / Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library

The LWVBCC and The Berrien County Clerk Present: "Why Local Elections Matter: What Your Local Officials Do For You!"

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in March 2026.

Event Date:

05/30/2026 - 10:00am to 12:00pm

Event location:

Niles High School

The LWVBCC and the NAACP are partnering to present “Train the Trainer: Community Voter Registration Training”, an opportunity open for ANY community member looking to get trained on voter registration! Tell your friends!

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in March 2026.

Event Date:

06/13/2026 - 1:00pm to 6:00pm

Event location:

Benton Harbor City Center Park

LWVBCC will have an information and voter registration table next to our partner organization, Delta Sigma Theta sorority in the park.

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in April 2026.

Event Date:

06/18/2026 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm

Event location:

Free Run Cellars

LWVBCC Members & Friends are invited to join us at our Annual Business Meeting at Free Run Cellars on June 18! We will need 51% of our membership in attendance in order to conduct our annual review and approvals.

The LWVBCC and the ACLU Presents: At the Booth: Voter Rights Part II

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in March 2026.

Event Date:

08/29/2026 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Event location:

St Joseph / Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library

Save the Date.

Lily Eggers of the ACLU will be our speaker!

Additional Details will be coming soon.

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in March 2026.

Event Date:

09/18/2026 - 12:00am to 09/27/2026 - 12:00am

Event location:

The Ghostlight Theatre

LWVBCC will be tabling, and speaking!
Tickets available now!

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in February 2026.

Action Alerts

The League of Women Voters of Michigan asks that you tell Governor Whitmer to protect our Great Lakes by rejecting the Enbridge Line 5 Tunnel Permit request.

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in February 2026.

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Voters may register by mail or online if an election is 15 or more days away.

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in January 2026.

News

The Michigan 2026 Election Administrator Information including 2026 Election Calendars is now available at the Michigan Secretary of State website.

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in December 2025.

Blog Post

Petition drives are gearing up in Michigan. Many circulators will be in our communities in the next year – especially during warm-weather months – attempting to get a minimum of 500,000 valid signatures so that the proposal can be part of the Nov

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in November 2025.

Press Mention

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The League of Women Voters of Michigan, represented by Campaign Legal Center, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, and the Michigan law firm Goodman Acker, filed a motion yesterday to intervene on behalf of voters in US v. Benson,

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in September 2025.

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Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in September 2025.

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Want to be informed of the latest Cass County election information?

Submitted by Berrien & Cass Counties in February 2025.

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The LWVBCC makes it easy to find the contact information for your elected officials. Just click on the "* Contact Your Elected Officials" text in the side bar for a list of your County, State and Federal elected Officials. Click on the underlined offical name for detailed contact information. Not finding your elected official? Click on the underlined text of the Branch of Government for a list of all officials.

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LWVBCC Board
LWVBCC Board
*Office*	*Name*
President	Sarah Warner
Vice President	Beverly Gray
Secretary	Dorothy Parker
Co-Treasurers	John & Carla Ripley
Assistant Treasurer	Allen Warner
Advocacy & Education Chair	Don Lenderman
Community Outreach Chair	Sarah Warner
Fundraising Chair	Barb Starke
Local & State Government Observation Chair	Open
Membership Chair	Val Schnable
Publicity Chair	Faith Schoon
Voter Services Chair	Beverly Gray
Webmaster	Mike Schnable

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LWV BCC Annual Business Meeting 2025

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League of Women Voters of Berrien & Cass Counties

BECAUSE DEMOCRACY IS NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT!

LWVBCC April Newsletter

League of Women Voters Condemns Supreme Court Ruling Dismantling the Bedrock of the Civil Rights Movement

LWVBCC Book Club

The LWVBCC and The Berrien County Clerk Present: Why Local Elections Matter: What Your Local Officials Do For You!

The LWVBCC and NAACP Community Voter Registration Training

Juneteenth Celebration: Voter Registration

LWVBCC 2026 Annual Business Meeting

The LWVBCC and the ACLU Presents: At the Booth: Voter Rights Part II

Save the Date.

What the Constitution Means to Me - an LWVBCC sponsored production!

LWVMI ACTION ALERT: Reject Line 5 Tunnel Permit

2026 Voter Registration Deadlines

Michigan 2026 Election Information including Election Calendars Is Now Available

Know What You Sign! / League of Women Voters of Michigan

League of Women Voters of Michigan Seeks to Protect Voters in Justice Department Lawsuit to Obtain State Rolls

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Sign Up for Cass County's New eMail Blast System to Keep Informed of Upcoming Elections

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