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Delaware County ILO

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging informed and active participation in government. It influences public policy through education and advocacy.

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Delaware Couty In-person Voting System CLICK HERE

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PA & Delaware County Election Information

Official Vote PA Election Calendar for 2025 - CLICK HERE

PA Primary - Tuesday, May 20, 2025 RESULTS HERE

Municipal Election - Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Polls are open on election day from 7 A.M. - 8 P.M.
Last day to register to vote: Oct. 20, 2025
Last day to request a mail-in or absentee ballot: Oct. 28, 2025
Learn about Municipal Elections

Visit Our Voter Info Section

Check out Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Delco Voters - CLICK HERE
Delco Votes Information - CLICK HERE
Delaware County Bureau of Election Information - CLICK HERE

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LWV Unite & Rise 8.5 Million Voices Campaign

This Campaign is part of Women Defend Democracy and the goal is to engage and mobilize 8.5 million voters to protect and preserve our democracy.

The United States is in a constitutional crisis. Now is the time to band together to defend our constitution, protect the rule of law, demand the preservation of checks and balances, safeguard the right to vote, and build a democracy where every person and every voice counts.

Commit to the Unite & Rise Campaign to add your voice CLICK HERE

To read more and share CLICK HERE
The Campaign is Divided into Power Playbooks: Power Playbook 1 (May-July) CLICK HERE
The Four Pillars of the Campaign are : #1 Legal and Policy Advocacy; #2 Public Mobilization and Coalition Building; #3 Democracy Resilience; and #4 Civic Education & Engagement

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Behind the Ballot Fireside Chat: PA Supreme Court Retention Elections

Submitted by Delaware County ILO in August 2025.

Event Date:

09/08/2025 - 5:00pm

An information session Behind the Ballot Fireside Chat: PA Supreme Court Retention Elections is being held on Monday, September 8, 2025 from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM. Those that register can choose either to attend in-person (Central High School, Philadelphia) or virtual.

The main sponsors are the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvanias for Modern Courts, and the Committee of Seventy.

For more information and to register for either the in-person OR virtual event CLICK READ MORE

Submitted by Delaware County ILO in September 2025.

Event Date:

09/10/2025 - 6:30pm

Event location:

Virtual Webinar

Join the League of Women Voters of PA and the Committee of 70 to learn how to run for, win, and serve as Judge of Elections in your precinct. The webinar Write-in to Win: Becoming Judge of Elections in Your Precinct is on Wednesday, September 10 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM.

The Judge of Elections is a crucial position for ensuring that elections run smoothly, and yet there are hundreds of vacancies for Judges of Elections across the Commonwealth.

We need nonpartisan, pro-voter, pro-democracy Judges in our precincts. Consider becoming Judge of Elections in Your Precinct

To learn more and to register click READ MORE

Submitted by Delaware County ILO in September 2025.

Event Date:

09/10/2025 - 7:00pm

Event location:

Delaware County Courthouse

Delaware County Naturalization Ceremony will take place at the Delaware County Courthouse in Media on September 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM. Our League of Women Voters of Central Delaware County has been invited by the presiding Judge to be present at the naturalization ceremony to give each new citizen a packet of information about voting.

NOTE: This is an invitation only event but to learn more about the naturalization process and voting click READ MORE

Submitted by Delaware County ILO in September 2025.

Event Date:

09/20/2025 - 10:00am

Event location:

Summerseat Historic House

Join League of Women Voters members from our region to Celebrate Our Constitution on Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM by touring Historic Summerseat, the home of two of the signers of our Constitution. Summerseat, also known as the George Clymer House and Thomas Barclay House, served as the Headquarters of General George Washington from December 8th to 14th, 1776.

Summerseat in Bucks County, PA is located at 130 Legion Avenue, Morrisville, PA. Carpool to save gas and enjoy conversations with fellow members!

A registration fee of $20.00 will cover the guided tour followed by a Wawa Hoagie lunch. Registration deadline is Wednesday, September 17 Constitution Day.

To learn more details and to register click READ MORE.

Submitted by Delaware County ILO in September 2025.

Event Date:

09/25/2025 - 6:00pm

Event location:

Virtual Webinar

Join us for the webinar Voting on Judges: Retention Elections & Information on Judicial Candidates to learn about judicial retention elections and how they fit into Pennsylvania’s judicial system. The webinar is on Thursday, September 25 at 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM.

The webinar presenters will answer the questions about retention elections of judges: What are they? And Why do we have them?

Discover trusted, nonpartisan resources to guide your vote. Empower yourself with the facts before heading to the polls!

To learn more information and to register for the webinar click READ MORE

Submitted by Delaware County ILO in June 2025.

Blog Post

This blog post is from the League of Women Voters of the United States and shares resources concerning the immigrant issues; past, present and future and shares resources recommended by the National Partnership for New Americans.

To learn more click READ MORE

Submitted by Delaware County ILO in May 2025.

Blog Post

“The mission of the League of Women Voters is Empower Voters and Defend our Democracy”. For over a century, the heart and soul of our work has been centering voters' voices in democracy. We’ve participated in many of our nation’s most pivotal voting rights battles, from women’s suffrage to the Equal Rights Amendment to the passage of the National Voter RegistrationAct (NVRA)and the Help America VoteAct (HAVA). As democracy turns another corner, we are strengthening our campaign: Women Defend Democracy.

To read the full text click READ MORE

Submitted by Delaware County ILO in February 2025.

News

The League of Women Voters Women Defend Democracy campaign kicks off for the first 100 days of the new administration and beyond. The League of Women Voters is well positioned to defend attacks on democracy in the coming months and years. Together, we believe in the power of women to create a more perfect democracy."

For more information click READ MORE

Submitted by Delaware County ILO in February 2025.

News

OPPOSE the SAVE ACT. If enacted, the SAVE Act is a highly restrictive national photo ID bill. It includes a requirement that in order to vote, all voters produce a valid, government issued, photo ID, such as Real ID card, a passport, or a military ID. All would require a photo AND a statement of birthplace, proving citizenship.

For more information click READ MORE

Submitted by Delaware County ILO in February 2025.

News

On February 14, 2025 the 105th anniversary of its founding, the League of Women Voters sent a letter to Congressional leadership regarding the organization's grave concern over the state of our nation. Specifically, the League writes to urge Congress to exercise its authority to protect the rule of law, defend the Constitution, and end the overreach that the Executive Branch has shown in the last few weeks. The attached letter outlines our concerns and is signed by leadership from every state League and DC affiliate in the country.

To read the letter click READ MORE

Submitted by Delaware County ILO in February 2025.

News

DEI In the News - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A League Principle
Just what is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and what difference does it make?

To learn about the importance of DEI to the work of the League of Women Voters click READ MORE

Submitted by Delaware County ILO in January 2024.

Action Alerts

The League of Women Voters of Delaware County has developed a Delaware County Environmental Clearinghouse www.envirodelco.org as a central repository for the collection, classification, and distribution of information regarding environmental issues, projects, studies, articles, etc. for Delaware County, PA.

Submitted by Delaware County ILO in March 2023.

Action Alerts

The League of Women Voters of the United States adopted the following resolution, proposed by Radnor LWV Member Roberta Winters in June 2022, declaring climate change a national and international emergency. We are calling on League members and others to ask their local governments to adopt this resolution.

Submitted by Delaware County ILO in November 2024.

News

Letter to the Editor of the Delaware County Daily Times (Published November 2024)
The League of Women Voters of Delaware County submitted a letter to the Editor of the Delaware County Daily Times to defend and clarify our nonpartisan position and the mission of the League of Women Voters to Empower Voters and Defend Democracy.

To read our Letter to the Editor click READ MORE