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Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.

The League of Women Voters (LWV) is a nonpartisan, grassroots nonprofit dedicated to empowering everyone to participate fully in American democracy. With active Leagues in all 50 states and more than 700 communities, we engage in advocacy, education, litigation, and organizing to protect every American’s freedom to vote. The League is a federated membership organization proud to be women-led and over 100 years old, emerging directly from the women’s suffrage movement in 1920. 

Our Local League’s Primary Efforts

LWV Protest Outside Supreme Court Building - women holding LWV Banner and signs that read People over Politics
  • Provide trained, qualified, unbiased speakers and volunteers for candidate forums and issue presentations.
  • Distribute voter information and promote voter registration, focusing on underrepresented groups.
  • Engage all in activities that Get Out the Vote (GOTV).
  • Educate young voters, especially in high schools, because they become lifelong voters when they start early!
Your Power Your Voice Your Vote

March 4: San Mateo County Special Election

 

On December 3, 2024, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors (“BoS”) called a special election for voters to decide on a single ballot measure.  Measure A is a proposed amendment to the San Mateo County Charter. This amendment, if approved, would grant the BoS authority until December 31, 2028, to remove an elected Sheriff from office, for cause, by a four-fifths vote of the BoS after written notice and an opportunity to be heard.  

2025 bay area league day
Event Date: 
03/08/2025 - 10:00am to 1:00pm

Regional Government: How Does It Affect You?

Saturday, March 8, 2025
10 AM to 1 PM
Zoom

Event Date: 
03/18/2025 - 7:00pm

Please join us for the League of Women Voters of North and Central San Mateo County's General Meeting on Tuesday, March at 7 PM on Zoom.

We will have presentations on the following studies:

Local Power. National Impact
Event Date: 
03/30/2025 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm

With attacks on democracy making daily headlines, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. But real change is happening—right in our own communities.

Event Date: 
04/15/2025 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Event location: 

TBD

Event Date: 
05/29/2025 - 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Event location: 

Celia's Restaurant

LWVSSMC 2025 Annual Membership Meeting

Thursday, May 29, 2025
Celia’s Mexican Restaurant
1850 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025

 

2025 LWVC Convention
Event Date: 
06/17/2025 (All day) to 06/22/2025 (All day)

Every two years, the California membership gathers at the LWVC Convention to craft our policy priorities for the next two years, to enlighten each other by sharing our successes and learnings, to inspire a new generation of League leaders, and to

VerifyIt
News

We are excited to share VerifyIt, a civics, voting, and news literacy game developed by the LWV of Alameda.

Make It Real—Democracy
News

Mid Pen Media contacted our League, asking for someone to join a panel discussion on Democracy for their cable TV show, Make It Real.  Lisa Conrad, VP Admin, represented our League on the show along with Palo Alto Mayor Greer Stone, Special