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Stay in the loop and check out our upcoming events and ways you can GET INVOLVED!  We are looking forward to have you engage in advocacy, voter service and community education issues that are important to you and the League of Women Voters.
LWVPA's 2018-19 and 2019-20 Board and Off-Board
2019 Annual Meeting

Highlights of Upcoming Events

See the Google Calendar below for ALL our events!

     LWV Bay Area 100th Anniversary Celebration Kick-Off: Aug. 17 
 
     Voter Registration at Naturalization Ceremonies: Aug. 22 and Sept. 19. Contact Liza Taft.
 
     LWVPA Backyard Summer Social: Aug. 23 - Get your RSVP in soon!

     LWVUS Webinars on DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion): Aug. 29 and Sept. 26

     LWVPA Kickoff Event - Goodbye Precincts, Hello Easy Voting: The Voters Choice Act: Sept. 26
 
     Presentation: Voting Rights in America: From the Constitution to the June decision: Sept. 10
 
     Civil Discourse Workshop: 
                      A House Divided—From Polarization to Collaboration—Bringing Back Effective Government: Sept. 21

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The 2020 Citizens Redistricting Commission should be representative!
In the current pool of applicants, demographic groups such as 
Latinx, Asians and women are underrepresented.

PLEASE CONSIDER APPLYING, OR ENCOURAGE A FRIEND TO!

There are two more CA Redistricting Commission Webinars left before the 
August 19th application deadline!
Register: https://bit.ly/30Nunxn

BREAKING NEWS from League of Women Voters of California:

Schools and Communities First is refiling its initiative with increased protections for small businesses.
​Strengthening the initiative is key to restoring over $11 billion a year to our schools & communities in 2020!
Link here for more details.
#taxreform

ACTION ALERT: Tell Your Assemblymember to Free the Voter for Californians on Parole!

It’s time to Free the Vote for Californians on parole. Act now and tell your Assemblymember to vote YES on ACA 6. This constitutional amendment will restore voting rights to people who are working, paying taxes, and raising children in our communities, but have been denied a voice in the policies that shape their lives.
 
The strength of representative democracy depends on everyone’s participation, yet nearly 50,000 Californians on parole cannot vote. The League of Women Voters of California has been fighting for voting rights for 100 years. We are co-sponsoring ACA 6 because the fight is far from over.

2019 LWVC Convention

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Historic dates for women's suffrage

AUGUST 18, 1920: the 19th Amendment was ratified.

AUGUST 26, 1920: the 19th Amendment was declared in effect by U. S. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby.

WHAT WE DO

The League does many things to Make Democracy Work®. 
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Register and educate voters through our work in VOTER SERVICES
​Take Action based on our positions through ADVOCACY
Inform and educate the community of our issues with League PROGRAMS

Voter Services

We encourage citizens to register and vote and provide nonpartisan voter information about voting procedures, ballot issues, candidate opinions and public policy issues.

Action & Advocacy

The League takes action and influences public policy through education and advocacy on positions to support or oppose local, state and national  issues and legislation.

League Programs

Our program priority issues shape our educational events. Members brainstorm upcoming League-year priority ideas in January/February and finalize them in May/June.
The League of Women Voters of California is celebrating some big wins:
  • AB 849, the Fair Maps Act, has passed out of the Assembly and is in the Senate Appropriations Committee. Once passed, this bill will combat partisan and racially-discriminatory gerrymandering at the local level.
  • SB 72 has passed out of the Senate and is in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Upon passage, it will bring Election Day Registration to every California polling place in 2020.
  • SB 139, the People's Maps Act, also passed out of the Senate, and is one step closer to giving people–not politicians–the power to draw the lines in large counties.
LWVC members sent thousands of messages to legislators to get these bills over their first major hurdle. And we're just getting started. ​​Each of these bills still needs to be passed from the second house and then be signed by the governor.
How does the League of Women Voters Make Democracy Work?