Upcoming League Events & Volunteer Opportunities - Join Us!

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.
2019-20 LWVPA Board and Off-Board
2019 Annual Meeting

Highlights of Upcoming Events

NOTICE to ALL LEAGUE MEMBERS:
      On Monday, December 16, at 7 pm, a Moderator Training Session will be available online! No travel time or expense. Contact us for details and how to register. Sign up NOW to learn, or hone, the skill of moderating League events!

See the Google Calendar below for ALL our activities!
 
      December 14 - Palo Alto vigil to remember victims and survivors of gun violence

      December 19 - LWVUS Webinar on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

      January 11 - LWVC Advocacy Teach-In & Tune-Up 2020

      February 1 - LWVPA Annual Members' Planning Meeting! We need YOU to help set the League's Action Agenda! 
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​Learn More & Get Involved! ​

See our Quick Links for information on:

  • The Voter's Choice Act (VCA)
  • Census 2020
  • How your political-party registration affects your ability to vote (or not) for a presidential candidate in the March 3, 2020, primary​​

2019 LWVC Convention

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Stay Informed!
Historic dates for women's suffrage

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

AUGUST 26, 1920: the 19th Amendment was officially certified
by the U. S. Secretary of State.

League of Women Voters of California News

ADVOCACY VICTORIES! Bills supported by LWVC signed into law:
State Housing
     SB 329 prohibits landlords from discriminating against tenants who use housing vouchers to pay rent. 
     AB 68 allows homeowners who build accessory dwelling units to build a second Junior ADU on their property. 
     AB 1482, the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, keeps families in their homes.
 
Voting Rights
     Fair Maps Act, AB 849, brings fair redistricting criteria to California’s cities and counties 
     Election Day Registration, SB 72, allows same-day registration and voting at every polling station in California  

YET TO BE ADOPTED, Supported by LWVC:
     Free the Vote, ACA 6, a 2-year bill for a constitutional amendment to restore voting rights to 50,000 Californians on parole
     AB 48 (slated for the 2020 ballot), a $15 billion school bond measure with a more equitable allocation-funding formula 

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.
How does the League of Women Voters Make Democracy Work?