In California every ten years, a 14-member Citizens Redistricting Commission, not the state legislature, redraws the lines for our Congressional, State Senate, State Assembly and State Board of Equalization districts.
Learn here and here how you can give your input. And check the FAQ for further information. That's all at the STATE level. Four REGIONAL redistricting processes are also going on: Midpeninsula Open Space District, Valley Water, Foothill-DeAnza College and Santa Clara County supervisorial districts. See our Redistricting page and the highlights below for ways to participate. Every redistricting/districting effort seeks public input (attend meetings, call, email, draw a map of your community, describe your community of interest). |
Upcoming Events/
Highlights
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Oct. 20 - Palo Alto CommUNITY Together: Recognizing and Reporting Hate Crimes
Oct. 21-Nov. 18 - Civic Education - Government 101 Series Oct. 21 - LWVUS & LWVC: Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement Oct. 21 - LWV Oakland Book Club: discussion of "immensely readable" Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War by Tony Horowitz Oct. 21 and 23 - Give input at public meetings re: County Registrar of Voters' plan for administering elections under Voter's Choice Act (VCA) Now to Oct. 27 - Give online input re: County Registrar of Voters' plan for administering elections under Voter's Choice Act Oct. 28 - LWV-LAMV: Lessons from "America in One Room" ------------------ REDISTRICTING California Citizens Redistricting Commission = CRC. Provide online feedback to CRC on visualizations drawn in response to preliminary CRC direction Oct. 21, 22, 23 - CRC sessions for public input on statewide maps - Public may attend, but the deadline for making speaking appts is past. Now to Oct. 27 - Provide input re: Midpeninsula Open Space District |
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DRAWING FAIR MAPS MATTERS!
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LWVUS: Federal Court Blocks “Proof of Citizenship” Voting Requirement
Speaker Series
Our next event in this series will be on October 13 (6-7 pm), when Manu Meel, CEO of BridgeUSA, will speak about engaging college students in democracy. Stay tuned for more details.
Watch our latest Speaker Series event, Professor Larry Diamond on "How to Repair Democracy," on our YouTube Channel.
Watch our latest Speaker Series event, Professor Larry Diamond on "How to Repair Democracy," on our YouTube Channel.
Latest news from LWV - United States, California and the Bay Area
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Kudos to Jennifer Waggoner, former LWVC president, and Katie Zoglin, LWV Los Altos-Mountain View board member! For two years, they have worked on the Digital Transparency Task Force, whose Report and Recommendations are now under consideration by the California FPPC (Fair Political Practices Commission), which created the group. Great work, Jennifer and Katie! |
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), Equal Justice, and Civil Discourse.
The League of Women Voters at all levels views its work through a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lens. In addition, LWV Palo Alto has declared Racial Justice a priority. In this context, we offer a set of Racial Justice resource lists with links to materials in a wide variety of media, as well as links to other organizations with more resources. With a Civil Discourse emphasis, we also offer a list of organizations working to enhance dialog across political divides.
The purpose of the League is to Make Democracy Work®. We:
- Register and educate voters through our work in VOTER SERVICES
- Take Action based on our positions through ADVOCACY
- Inform and educate the community on issues by League PROGRAMS
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