Register for Council 2013
Registration is now open for Council 2013, to be held on Friday June 14 through Monday, June 17, 2013 at the National Conference Center, 18980 Upper Belmont Place, Lansdowne, VA 20176
Visit the Clearinghouse!
Share Your Study! Find a Study! Looking for inspiration for program planning? Don’t want to reinvent the wheel for your study kit? Curious how other Leagues have approached a tough issue?
Visit http://clearinghouse.lwv.org/ to see League studies from across the country.
What's in a Name? Help Us Name the Members Site!
We have taken the first steps toward a new, dynamic members’ website resource built just for League members and Leaders! The new and improved site – it deserves a good name! Unlike Shakespeare, we don’t think this particular rose will smell as sweet with just any name. So, come share your ideas in the “What’s in a Name?” game.Looking for something specific? Try the advanced search page.
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State and Local League Request Form for Federal Issues
State and local Leagues wishing to work on a federal issue or at the national level on an issue that has not been the subject of an LWVUS Action Alert can use this form to contact the national office to consult on the intended action. Once the form has been filled out, national League staff will receive a copy via email as will the person making the submission. -
Statement Concerning Strategies about Money in Elections
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LWVUS Campaign Finance Task Force Call for Materials
The Campaign Finance Task Force is in the process of developing a Money in Politics “discussion guide” to be used by Leagues across the country for members and for the public. We are interested in any outlines and materials you may have used within your League for this purpose that we might share what has been done with others. -
About the Agriculture Update and Committee
The Agriculture Update will focus narrowly on: 1) current technology issues in agriculture including genetically modified organisms (GMOs), herbicides, pesticides, agriculture water pollution, aquifer depletion, antibiotics in livestock, and accurate food labeling; and 2) current agriculture finance issues including consolidation in agriculture industries, crop subsidies and the federal agricultural regulatory process. -
The Vote Is the Emblem of Equality -- and Now It is Under Attack
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Get Involved in Supporting the Voting Rights Act!
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Facts Matter- Sample Post Election OpEd
For those interested in commenting on negative ads funded by big, secret money that hit our communities this fall, here's a sample OpEd you could adapt and send to your newspaper or post on blog. Even though many of us will continue to question whether the $6 billion spent on the 2012 elections was wasted, what we know is that this deluge of money and the flood of campaign ads will not be going away and that citizens really do want the facts and not the spin. Thank goodness the League is here to help offer fact based information through our voter guides and forums!
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Supportive of Fact Checking - Template Letter to the Editor
If you see TV stations doing Fact Checking segments - please send a Letter to the Editor of your local paper in support of that action. Sample text has been drafted for your use. Remember to replace the needed information (replace [locality] with your location or League name, etc.) You can download a word version of this text at the bottom of the page.
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A message from Kathleen Hall Jamieson