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League of Women Voters (insert local)

(insert local league name)

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We Are Thrilled to Welcome You!

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Let’s make the most of your membership!

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This information is from LWVUS national survey of local leagues

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Ways we communicate with our members

  • email updates
  • monthly newsletter emailed to all members
  • LWV____ publishes a yearly membership directory. A copy of the latest one will be mailed to you or you can pick it up at a meeting.

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Membership Year and Dues

  • Membership and fiscal year is April 1st to March 31st
  • (this may change with the idea of rolling membership through the LWVUS)

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Monthly Events

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Program Meetings

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Book Club/ or other activities to meet others

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Board Meetings

  • Open to all members
  • Meeting in person/zoom
  • Time??
  • 4th Monday of the month

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Not available for meetings?

Opportunities for Active Participation

  • Voter service events
    • voter registration
    • candidate forums
  • Developing public policy
  • Observing local government meetings
  • Writing letters to the editor
  • Membership recruitment
  • Event planning
  • Social media skills

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Our Website: (url here)

  • Calendar
  • About Us
  • Member Handbook
  • Spotlight on Issues
  • You Tube Channel
  • Newsletter
  • Links to LWVUS & LWVMN & Sec. of State
  • Members only page with information about the board and minutes

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Social Media

Facebook: url

Instagram: url

X (Twitter):

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Follow up us and “like” our posts. You could also join one of the following private Facebook groups:

These groups help monitor activities of local government bodies.

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How to Contact our local leaders

  • List names and emails or phone numbers for your local leaders
  • Put in league email address
    • Attn: membership Committee

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Our Local League

Structure

We elect our own officers and leaders.

We decide on our local

  • non partisan policy
  • operating procedures
  • budgets
  • events
  • studies

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Officers are:

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President:

Vice President:

Secretary:

Treasurer:

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STANDING COMMITTEES

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  • Nominations: 3 members are elected to propose a slate of candidates for our annual meeting�
  • Voter Engagement: work to set up and staff voter events to help citizens understand the voting process and find information about candidates�
  • Candidate Forums: Puts on forums for local races�
  • Activities/Events: Organizes programs to inform the public of local issues. Organizes activities for LWV members

Communications: Handles website, emails, articles to newspaper, or letters to the editor, facebook and instagram

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Advocacy/Action: Tracks information from LWVMN’s zoom calls or emails. Then let's communication committee know what actions need to be taken by our members

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Membership: Tracks information from LWVMN & LWVUS about membership. Maintains membership lists, talks with new members, helps plan events to recruit new members

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When speaking as a League member

  • Always remain nonpartisan
  • Avoid defensiveness
  • Assume positive intent
  • Build the sense of team
  • Enhance community pride

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We look forward to meeting and working with you.

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