About Us

 

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan volunteer organization working to promote civic responsibility through informed and active participation.

The League is proud to be nonpartisan, neither supporting nor opposing candidates or political parties at any level of government, but always working on vital issues of concern to members and the public.

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PARTICIPATION

Encourages informed and active participation in government.

ADVOCACY

Influences public policy through education and advocacy.

 

 

EDUCATION

Works to increase understanding of major policy issues.

 

Mission

 

Empowering voters.  Defending democracy

 

Vision

 

We envision a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge, and the confidence to participate.

Value

 

We believe in the power of the people to create a more perfect democracy.

Current Priority Items

LWV-MM Urges Senators to Support Improvements to Redistricting, HB 4099

Fair redistricting is a key priority for the League of Women Voters at the national, state, and local levels. The process followed in 2021 revealed some areas for improvement. Here …

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LWV-MM Urges Legislators to Support Voting Rights in WV

In his final essay published in the New York Times (Jul 30 2020), Rep. John R. Lewis reminded us: Democracy Is Not A State. It Is An Act. Voting rights …

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Jan 2022. Broadband Update

According to FCC data, at least 30% of our state’s rural homes and businesses currently lack adequate broadband access, leaving West Virginia with one of the nation’s lowest broadband connectivity …

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Jan. 2022. Warming Shelter Update

LWV-MM presented a statement to Morgantown City Council on Nov. 30 to advocate for the City to open a winter warming shelter Downtown in addition to the one operating at …

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Morgantown Needs A Downtown Warming Shelter

Warming shelters are a life-saving resource. They shield those of us who are houseless, and they sustain those of us needing extra heating assistance such as a senior whose home …

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Redistricting

Every 10 years, after the U.S. Census is completed and 435 Congressional seats allocated among the states, state legislatures (or independent commissions, in some states other than WV) use the …

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