Policies & Guidelines
Tools to assist Leagues in understanding operating procedures, onboarding new leadership, and implementing new processes.
Policies & Guidelines In Depth
This document explains the strategies to build upon our transformation work and next steps.
* As of Monday, Sept 21, there was one candidate response*
LWVEF has again asked the candidates running for President to provide answers to some of the most pressing public policy questions. For the first time, the candidates were asked to respond in both English and Spanish languages. Those candidates that meet LWVEF’s criteria have been invited to participate in this activity. The LWVEF Board is happy to have again undertaken this crucial voters' service project.
Read LWVEF's important guidelines for State/Local Leagues Regarding Co-Sponsorship of Presidential Primary Debates
Important guidelines to State and Local Leagues Regarding Projects
Involving Presidential Candidates
Read the Presidential Debate and Voters' Guide Criteria adopted by the LWVEF board in April 2019.
As the League of Women Voters approaches its 100th anniversary, the organization continues to empower voters and defend democracy in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This grassroots organization, with more than 750 affiliates, is working to transform itself to ensure its continued strength and vitality in its second century and beyond. Through its work, the Nominating Committee plays a vital role in defining and ensuring the League’s future success by recruiting and selecting strong candidates for the Board of Directors.
As the League of Women Voters approaches its 100th anniversary, the organization continues to empower voters and defend democracy in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This grassroots organization, with more than 750 affiliates, is working to transform itself to ensure its continued strength and vitality in its second century and beyond. Through its strategic guidance and oversight, the Board of Directors plays a vital role in defining and ensuring the League’s future success.
The LWVUS Nominating Committee is responsible for proposing the slate of officers and directors for LWVUS as well as the three elected candidates for the LWVUS Nominating Committee. Two additional members are appointed to help with this task.
Use this form for state and local League grant requests.
Description of services LWVUS provides for local and state Leagues and the work LWVUS does at the national level.
PMP rates are determined by delegates at National Convention. The PMP rates for the current fiscal year (FY2020-2021) will remain set at the prior year level of $32.00 per member.
This article describes how the grant service works and lists the steps you must follow in using it.
LWV is an organization fully committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in principle and in practice.
LWVUS has published a “Transformation Roadmap” that includes specific action steps to be implemented. It is a synthesis of many threads of work, including input from Leagues across the country, interviews with internal and external stakeholders, review of the larger nonprofit environment and the professional expertise of consulting firms.
The purpose of this document is to assist in establishing a framework for what a pilot means, how it should be conducted and to outline when it must be submitted for approval.