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Policies & Guidance

League Structure Taskforce (LMS Articles)

Meet the members of the LWVUS Structure Taskforce

Nonpartisanship on Social Media (LMS Articles)

Guidance for how individual League leaders can comport themselves on their personal social media in a nonpartisan way.

Webinar: Operating as a Nonpartisan Organization, Part 2 (LMS Articles)

This webinar was recorded on March 2, 2021 as part of a series of discussions on being nonpartisan. It was a follow-up to a February webinar on this topic. 

Webinar: Operating as a Nonpartisan Organization (LMS Articles)

This webinar was recorded on February 16, 2021 as part of a series of discussions on being nonpartisan. It focused on the legal side of being nonpartisan, what it means for us as a nonprofit, and how that changes between 501 (c)3s and 501 (c)4s.

Speaker: Paul Murphy of Harmon, Curran, Spielberg + Eisenberg, LLP.

Review your website for copyright infringement (LMS Articles)

Recommendations for reviewing your website to remove any copyrighted content that you do not own.

CARES Act Small Business Guide for Leagues (LMS Articles)

A guide to the small business provisions in the CARES stimulus act passed by Congress in March 2020.

Guidance on Governance and Virtual Meetings (LMS Articles)

While these are extraordinary times, there are meetings that we must conduct to keep business moving forward. Those that have legal implications, such as annual meetings and state conventions/councils, require some additional preparations to ensure their validity when conducting them in a virtual setting.  

Virtually Conducting League Work (LMS Articles)

There are endless resources available that provide guidance on conducting business online or remotely and hundreds of platforms to facilitate that work.  We have curated a listing of best practices and some guidance on platforms to cut through some of the clutter and provide the most relevant content.

COVID (Coronavirus) Guidance for Leagues (LMS Articles)

Guidance and resources for Leagues around League work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Statement Concerning Strategies about Money in Elections (LMS Articles)

The LWVUS Board recommitted to this statement on strategies about Money in Politics at June 2019 Board meeting. It was originally adopted on April 7, 2013.

The U.S. Supreme Court has made a series of decisions including Buckley v. Valeo, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, McComish v. Bennett, etc. that have affected the areas of campaigns and elections.