Making Democracy Work

The League of Women Voters of Champaign County (LWVCC) is a nonpartisan organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

Learn more about the league

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Thank You, Volunteers!

The League depends on volunteers. There are many ways to get involved. For more information see  Get Involved with the League or a list of specific  Volunteer  Opportunities.  If you have specific questions, send an email to our Volunteer team at: volunteer@lwvchampaigncounty.org.
 
June is "Thanking Volunteers" month for this chapter of the League of Women Voters.  Click the button below to see a list of our volunteers for 2020-2021.  

Thanking Volunteers

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Watch Video and Learn About Jim Crow and Nuremberg Laws

Four community organizations presented this webinar on June 9 to more than 80 people. The presenters showed how these laws produced and enforced legal suppression of black American citizens in the South between 1877 and the 1950s, and of Jews in Germany in the 1930s. Learning from these parts of our past will help us better understand efforts to suppress the vote today.  

Watch the video here or see it on the League's YouTube site. (1 hour and 35 minutes) 

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County Government Slides Available

LWVCC recently presented a "Demystifying County Government" session. The slides from that presentation are available as a pdf document (24 pages).  

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Observer Reports Now Posted

Members of the LWVCC Observer Corps attend local governmental meetings and report back to the League. This year, there are two ways to access these reports: 

• Read  or download the reports at the Observer Corps page. 
• Watch the video below to hear directly from the Observers. (About 56 minutes.) 

If you have questions about the Observer Corps, contact  team lead Deb Rugg at ​Debrugg@aol.com. 

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Where's the Newsletter? 

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There won't be a June or July issue of LWVCC's Voter newsletter this summer to allow time for special project work. Monthly issues will resume in August.   In the meantime, if you'd like to review recent issues, click the button below to see the complete list.

Read Past Issues of the Voter

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News and Announcements

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Legislative Interviews Completed with State Legislators

See this announcement for details and link. 

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​Volunteer with the League

--Voting Misinformation Detectives 
--Get Out the Vote in 2022: Planning in Summer 2021
--Programmers/Web Developers: Update the Candidate Guide
--Get Your Name on the Contact-Me List

Get Details on Volunteer Opportunities

Other Ways to Get Involved

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