Making Democracy Work

The League of Women Voters of Champaign County (LWVCC) is a nonpartisan grassroots organization that encourages informed and active participation in government by providing voter education and increasing understanding of major public policy issues.

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• President's Letter
• Keeping It Local
• Brews & Views
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• ​​​Voter Services Updates

• Annual Fund Campaign
• Student Ambassadors
• New Members
• LWVIL No Kings Events​

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Learn about the struggles of women to win the right to vote. 

The 19th Amendment: Journey to American Democracy

A video by Heather Cox Richardson

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2025-2026
​Keeping It Local Series

The LWVCC Program Team is excited to announce the Keeping it Local schedule for the coming program year. This free Zoom series focuses on current issues that directly impact our community. 

Speakers are local or regional experts. Open to all league members and to the public; participants have the opportunity to ask questions. Programs are recorded and posted on the League's website after the event. YouTube KIL recordings
 
See the complete schedule with dates, times, and topics. Mark your calendars now so that you don't miss out!

Voter Registration/Information Events Summary
July through November 2025

Thank you to all LWVCC Voter Ready volunteers who gave of your time, knowledge, and talents to share voting information and help make sure people will be registered to vote in 2026!

During the past five months we 

• Participated in 23 events throughout the county.
• Registered 183 first-time voters.
• Helped 62 people update their voter registration.
• Shared 492 voter information handouts.
• Talked with over 1,343 people about voting in the upcoming elections.

Terrific results---because of all of you!
Midterm Primary Election
March 17, 2026!​​

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2025-2026
Student Ambassador Program​

From left to right: Sarah Bleill, Emma Konstanty, Madeline Lofrano, Cecilia Birdsley, Liliane Chemla, Simrah Khan, Diza Baryshikov, Krishna Jaswal, Kitty Miller, Caleb Mathias - (not present for the photo are Abigail Cicone, Serenity Cobb, Nathan Davis, Lourdes Reynolds, and Asha Williams)

Student Ambassadors work with students at local high schools, educating them about the voting process and registering them to vote.  This program was created by LWVCC and is now being modeled by other Leagues in the State.

Student Ambassador program

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Don't Miss These....

Oops, I missed the meeting!  See the LWVCC YouTube site for videos of past LWVCC  programs such as Keeping It Local and election information topics. Or browse this  list of videos to see what's available. 

Events Calendar - A quick look at what's happening around the LWVCC and our community.

About Voting - A whole section with updated information on how to vote and some useful links.