About the League

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What the League of Women Voters Does

Register Voters

​The League of Women Voters of Champaign County is one of the most active organizations committed to getting our local citizens registered to vote! We offer voter registration drives in the local community, ensuring voting is as accessible as possible. To make voting accessible, we offer a variety of Voter and Volunteer Resources.

Educate Voters

The League of Women Voters of Champaign County coordinates live, local candidate debates for local, State, and national elections and to address community issues;  mock elections for area youth;  community forums on local social, environmental, and political issues. 

Activate Voters

The League of Women Voters of Champaign County works tirelessly toward our goal of "making democracy work" by increasing political participation in our community--through getting community members connected to local issues, offering opportunities to share give public input, and connecting voters to their representatives. Our goal is simple: help ensure democracy through educating and supporting each citizen's political participation. 

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Explore the League of Women Voters

National League of Women Voters

​League of Women Voters United States (LWV) - There are lots of resources for League members on this website.

Illinois League of Women Voters

• League of Women Voters of Illinois (ILLWV) - State website
• "News You Can Use"  - Electronic newsletter from the state LWV. 
• "Where We Stand 2019-21" - This is the platform of the LWVIL, that in companionship with Impact on Issues, forms the basis for all action taken by the Illinois Leagues on state and national issues and the League Principles. 
• LWVIL: Issues Report This is the quarterly report that describe the latest developments in LWVIL issues, Illinois policy-making and the tools you can use to take action and make a difference. Look up at the top right-hand side.  There’s a small button that says “Join Email List.”

Champaign County League of Women Voters

• League of Women Voters of Champaign County (LWVCC) - This website has information on local activities, events and resources. 
• The Voter - Electronic newsletter from our local LWV, including back issues.

Other Illinois League Chapters

Visit these sites for a perspective on other chapters in the League.  (Please excuse the clutter in the list below - we're making notes on some changes to our website.) 

• League of Women Voters of McLean County
• League of Women Voters of Milwaukee (vol, event cal, take action, our work)
• League of Women Voters of Chicago (join short version)
• ​League of Women Voters of Palatine Area (typical yr,  events home, make a diff)​​
• League of Women Voters of Naperville (join, home boxes bur, member hand/page, who are/what do home)
• League of Women Voters of Wheaton (members menu, cal/list of events, recorded vid/past events,  civ aware ser, news/social media, short about) 
• League of Women Voters of Fairfax VA (member page)
•  League of Women Voters of Maine (simple join donate, nice cal)
•  League of Women Voters of San Diego (cal,)
• League of Women Voters of Seattle  (donations, homeboxes, Voter Services toolkit)
•  League of Women Voters of Wake, NC (About us/committees)
• League of Women Voters of Minnesota  (home)
• League of Woment Voters Austin Area (committees and action teams)

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Visit Our (Her)story page to learn more about the history of the League of Women Voters.

Other information about the Champaign County League. 

• Meet the LWVCC Board
• Thanking Volunteers
• Member Spotlight
• Newsletter
• News and Announcements
• Site Resources (including social media and YouTube information)
• League Documents