About the League

Welcome to the LWV-VA website. The League is a non-partisan, non-profit, membership organization that encourages the informed and active participation of everyone, in public policy concerns. We never endorse candidates or political parties, but seek to inform ourselves and the public about issues in the public realm. We invite you to join us.
Our website provides many useful links to all levels of government and various agencies to help you find the information you need.
The League is known for providing great non-partisan voter guides, candidate and issue forums, Legislative Directories, information about voting laws and practices and studies about public issues.
The LWV-VA also advocates on issues after carefully researched study and development of our positions with membership input. We are grassroots and a place to learn leadership and have a voice to discuss and have input in determining our issues for focus. We use our positions as a basis of our advocacy by making our case clearly and directly to the proper level of government.
We again invite you to join us, female or male, as we seek to make our government more transparent and effective.
Olga Hernandez
President, League of Women Voters of Virginia
Contact Olga at: president@LWV-VA.org

Our Mission and Roles

The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. We never support or oppose any political party or candidate.
The League of Women Voters has two separate and distinct roles.

Voters Service/Citizen Education: we present unbiased nonpartisan information about elections, the voting process, and issues.

Action/Advocacy: we are nonpartisan, and, after study, we use our positions to advocate for or against particular policies in the public interest.

To conduct our voter service and citizen education activities, we use funds from the League of Women Voters of Virginia Education Fund, which is a 501(c)(3) corporation, a nonprofit educational organization. The League of Women Voters, a membership organization, conducts action and advocacy and is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) corporation.
Our Vision, Beliefs, and Intentions guide our activities.

Other League Organizations

Members of any of the 12 local Leagues, the three Member-At-Large (MAL) Units, and all Members-At-Large throughout the state are also members of the League of Women Voters of Virginia and the League of Women Voters of the United States. Contact the League in your area:

League of Women Voters of Alexandria
League of Women Voters of Arlington
League of Women Voters of Charlottesville/Albemarle
League of Women Voters of Fairfax Area
League of Women Voters of Falls Church
League of Women Voters of Fluvanna County
League of Women Voters of Loudoun County
League of Women Voters of Lynchburg
League of Women Voters of the Middle Peninsula MAL Unit: Contact Kathryne Thompson at chuckkatieth@aol.com or Michelle Girard dandmGirard@cox.net
League of Women Voters of Montgomery County
League of Women Voters of Prince William County MAL Unit: Co-Presidents: Sheila School and Shirley White. Contact sing35@gmail.com or (703) 492-4574.
League of Women Voters of the Richmond Metropolitan Area
League of Women Voters of South Hampton Roads
League of Women Voters of Washington County MAL Unit
League of Women Voters of the Williamsburg Area

Other links for LWVVA members:

League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia
League of Women Voters of the National Capital Area
League of Women Voters of the United States.
League of Women Voters in Other States

History of the League of Women Voters

Read a short history of the League of Women Voters.

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