The League of Women Voters is a United States non-partisan political organization founded in 1920 by Carrie Chapman Catt during a meeting of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. It began as a "mighty political experiment" aimed to help newly enfranchised women exercise their responsibilities as voters. Though non-partisan, the League does take political positions. Recently, it supports campaign finance reform, gun control, and electoral reform. The league puts out voters guides that compare candidates' positions on issues. The league also staffs precincts on election day helping to administer elections.
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League of Women Voters home page (http://www.lwv.org)
LWV History page (http://www.lwv.org/about/pastfuture/past_history.html)
In 1988, the LWV withdrew from debate sponsorship, in protest of the major party candidates attempting to dictate nearly every aspect of how the debates were to be conducted, which ultimately resulted in the Democratic and Republican parties forming the Commission on Presidential Debates which gave the parties greater control over the debate environment.
The League of WomenVoters is withdrawing sponsorship of the presidential debates...
The League of WomenVoters endorsed and supported the Mother’s Day 2000 Million Mom March of the Brady Campaign through the activities of many league members across the country who participated in the event, as well as by the official involvement of the organization's leadership and board.
The League of WomenVoters of Ohio, a non-partisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
The League of WomenVoters of Ohio (LWVO) conducts and funds all action and membership-related activities at the state level.
Complementing this, the League of WomenVoters of Ohio Education Fund (LWVOEF) conducts and funds research on state issues and, in cooperation with local Leagues, undertakes educational projects that are aimed at providing information and educational services to citizens.
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