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Our Mission:
The League of Women Voters (LWV) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, grass roots organization. It supports and opposes selected governmental issues and ballot measures. It promotes political responsibility through informed and active participation in government. Membership is open to men and women over 18 years old.
The National League, founded on February 14, 1920, grew out of the woman suffrage movement, which had arisen in the United States in the years before the Civil War. State after State voted to give women the vote. This movement culminated in the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Effective August 26, 1920, this amendment granted women the vote.
From the beginning, the League has pursued two major goals:
- To encourage more active and informed participation of citizens in government, the League provides a variety of voter services. These include voter registration campaigns, voter education materials, such as Pros & Cons of state and local ballot measures. The League also provides speakers to local groups, and sponsors candidates' meetings.
- To advocate and lobby on public policy issues based on League principles and positions. League members study and discussion public policy issues, then adopt policy positions on those issues.
Recent News
League of Women Voters of Berkeley Albany Emeryville News - October 22, 2025
No Kings Rally Albany Albany No Kings, coordinated by the League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany, Emeryville, on October 18, 2025, drew up to two thousand Albany and other local residents. They lined the streets of San Pablo and Solano…
Read More »League of Women Voters of Berkeley Albany Emeryville News - October 14, 2025
Our No Kings Demonstration Oct 18 Join this Saturday at 4 PM! Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Born in the…
Read More »League of Women Voters of Berkeley Albany Emeryville News - October 7, 2025
Environmental Concerns Speaker Series Ebmud and Our Water Situation Our next LWVBAE Environmental Concerns meeting will be Monday, October 13, 2025 from 7:30-9:00 pm. Andy Katz our representative on the EBMUD board will give us the latest update…
Read More »League of Women Voters of Berkeley Albany Emeryville News - September 30, 2025
Discussion of Drones, Radio Encryption, & Voice Stress Analyzers The Berkeley Police Accountability Board, at their September 17 meeting, heard a presentation by Chesa Boudin discussing Computer Voice Stress Analyzers (CVSA), usage of AI in…
Read More »League of Women Voters of Berkeley Albany Emeryville News - September 16, 2025
Coffee Hour Today at 5! Join us and discover what we’ve been up to and what we have planned. Learn about the opportunities to become more engage at the local level, including through LWVBAE’s observer corps. We welcome your ideas for…
Read More »League of Women Voters of Berkeley Albany Emeryville News - September 16, 2025
New Interns Interns were introduced to LWVBAE’s history and structure, and given an overview of each role. This then led to an open sharing moment about how it feels to conduct community outreach, when the former Communications Intern,…
Read More »League of Women Voters of Berkeley Albany Emeryville News - September 9, 2025
Coffee Hour Today at 5 Join us and discover what we’ve been up to and what we have planned. Learn about the opportunities to become more engage at the local level, including through LWVBAE’s observer corps. We welcome your ideas for…
Read More »League of Women Voters of Berkeley Albany Emeryville News - August 19, 2025
Rally Against Rising Authoritarianism and for Working Families this Labor Day! People of all ages are rising up to stop this takeover–not only through the ballot box and the courts, but through building a bigger and stronger movement. On…
Read More »League of Women Voters of Berkeley Albany Emeryville News: July 8, 2025
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS BERKELEY, ALBANY, EMERYVILLE INVITES YOU TO RALLY TIME: Thursday, JULY 17 5 – 6pm LOCATION: Corner of San Pablo Avenue & Buchanan Street, Albany, CA (we will be lining the sidewalk of San Pablo Avenue) …
Read More »League of Women Voters of Berkeley Albany Emeryville News: June 10, 2025
LWV Condems Use of Force “The President declared the protests as rebellion against the United States, a characterization he uses as his basis for overstepping his presidential powers to subvert the First Amendment right to association and…
Read More »League of Women Voters of Berkeley Albany Emeryville News: December 11, 2024
Use Nonviolent Means The deluge of anger toward United Healthcare and private health insurance in general over the last six days has been astonishing, in that it has come from people of all political persuasions. As Newsweek noted,…
Read More »League of Women Voters of Berkeley Albany Emeryville News - December 27, 2023
Please join us Saturday January 6, 2:00 – 4:00 pm for a book reading and discussion of “UNCEASING MILITANT: THE LIFE OF MARY CHURCH TERRELL” by Alison M. Parker at the African American Museum and Library, 658 4th Street in…
Read More »League of Women Voters of Berkeley Albany Emeryville News - December 20, 2023
Without your help we cannot register voters, conduct forums, and spread voting information so important for our democracy in the upcoming election year. Without your help we cannot exist. If you are among the few willing and able to go the extra…
Read More »League of Women Voters of Berkeley Albany Emeryville News - December 5, 2023
Without your help we cannot register voters, conduct forums, and spread voting information so important for our democracy in the upcoming election year. Without your help we cannot exist. If you are among the few willing and able to go the extra…
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