Quick Facts About the LWV of Alabama
An Overview
Who we are - in brief

The League of Women Voters is a grassroots, nonpartisan political organization made up of both men and women. The League's mission is to encourage the informed and active participation of citizens in government, to increase the understanding of major public policy issues, and to influence public policy through education and advocacy.

The League adheres strictly to non-partisan policy which states that the League neither supports nor opposes any political candidate nor any political party. The League takes a position on issues only, and it arrives at a position on an issue through membership consensus and/or concurrence based on study and discussion.

The League of Women Voters of Alabama advocates for positions that they believe will strengthen democracy and improve the quality of life for all Alabama citizens. Through its Education Fund, the League encourage participation in the democratic process and educates citizens regarding public issues.

The League is financed by membership dues and contributions of interested citizens.

Visit http://www.lwval.org/aboutlwval.html to read the principles, vision, beliefs, and intentions of the League of Women Voters of Alabama:


Membership

There are approximately 400 members of the League of Women Voters living in Alabama. Membership in the LWV of Alabama is open to any person, man or woman, who would work for the mission and believes in the principles of the League of Women Voters. Voting members must be citizens of the United States and 18 years of age or older.

Membership in the LWV of Alabama includes membership in the LWV of the United States, and many members also belong to one of seven local Leagues in communities throughout Alabama (see "Contact Information for Other Leagues in Alabama" below). One who does not live in close proximity to a local League community may join the state League as a "Memeber-at-Large" or directly with the LWV of the United States.


History of the League of Women Voters

The LWV was organized on February 14, 1920 by members of the women's suffrage movement "to foster education in citizenship and to support improved legislation." Its purpose was to help newly enfranchised women voters vote intelligently and participate fully in government, not simply by voting, but also by advocating for important governmental rues. Voter education was soon extended to men, who became voting members of the League in 1974.

Now, almost 85 years later, the League of Women Voters continues to help make democracy work for men and women throughout the United States and in the greater world community. There are Leagues in all fifty states and several US territories.

Read more about the history of the League of Women Voters at:
http://www.lwv.org/about/pastfuture/past_history.html
Read a League Timeline at:
http://www.lwv.org/about/pastfuture/timeline.html





Contact Information for the League of Women Voters of Alabama

League of Women Voters of AL
604 Paden Drive
Birmingham, AL 35226
205 871-8194 phone
205 879-3836 fax
admin@lwval.org
 Nancy Ekberg,
Public Relations Chair
205 967-2897
nekberg@lwval.org
Becky Sylvester,
Co-President
205 824-1524
bandbsyl@lwval.org@aol.com
 Jean Johnson,
Co-President
205 870-3063
jjohnson@lwval.org


Contact Information for Local Leagues in Alabama

The League of Women Voters is a three-tiered organization with Leagues at the national, state and local levels. There are seven local Leagues in Alabama. They are the Leagues of Women Voters of:


Contact Information for the League of Women Voters of the United States

Kay Maxwell, President
1730 M Street, NW, Ste. 1000
Washington, D.C. 20036-4508
Voice: (202) 429-1965
Fax: (202) 429-0854
E-mail: LWVUS
Web Site: http://www.lwv.org



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