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50th Anniversary of LWV Northwest Wayne County

Short history of the League of Women Voters of Northwest Wayne County

Our Mission and Roles

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging the informed and active participation of citizens in government. It 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 also nonpartisan, but, 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 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

Our Northwest Wayne County League is one of several local Leagues in the Wayne/Oakland County area. The others are:

• Oakland Area League
• Dearborn-Dearborn Heights League
• Detroit League

Our members are also members of:

• League of Women Voters of the Detroit Metropolitan Area League
• League of Women Voters of Michigan and
• "League of Women Voters of the United States"<http://www.lwv.org/">.

History of the League of Women Voters

Read a short history of the League of Women Voters.

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