About the League

What is our mission? How are we structured? What is our history?

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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 of California 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

The League of Women Voters of Santa Monica is one of 13 local Leagues in Los Angeles County. The others are:

• Beach Cities
• Beverly Hills
• Claremont Area
• Downey Area
• East San Gabriel Valley
• Glendale/Burbank
• Long Beach Area
• Los Angeles (City)
• Palos Verdes Peninsula
• Pasadena Area
• Torrance
• Whittier

Our members are also members of:

• League of Women Voters of California, and
• "League of Women Voters of the United States"<http://www.lwv.org/">.

See other Leagues in California and other state Leagues and local League websites.

History of the League of Women Voters

Read a short history of the League of Women Voters.

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