About the League

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

Our Mission.  Other Leagues.  LWV History.  Year in Review.

Our Mission and Roles

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging informed and active participation in government. It helps shape public policy through education and advocacy. The League of Women Voters never supports or opposes any political party or candidate.

The League of Women Voters operates at three levels: local, state and national.

The League of Women Voters of Los Angeles (LWVLA) is a local League that performs 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 nonpartisan, but, after study, we may use our positions to advocate in the public interest for or against particular policies or ballot measures.

To conduct voter service and citizen education activities, LWVLA receives funds from the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles Education Fund (LWVLAEF, or the "Ed Fund"), which is an Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) corporation, a nonprofit educational organization. Contributions to the Ed Fund (LWVLAEF) are tax-deductible.

LWVLA, a membership organization, takes action on issues and engages in advocacy. LWVLA is a nonprofit 501(c)(4) corporation. Membership dues and contributions to LWVLA are not tax-deductible.

Our Vision, Beliefs, and Intentions guide our activities.

Other League Organizations

Our Los Angeles League is one of eleven local Leagues in Los Angeles County. The others are:

• Beach Cities
• Claremont Area
• East San Gabriel Valley
• Glendale/Burbank
• Long Beach Area
• Palos Verdes Peninsula
• Pasadena Area
• Santa Monica
• Torrance
• Whittier

Our members are also members of:

• League of Women Voters of Los Angeles County
• League of Women Voters of California, and
• League of Women Voters of the United States.

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.

LWVLA: Year in Review

Each year, officers and members work diligently to fulfill the League's Mission and Roles Take look at these impressive reports prepared by our major portfolio chairs.

• Action Report
• Educational Fund Report
• Program Report
• Voter Services Report
  
  
  

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