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Thank you for visiting the website of the League of Women Voters of Kalamazoo Area and its Calhoun County Geographical Unit. We hope you will join us in our commitment to MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK.
League of Women Voters Mission Statement
The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
Announcements:
The November 2024 Voter Guide Here!
Town Hall: New Voting Rights with Proposal 2
Early Voting
Early Voting is the opportunity to cast a ballot in person at an early voting site before Election Day.
Early Voting will begin on October 26th and run through. November 3rd for the General Election on November 5th at the locations below:
4 Early Voting Sites.
- Kalamazoo County Expo Center 2900 Lake St, Kalamazoo, MI 49048
- Portage Parks & Recreation Department 320 Library Ln, Portage, MI 49002
- Fetzer Center at WMU 2251 Business Ct, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
- Douglass Community Association 1000 W Paterson St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
- Voters throughout Kalamazoo County, with the exception of those in Pavillion Township, can use the early voting sites.
Experience voting at one of these sites by completing your ballot and inserting it into the tabulator just as you would if you waited to vote on General Election Day, November 5th.
Latest News
Learn more about the potential ballot issues that are supported by the League. (LWVMI)
VOTE411 and THE VOTER GUIDE
Get the Election Information You Need before you vote! VOTE411.org is a “one-stop-shop,” for nonpartisan election-related information. Funded by the League of Women Voters Education Fund, Vote411.org provides local, state and national election information.
Note: Please click here to view the LWVMI for your Voter Guide if you are not a resident of Kalamazoo County.
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How Your Donation Supports Our Work
Our volunteers work year-round to register new voters, host community forums and provide voters with election information they need. We engage at the national, local, and state levels on legislative priorities and efforts to improve our elections and protect our democracy.
Interested in Joining Us? Membership is open to anyone age 16 and over. A member of the League of Women Voters of Kalamazoo Area is automatically a member of the League of Women Voters of Michigan and the League of Women Voters of the United States, and receives publications from all three.