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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.
Download the November 2, 2021 General Election Voter Guide.
Please visit our Voter Guide section for recent updates to polling locations.
Latest News
2021 LWVKA Virtual Candidate Forums Videos Available Online
Video recordings of the September 23 Kalamazoo County Commissioner and September 30 Mayoral Candidate Forums are available online. Hear candidates answer questions and share their visions for Kalamazoo! View on Facebook or Archives.org through the following links.…
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Vote411 for the November 2, 2021 General Election is now available!
Visit https://vote411.org to view “What’s On Your Ballot.” Create a Sample Ballot, and find important election information and deadlines. Printed Voter Guides, by the League of Women Voters, will be also available at locations throughout the County.…
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John Lewis Voter Rights Advancement Act
On September 14th, new voting rights legislation was proposed in the United States Senate. This legislation known as the John Lewis Voter Advancement Act passed the US House earlier. The bill — also known as the Freedom To…
Monitoring the Redistricting Process
On July 9 the Michigan Supreme Court denied a request from the state’s redistricting commission to extend the deadline this year for the drawing of state legislative and congressional maps. The independent commission is expected to propose newly redrawn maps by September 17 though the U.S. Census Bureau has delayed until September 30the release of user-friendly official population counts needed to redraw 148 legislative districts and 13 congressional districts in Michigan. There was a delay nationally in gathering census data due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Michigan Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission (MICRC) Round Two Public Hearings will be held in October at locations throughout the state. Feedback on the maps can be conveyed via the MICRC’s portal at any time, and people can virtually make comment at any of the public hearings, no matter where they are or where the hearing is. Proposed October hearing dates are available through our Calendar of Events. Please check Michigan.gov/MICRC for late changes in schedule or details.
View the LWVKA Redistricting Town Hall, held April 29, 2021.
League News and Events
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Event Calendar
MICRC Redistricting Public Hearing – Flint (Dort Center)
October 26 @ 1:30 pm – 8:00 pm
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.
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.
Find out “What’s On Your Ballot,” learn where candidates running for office in your community stand on the issues, build a printable Sample Ballot, and find Polling Place information, Debate and Forum dates and links, all from the Vote411 dashboard.
LWVKA contributes local information to Vote411 and also produces a printed Voter Guide during general elections, which is offered free to Kalamazoo County residents. The Voter Guide provides a print version for many of the elected positions including candidate bios and answers to questions relevant to the positions they seek, as well as important local and state election-related information. Watch this space for The Voter Guide (generally published prior to General Elections.) Read Past Issues of the Voter Guide.
How to Use Vote411
Watch this Video in Spanish:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Congratulations to the Greater Grand Rapids Area Geographical Unit!
LWVMI has approved the application of the Greater Grand Rapids Area Geographical Unit to
move from LWVKA mentorship to a Member-At-Large (MAL) under LWVMI!
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