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Thank you for visiting the website of the League of Women Voters of the 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.
League News and Events
The Voter Guide for the November 4, 2025 Election is here!
View the Voter Guide online, or Download to your computer, using the DOWNLOAD link below.
Read The Voter! Monthly News from LWVKA
Latest News
Important Dates!
Upcoming Candidate Forums for the November Municipal Elections
Kalamazoo City Candidate Forum
Mayor and Commissioner Candidates
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
5:30 pm
Douglass Community Center
Portage City Candidate Forum
Mayor and Council Candidates
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
6:00 pm
Portage Zhang Senior Center
Important Dates for Municipal Elections on November 4th
Thursday, September 25
Absent Voter Ballots become available.
The LWV Paper Voter Guides will also become available.
Monday, October 20
Last day to register to vote by mail or online and be able to vote on November 4
Tuesday, October 21
Voters must register in person at the City Clerk’s Office through 8 PM on Election Day to be able to vote on November 4.
Friday, October 31
Last day to get an absent voter ballot sent to you in the mail. The Clerk’s Offie will be open until 5PM.
Saturday, November 1
City Clerk’s Office will be open from 8AM to 4PM to assist voters.
Tuesday, November 4
Election Day.
Polls are open from 7AM to 8PM. Absentee ballots must be received by the City Clerk’s Office or placed in an official drop box by 8PM.
How to Use Vote411
Watch this Video in Spanish:
VOTE411: La información electoral que tú necesitas Video
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.
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 the 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.
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