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Every December, we replace our Monthly Highlights with a roundup of the biggest stories and resources of the year, followed by steps you can take to defend democracy in the months to come! Keep reading for a recap of one of the most tumultuous years in our democracy’s history. Breaking: Your Most-Read News Stories March 2025 — President Trump’s Anti-Voter Election Order : President Trump’s “plainly unlawful” Executive Order would require documentary proof of citizenship to r

Each year, we receive a reminder that our League of Women Voters membership dues are due. Many of you pay diligently and faithfully, and it’s natural to wonder: Are we really making a difference? Is my contribution truly helping? I’d like to share some facts about the meaningful work the League is doing, thanks in part to your support. The 2024 Election Impact Report , recently shared with members, highlights the League’s accomplishments in protecting voter rights, defending

Oregon Civics Conference OSME Presentation Feedback Dec 5, 2025, in Salem Hosted by Civics Learning Project The 2025 Oregon Civics Conference was held on December 5. Mimi Alkire (Oregon Student Mock Election Chair) and Diana DeMaria (Youth Outreach Chair) were part of the full day’s tabling, sharing one-on-one with teachers about Oregon Student Mock Election (OSME). Mimi was also a co-presenter for a session about OSME with Urmila Baruah, Salem-Keizer School District Social S

From DEIJ Chair rhyen enger: As the DEIJ Chair for LWVOR, in 2026 I will offer a one-hour discussion with League Leaders across the state every other month. This will be a time for Leagues and State Units to learn and grow together to be more equitable and inclusive in our respective communities. The format will vary between training, workshops, and discussions.  The first discussion will be February 10 at 5:30pm with a focus on the LWVUS Unite & Rise Playbook Three: Building

At this time of the year, we celebrate our contributions and herald the possibilities for the new year. Traditionally on the cusp of the new year, we commit to plans for renewal. This was a daunting year of navigating external chaos in addition to internal staffing changes, new leadership, and other new demands on our time. And yet - we have accomplished so very much. We have continued to produce national class, researched, and nonpartisan issue advocacy . Voter registration

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Robin Tokmakian, LWV Portland The United Nations Conference of the Parties 30 (COP30) on Climate Change is finally over... Most of the week was devoted to finalizing text, which took too many late nights for the negotiations and ministers.  Along the way, there was a fire, a “people’s COP”, large disagreements, and finally an outcome that many were not happy with. Much of the negotiations were behind closed doors so they are difficult to summarize. Here are some things I took

📇  Roster Upgrades Two helpful enhancements are now live: The roster is searchable by  preferred full name  and supports  partial searches with an asterisk  (e.g., kath* will return Kathy, Katherine, Kathryn, etc.). A new  Auto-Renew  column shows which members are enrolled in automatic renewal—useful when doing renewal outreach, as these members can be skipped. 🕊️  Deceased Members Visibility Members marked as deceased and active within the last four years now appear in th

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👥 Second Member Notifications Notifications sent when someone joins on behalf of a second  person are temporarily missing the second member’s name. ChapterSpot is working on a fix. Once resolved, Leagues will receive an update listing any second members they were not notified about during the outage. 🛠️ Minor Portal Upgrades Several small improvements were made in response to League feedback: When entering a check payment, the member search now includes Inactive  members. F

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Date: October 28, 2025 To: All LWVOR Members From: Mark Kendall, LWVOR President Jean Pierce, LWVOR Advocacy Chair TAKE ACTION:   1.  Contact your Congressional legislators  to end the shutdown while protecting Healthcare: Fight to end the government shutdown and at the same time extend  Affordable Care Act subsidies (affecting more than 340,000 Oregonians) Pressure the USDA to release the SNAP contingency funds Congress approved for November and to supplement it with other

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PORTLAND AND WASHINGTON, DC — The League of Women Voters of Oregon and the League of Women Voters of the US issued the following joint...

Dear League members, In the first three weeks of my tenure as President of the League of Women Voters of Oregon (LWVOR) , there have been...

Our new LWVOR President, Mark Kendall, began his term on September 1. We’re happy to share his introductory remarks to League members...

Save the Date for Fall Workshop The LWVOR Voter Service Committee is proud to sponsor the 2025 Fall Workshop! This event will take place...

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