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Jean Pierce, Action Chair Occasionally I am asked why the League engages in advocacy. Right from the start - when the League was first created, women were demanding the ability to vote in order to make their voices heard about issues important to them. At that time, the issues included child welfare, education, the home and high prices, women in gainful occupations, public health and morals, and independent citizenship for married women. LWVOR Action Committee members hold po

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Get your community ready to vote by celebrating the 2026 Civic Holidays! Click the links below to register your event or activity: September 15: National Voter Registration Day | The League has been the number one recruiting partner: let’s keep that trend going! Sign up now to receive free stickers, posters, and resources. October 5-9: National Voter Education Week | Give voters the tools they need to cast their ballots with confidence. October 20: Election Hero Day | Thank t

Lincoln County League Members Support Local Information Study Members of the League of Women Voters of Lincoln County recently partnered with the Agora Journalism Center at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication on a community information project focused on how Lincoln County residents access, evaluate, and use local information. As part of the project, League members helped design, distribute, and promote a countywide survey and participated in two c

Nominations LWVOR welcomed several Board members to join the State Board for terms beginning in 2026. Elected Director: Mark Kendall: President 2026-27 Elected Director: Jean Pierce: 2nd VP 2026-28 Elected Director: Linda Malardi: Treasurer 2026-28 Elected Director: Jodi Gill: Director 2026-28 Elected Director: Evan Tucker: Director 2026-28 Appointed Director: Justin Ludwig, 2026-28 LWVOR Board 2026 Executive Committee President Mark Kendall 1st Vice President Barbara Klei

Spring raced right on by in my garden, along with nearly half of the year! The seeds of change are now planted there and with the League of Women Voters of Oregon (LWVOR). Our Council business meeting, held in Salem this year, was attended by delegates from every local League with only one of our smaller Units not represented. Council is where we conduct League business that our bylaws require decisions by a majority of representatives of our entire LWVOR membership. We had a

April 30, 2026 Our Nation Today, our League community is sitting with a great deal of both sadness and resolve following the Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais. With its ruling in this case, the Court has struck the final blow to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, rendering it inoperable against racial discrimination in redistricting. The League responded with a strong statement, warning that the decision “will turn back decades of progress toward securing a mu

The mid-year season is upon us and our LWVOR Council is only a couple weeks away, coming up 15-16 May. It’s not too late to consider attending in person. Marion-Polk League members are offering to lodge guests from across the state should you choose to come to Salem. What a great way to meet members you may have only been acquainted with! This year, we are going to review the status of our eight strategic objectives: clear and vocal branding, highlighting our voter service, g

The League of Women Voters of Oregon invites you to join us in Salem, OR for our 2026 Council! The event will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Salem, Oregon on May 15-16. This year, we will be offering a complimentary dinner reception with pizza and salad on Friday, May 15, at 5pm for all registrants. This networking event will also include a variety of topics or caucus tables. The business session, including voting, will take place from 9am-5pm on Saturday, May

A second invitation to join OSME went out to teachers the first week in April who participated in the past. With it came a few more registered teachers. At the time of this writing, we have about 3,300 students registered from 22 schools and/or districts. Compared to the 33,000 who registered in fall of 2024, this is a small turnout. Spring is very busy for high schools so it is understandable that many teachers just can’t give class time to a mock election. Our participation

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⭐LWV of Clackamas County LWV of Clackamas County Events Calendar ⭐LWV of Coos County LWV of Coos County Events Calendar April 8 - 4pm at Sprague Community Theater in collaboration with LWV of Curry County A Conversation with Tobias Read, Secretary of State ⭐LWV of Corvallis LWV of Corvallis Events Calendar April 18th - 10am at Albany Riverfront Community Center and April 25th - 11am at Corvallis Community Center The NAACP is presenting two town halls exploring the impacts

Jean Pierce, Action Chair You can review the status of the LWVOR testimony submitted in the 2026 Legislative Session by clicking here . Fourteen of the bills which we supported passed, and five which we opposed did not advance. LWVOR issued Action Alerts for 17 bills this year. A major focus this session was on legislation addressing issues that arose with recent ICE raids. The Governor signed a bill requiring public schools in Oregon to educate immigrants ( SB 1538 ). The L

A report is now available for League members describing issues regarding the education of exceptional learners in K-12 education. This is the first of three parts of the K-12 study. You can find the materials HERE or click on the Studies tab on the LWVOR.org website. It is anticipated that printed copies of the report will be shared with local Leagues in 2-3 weeks. Studying the reports and reaching consensus regarding issues is essential for the League’s advocacy efforts.

📝 New Default Member Question A new default registration question has been added: “What motivated you to join the League?” Members answer this the first time they log into the portal, helping identify trends in recruitment. Leagues can edit, remove, or add questions under Member Registration Questions . Existing members won’t see new questions unless LWVUS resets them (contact membership@lwv.org if needed). 🔁 Auto-Renewal Notifications Updates and fixes to auto-rene

I have been back for three weeks from Europe. I took a personal retreat of over a month with my bride of 49 years, Roseann. Agreed to prior to my interim appointment, the purpose of this trip was the pursuit of personal health, refreshment of perspective and to spur motivation. To enhance wellbeing, my gracious hosts insisted on a complete separation from social media, news or any attachment to outside obligations. They have experienced first hand the scientific evidence

Our 2026 League of Women Voters of Oregon Council Meeting is scheduled for a single day, Saturday May 16, at the Historic Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 661 in Salem, Oregon. Battlefield Veterans Post Commander Rick Breen, Vice Commander Dean Howes, Women’s Veterans Outreach Coordinator Margaret Estella Garcia and Veterans’ Services Representative Rosy Macias will be enthusiastically welcoming us all at opening ceremonies. We again hope to have the Girl Scouts Color Guard, whi

⭐LWV of Clackamas County LWV of Clackamas County Events Calendar ⭐LWV of Coos County LWV of Coos County Events Calendar March 7 - 10:30am to 12pm at Umpqua Hall on the SWOCC Campus in Coos Bay The League of Women Voters of Coos County will be hosting a discussion with the Honorable Megan Jacquot, Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals, and the Honorable Martin E. Stone, Judge of the Circuit Court of Coos and Curry Counties. The judges will offer their insights on the Constit

This month, I’m stepping in for Mark, our state President, who is away. While I’m officially writing as 1 st Vice President, I am taking the opportunity to address our members wearing another of my hats – lead of our strategic goal to “avoid burnout.” We hear it all the time, in different ways. Many of us are feeling this elusive burnout. League work asks for a lot of heart, a lot of attention, and (sometimes) a lot of late-night “just one more thing” energy. When the

Advocating for Wildlife Conservation at the Capitol by Lily Yao and Zev Wacks, LWV of Lane County and LWVOR Youth Council Members On February 11, we visited the Oregon State Capitol for a Wildlife Action Day in support of “1.25% for Wildlife,” or HB 4134 . This bipartisan bill would raise Oregon’s transient lodging tax by 1.25% to secure dedicated funding for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. It is expected to raise roughly $30 million each year, while maintaining