Register Voters

Help us make sure all eligible Americans—especially first-time voters, non-college youth, new citizens, communities of color, and low-income Americans—have the opportunity to register and vote.

• Volunteer at lwvmc@erols.com. This year the League has held 600 fairs and registered more than 20,000 students in high schools and community colleges.
• Train to be a certified voter registrant with the Montgomery County Board of Elections.

Educate Voters

• Check your registration, find your polling place, locate early voting sites, learn about the candidates, and more. 1 million users have already visited Vote411 this year.
• Come to the LWV Board of Education Candidate Forum in September; hear directly from candidates; watch for more candidate forums as we approach the General Election.
• Click on Vote for detailed voter information on absentee ballots, deadlines for registering and Voters Guides.

Redistricting Reform

Across the country, states are struggling with gerrymandering—the process of drawing congressional and legislative district lines to give your party a numeric advantage over an opposing party. To help in the fight for “fair maps,” the LWV offers civic groups a Redistricting Action Kit.

The Maryland LWV is part of a coalition dedicated to establishing a fair and open process for drawing election districts to “Tame the Gerrymander” in Maryland.

Voter Suppression

Ways to suppress voting are legion; here are some common methods to lobby against:

• Voter ID requirements
• Cuts to early voting places
• New requirements to register to vote
• Changes to absentee voting
• Polling place closures
• Purging voter rolls
• Cumbersome access to voter information

Demand action to protect our right to vote by signing this petition.