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Our Mission

Nationally the League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and expand voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy. We empower voters and defend democracy through advocacy, education, and litigation, at the local, state, and national levels.

LWVMC Mission

Empowering voters. Defending democracy.
To achieve this mission, the LWVMC facilitates voting, influences public policy, provides civic education, and promotes civic engagement.


Vision

We envision a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge, and the confidence to participate. To achieve this vision, every person must also have the unimpeded opportunity to fully engage in our system of governance.

Values

We believe in the power of women to create a more perfect democracy. To ensure that our core value is fully realized, we are also committed to
  • Ensuring compliance – in principle and in practice - with the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy of the LWVUS (below)
  • Non-partisanship
  • Grassroots decision-making
  • Consensus-driven policy development
Political Policy

The LWVMC shall not support or oppose any political party or any candidate.  

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy

LWV is an organization fully committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in principle and in practice. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to the organization’s current and future success in engaging all individuals, households, communities, and policy makers in creating a more perfect democracy. There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of gender, gender identity, ethnicity, race, native or indigenous origin, age, generation, sexual orientation, culture, religion, belief system, marital status, parental status, socioeconomic status, language, accent, ability status, mental health, educational level or background, geography, nationality, work style, work experience, job role function, thinking style, personality type, physical appearance, political perspective or affiliation and/or any other characteristic that can be identified as recognizing or illustrating diversity.

To achieve this mission, the LWVMC facilitates voting, influences public policy, provides civic education, and promotes civic engagement.

Additional League governance documents listed below are also located in the LWVMC Document Library


Stay In Touch

LWV of Montgomery County, MD
27 Wood Lane
Rockville, MD 20850
PHONE:  301-984-9585

EMAIL:  lwvmc@lwvmocomd.org