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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.

The League of Women Voters was organized nationally in February 1920 to improve our systems of government and to impact public policies, citizen education and advocacy. The Indiana League was formed in April of that year. Currently, the LWVIN has 19 local leagues and more than 1100 members.

The League has a unique decentralized structure consisting of national, state and local levels.

The League is strictly nonpartisan; it neither supports nor opposes candidates for office at any level of government. At the same time, the League is political when it works to influence policy through advocacy. It is the original grassroots citizens' network, directed by the consensus of its members.

Over time, the League's legislative priorities change to reflect the needs of society and critical issues of concern. The organization remains true to its basic purpose: to make democracy work for all citizens.

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