Voter Education

We make voting easier through varied voter education programs.

The League of Women Voters Education Fund conducts voter service and citizen education activities. It is a nonpartisan nonprofit public policy educational organization, which:

Builds citizen participation in the democratic process.
Studies key community issues at all government levels in an unbiased manner.
Enables people to seek positive solutions to public policy issues through education and conflict management.

Donations to the Education Fund, a 501(c)(3)corporation, are fully tax-deductible where allowed by law.

County Commissioners Appoint New Library Board Members

On December 10, 2024, the Alpena County Board of Commissioners met to appoint two new members to the Library Board. The League was well represented both in person and via Zoom. I shared a portion of our library position as follows:

The League supports full service public library systems.

A. Public libraries should support our First Amendment right to intellectual freedom and expression by playing an important role in facilitating free and open access to information.

B. Individuals should be trusted to make their own decisions about what they read and believe. Removing and banning books from public libraries is a slippery slope to governmental censorship and the erosion of our country’s commitment to freedom of expression.

C. Library staff, operating within the standards of the American Library Association, should make professional decisions about selection, organization, preservation, and dissemination of resources, services and technologies without political interference.

The next Library Board Meeting is April 16th at 4 pm. We ask interested LWV members to attend and show our support.

–Doris Feys