The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
VOTE411.org is your source for information on registering to vote, voting, what is on your ballot, and information candidates have provided about their positions on issues.
Latest News Highlights!
Discussion Unit Meetings and Newsletters
The October 2018 Fairfax VOTER focuses on Behavioral Health.
To see other newsletters, visit lwv-fairfax.org/newsletters.
Did you know that members and guests of LWVFA meet in twelve discussion groups most months from September through June? Click here to find one near you.
OUR VOTER REGISTRATION & Get out the Vote Drives
Read more about our Voter Registration and Get Out the Vote events
HIGH SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES and Challenge
Visit here for volunteering in the high school voter registration drives. For more about the High School Voter Registration Challenge, click here.
Fall 2018 Candidate Forums for US Congressional Districts
Visit lwv-fairfax.org/candidateforum/ for more.
Find out What's on the Ballot for the General Election on November 6th.
Cancellation of the 10th District Candidate Forum
With great regret, we have had to cancel the 10th Congressional District Candidates Forum. While Senator Jennifer Wexton has accepted, Congresswoman Barbara Comstock did not respond to our invitation. Therefore, in accordance with the non partisan policy of The League of Women Voters, wherein we neither support nor oppose any candidates for office or any political parties, we are unable to host an event with only one candidate in attendance.
Our co-host for the 10th District Congressional Forum, the Sully District Council of Citizens Associations, concurs; it has the same policy.
For more about the Candidate Forums, please visit lwv-fairfax.org/candidateforum/
Take Action: Visit your elected officials
We are looking for our members to visit their elected officials. Ideally, visits will be made in groups of two to three individuals. At least one person should be a constituent, but others may accompany if constituents are not available.
We will provide you with something to leave behind. These are friendly meetings to inform elected officials what topics/issues are important to the League and to find out what topics/issues are important to our law makers.
Please sign up here. Questions? Contact Wendy Fox-Grage action@lwv-fairfax.org or Deb Wake actioncoordinator@lwv-va.org.
To find your legislator, go to www.VOTE411.org, the League's one stop shop for voter information!
New Member Orientations
View the upcoming New Member Orientation dates on lwv-fairfax.org/new-member-orientation/
Fairfax County 2018-19 High School Voter Registration Challenge: Let's do it again!
Approximately 5,000 seniors registered during 2017-18! Click here for more!
TranslationS of 2018 Facts for Voters into Spanish, Korean, and Vietnamese
Our 2018 edition of Facts for Voters is now available in Spanish, Korean and Vietnamese. We enjoyed working with Catalyzing Impact to increase citizen education and outreach to Fairfax County's Latino, Korean, and Vietnamese communities.
Check out the Election Results in Fairfax County
What We Do
Action & Advocacy
We take action on an issue or advocate for a cause when there is an existing League position that supports the issue or speaks to the cause.
Voter Education
We make voting easier by preparing and distributing useful publications. Publications are made available to the public in our libraries, community centers and many other sites. Check out VOTE411 our easy to use online 1-stop shop voters' guide.
Forums
We organize Candidate Forums prior to elections to give voters opportunities to learn more about the candidates. We also organize issue forums to dive into complex issues like redistricting and voting rights for fact-based discussions and be better informed citizens in our democracy.