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!
Action Forum: Sunday, November 18th
The November 2018 Fairfax VOTER newsletter features our Action Forum. The Action Forum will be Sunday, November 18th. Read more here.
Discussion Unit Meetings and Newsletters
The October 2018 Fairfax VOTER focuses on Behavioral Health. All of our units have already met for October. The next unit meetings will be in December as we will have the Action Forum in November rather than having unit meetings.
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. 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!
Fall 2018 Candidate Forums for US Congressional Districts
View the Candidate Forum for 11th Congressional District. It features Stevan Porter for Congress, Congressman Gerry Connolly, and Jeff Dove for Congress
11th District Candidate Forum
Visit lwv-fairfax.org/candidateforum/ for more.
Find out What's on the Ballot for the General Election on November 6th.
Rides to the polls for the mid-terms
Lyft and Uber are offering free rides to the polls for the mid-terms
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.
For more about the Candidate Forums, please visit lwv-fairfax.org/candidateforum/
New Member Orientations
View the upcoming New Member Orientation dates on lwv-fairfax.org/new-member-orientation/
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.