LWV Membership Requirements

Membership in the League of Women Voters is open to all who meet the following 4 requirements:

• 1. AGE: 16 years of age or above
  
  
• 2. GENDER: Any gender

• 3. RESIDENCY:  People living in the USA
  • Both U.S. citizens and non-citizens are welcome
  
  
  • Most LWVCS members live in Cupertino or Sunnyvale, CA
    • But if you live elsewhere, we're happy to welcome you, or direct you to another League closer to your home! 
  
  
• 4. FINANCIAL SUPPORT:
  •  Pay Annual membership dues of at least $20
    • will be split among Local, State, and National Leagues (so more is encouraged😉) 
      
      
  • Additional donation support as you feel motivated
          (see Step 1 below)
    
  
  
  • Check out more LWVCS financial information at the bottom of this page

Benefits of Membership

• Influence: Members have a voice and a vote in what issues our League choses to study and to advocate, at the local, state, and national levels

• Impact: You add your voice to the powerful force of League members from all 50 states and Washington, D.C

• Learning: Members have access to our conferences, programs, publications, and study groups

• Access: By joining LWV Cupertino-Sunnyvale (LWVCS), you are connected to a network of over700 Leagues nationwide, and also automatically become a member of:
  • LWV United States (LWVUS) 
  • LWV California (LWVC)
  • LWV Bay Area (LWVBA)
  • LWV Santa Clara County (LWVSCC)
    

Benefits of  Active Volunteering

• Serve Our Community: Inform the public about issues and candidates for office, register new voters, meet with government officials at local, state, and national levels

• Develop Skills: League activities provide a range of opportunities; from public speaker to webmaster, from public relations to data management, from researcher to event planner
  
  
• Meet New People: develop lasting friendships and make professional contacts as you meet others in League who share your interests

• Shape the Future: Study issues, leading to participation in actions, that help to shape public policy
  
  

Join: Step 1 of 2
Donate Locally

1. Support our local League with a tax-deductible donation made here, on our lwvcs.org website: 
   

CLICK TO DONATE ONLINE

Then do Step 2: Dues

The greater part of the financial support for local Leagues comes from donations. The Leaders of the Cupertino-Sunnyvale League encourage our members to financially support the work of our League with donations as well as dues.

Join:  Step 2 of 2
Pay Dues Nationally

2. Pay Member Dues Nationally:
Support the entire League of Women Voters National,  State, and Local system (including LWVCS)
with a member dues payment of at least $20.

This button will take you to our LWV national website where
you can join LWV using either
a Credit Card or ACH (bank checking number) 

By becoming a member, you lend your voice to League activities at all levels across the USA.
Your dues payment is shared at the local, regional, state, and national levels, to support LWV groups that work at all those levels.

Prefer to pay by check?

To join and/or donate with a paper check,

the button below will take you to a pdf that you can

download,
print,
fill out, 
and mail in
 with a written check for your dues and/or donation

Click to JOIN by Check (print out our form 

Please note: The paper alternative 
does take more time to process, 
your receipt may take several weeks.

Questions? email Membership@LWVCS.org
or Treasurer@LWVCS.org