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LWVIA serving
Iowans
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Upcoming LWVIA 
Events go to
Calendar page
latest issue of our quarterly
Newsletter.
For older issues
go to IA VOTER page
latest report on Legislature
for other reports go to
Advocacy 
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Announcements
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Local League Officer’s Meeting
LWVIA will host the annual local League Officer's meeting on Saturday, September 20, 2008.
We will be meeting at the State Historical Building in Des Moines, IA.
Registration begins at 10:00 am and the meeting will last until 2:30 pm. Lunch will be catered by Baratta's cafe (located in the Historical Building).
The cost will be $15 per person and covers the lunch, drink and packets.
Please RSVP with names and numbers by Sept 15th
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Legislative Issues Briedfing coming up
Reserve the date and make reservations now!
When: Saturday October 11, 2008 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM, registration begins at 9:30.
Where: Newton Inn, 2000 West 18th Street South, Newton Iowa
Cost: 10.00 for lunch
Join League members for an informative day learning about LWVIA 2009 lobby priorities for the Iowa Legislature. This year the priorities are: Immigration, sentencing and correction reform, land conservation/flooding and predatory lending.
Reservations: Reservations are due October 1, to Joan Racki jracki69@aol.com, or 515- 270-6831 or 9008 Iltis Drive Urbandale 50322. Reservations are needed in advance to order lunches.
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Current Study Underway 2007 - 2009
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Mental Health - Monday, July 21, 2008
Update on Mental Health Study, June 2008
The study group has met six times during the past year. We have attempted to sort out issues, identify sources of information, review material, and outline the content of background papers to inform League members about how mental health services are delivered in Iowa. In the next 6 months, we will be preparing background papers relating to delivery of these services to mentally-ill children, adults, and offenders in the correctional system. These papers will be printed in issues of the IOWA VOTER. A proposed position will be developed, and a presentation will be available to local Leagues that will include discussion of the proposed position. Local Leagues are invited to request the presentation in March or April 2009. Feedback from these discussions will be considered in making any revisions to the position. The state board will review the position and decide whether to recommend that the position be adopted. The delegates at state convention will vote to concur or not concur with the final position . . . read more
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Because Democracy is not a spectator's sport
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Bringing People Together
The League of Women Voters was founded in 1920 to "finish the fight" after women won the right to vote. Our aim from the state has been to ensure citizens are informed about issues and prepared to play their part in community building and government. Through candidate debates, issue forums, community dialogues, on-line discussions and more, the League helps Americans arrive at answers to issues of local, regional, state, and national concern. We bring people together to overcome conflicts and confusion, focusing everyone's attention on the common good.
Taking Action on Issues
The League earned its activist credentials early on as a committed fighter for child labor laws, equal pay for women and other important causes. We were an early advocate for international peace-building through the United Nations and other international organizations in the 1940's. A tireless foe of discrimination in education, employment and housing in the 1960s and 1970s. A strong supporter of action to clean up the environment, stop the arms race and promote equality of opportunity in the 1970s and 1980s. And in the 1990s, we led the successful effort to wipe out remaining obstacles to voter registration in America.
Where We're Going
Today, the League is engaged in an exciting new effort to do something about the distrust and hostility that dominate public debate in America:
We're Advocating...
...for changes in the political process, including campaign finance reforms that reduce special interest influence and make elections fair.
We're Getting Voters...
...to the polls, because the system won't change unless we all hold government accountable and vote.
We're Educating Citizens...
...giving them the knowledge and the tools they need to make a difference.
We're Opening New Doors...
...to elective office for women and minorities so our government is more representative of our society.
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Links
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IMPORTANT EVENT COMING UP
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 The Year is 1908 & the Place is Boone, Iowa
Iowa Women March for the Right to Vote
To Celebrate this event join us on Saturday October 25, 2008 for the Reenactment
On October 25, 2008, the Boone County Historical Society in conjunction with other women’s groups amongst them the LWVIA and other Leagues from around the state will sponsor a reenactment of the original 1908 Boone suffrage parade.
Read more about it . . .
If you would like to take part in the parade click here
for a registration form and return it by September 1. 
Print and sent to:
Boone County
Historical Society
602 Story Street
Boone, IA 50036
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