Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.

GET UNBIASED VOTING INFORMATION 

VOTE 411 IS YOUR ONE-STOP-SHOP FOR BALLOT DETAILS

This award-winning online tool from the League of Women Voters Education Fund allows you to quickly and easily learn what’s on your ballot, find your polling place, confirm registration details and much more.

Elaine Robertson

LEAGUE HONORS ALEXANDRIA RESIDENT ELAINE ROBERTSON  

2025 RITA KIPP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARD WINNER  

The League of Women Voters of Licking County honored Elaine Robertson with the 2025 Rita Kipp Community Engagement Award. Robertson is a founding member of Clean Air and Water for Alexandria and St. Albans Township. In her nomination submission, Allison Riggs described Elaine as someone who “galvanized an army of residents through information meetings and media platforms to intelligently engage us in local affairs concerning unmonitored development detrimental to the quality of life and health of our community…  Elaine has been a faithful and diligent leader to direct our attention to local EPA meetings and opportunities to be involved in monitoring our local waterways and air from possible pollutants. She has been a force to be reckoned with…”  Elaine also serves on the Alexandria and St. Albans Township Merger Commission to help voters make a well-informed decision about the potential advantages and disadvantages of a merger of Alexandria and St. Albans Township.  

VOTER REGISTRATION

LEAGUE PROMOTES VOTER  REGISTRATION AT LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS & COMMUNITY EVENTS

The League of Women Voters of Licking County is committed to supporting democracy through our ongoing voter registration efforts at local high schools and community events. This winter & early spring 2025, League volunteers visited seven high schools across Licking County, and helped 317 students register to vote!  Many newly registered voters also signed up to receive text reminders to vote in future elections. Thank you to our dedicated volunteers, teachers, and student leaders who made this effort a success!

Want to join our group of friendly volunteers at these fun voter registration  events?  Contact lwvlickingcounty@gmail.com to get involved. 

OBSERVERS COLLABORATIVE EXPANDS REACH 

OBSERVERS ATTEND & PUBLISH REPORTS ON  PUBLIC MEETINGS ACROSS LICKING COUNTY

Observers Collaborative, a joint project of the League of Women Voters of Licking County and The Reporting Project, recently expanded to provide observer reports on a wider range of local government bodies. Nonpartisan volunteer Observers serve as the eyes and ears of the community at public meetings of county commissioners, city and village councils, school boards and township trustees. Observers attend public meetings, track important issues, and make short reports for the Observers Collaborative website, all in the service of promoting civic understanding and transparency in government.
 
Observers recently participated in a group meetup to discuss successes, challenges and to explore opportunities to expand this important civic work. Interested in serving as an Observer?  Complete this brief interest form
 
League Voter Registration

ADVOCATING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION

PUBLIC EDUCATION ESSENTIAL FOR A STRONG, VIABLE SUSTAINABLE DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY

The League of Women Voters of Ohio’s Advocacy-Education Committee hosted two recent discussions on the privatization of public education and its impact in Ohio.  The League has a long history supporting public education.  The LWVUS statement on the role of the Federal Government in Education reads: “The League of Women Voters believes that the federal government shares with other levels of government the responsibility to provide an equitable, quality public education for all children from pre-K through grade 12.  A quality public education is essential for a strong, viable, and sustainable democratic society and is a civil right. 

View the replay of these special events: 

  1. The Wolf at the Door
  2. The Voucher Explosion

NONPARTISAN LEADERSHIP

ADVOCATING FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT

We believe in the power of women to create a more perfect democracy. The League of Women Voters of Licking County, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

We envision a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge, and the confidence to participate.

We work across Licking County to register voters, host nonpartisan candidate forums, and educate voters on issues important to maintaining a vibrant democracy. 

GET INVOLVED

JOIN THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF LICKING COUNTY

The League of Women Voters is a peoples’ organization that has fought since 1920 to improve our government and engage all Americans in the decisions that impact their lives. The League of Women Voters of Licking County does not endorse or oppose political parties or candidates, however we are active and engaged in public policy at the local and state level. We:

  • Register voters in area high schools, colleges, and underserved populations in the community.
  • Offer online voter information and campaign guides (Vote411.org).
  • Promote Sunshine Laws and good governance.
  • Host nonpartisan issue and candidate forums.