Amendment to Conform Bylaws Adopted at LWVUS Convention 2016
Bylaws and Certificate of Incorporation
The LWVUS Bylaws and the Certificate of Incorporation are available for online reading and as a downloadable PDF. You can also access the Sample Bylaws for state and local Leagues. Sample Bylaws can also be downloaded in PDF format.
Membership & Leadership Development (MLD) Handbook
The MLD Handbook or MLD Binder. Created originally for the Membership & Leadership Development program or MLD.
Constitutional Amendment Study Summary of Articles Dealing with Article V Constitutional Conventions
About the Constitutional Amendment Committee
About the Money in Politics Review and Committee
The Money in Politics Committee will conduct an update of the League’s position on campaign finance for the purpose of addressing the lack of member understanding and agreement as to whether financing a political campaign is protected speech under the First Amendment. The campaign finance position will be updated through a study and consensus process to consider: (1) the rights of individuals and organizations, under the First Amendment, to express their political views through independent expenditures and the finance of election campaign activities; and (2) how those rights, if any, should be protected and reconciled with the interests set out in the current position