About
Purpose
We are a nonpartisan political organization that encourages political responsibility through informed and active participation
of citizens in government. We
focus on issues and actively promote legislation that further League principles.
However, a firm rule guiding all Leagues is complete independence from political parties. We never
endorse candidates. We
encourage people to vote.
The League structure parallels the three levels of government in the U.S.: national, state, and local. Following this pattern, we have a national organization in Washington, DC, that concerns itself with the Congress and federal government agencies, 50 state Leagues that focus on state legislatures and state government activities, and over 1000 local Leagues that concentrate especially on city and county affairs. There are also Leagues in Puerto Rico, the Virgin islands and a local League in Washington, DC. In some areas, local Leagues have formed regional groupings to address regional issues. At all levels the Leagues are governed by a volunteer president and board of directors.
In Palm Beach
County The West Palm Beach Area League had been in existence
for over 52 years, the South Palm Beach League since 1958. The merger of the
two Leagues allows us to serve the entire county in a consistent manner, and
to reach out to all areas of the county.
The League of Women Voters of
Palm Beach County officially came into being in 2005 with the merger of the
South Palm Beach County and West Palm Beach Area Leagues.
Local
League Funding
LWVSPBC is funded through membership dues and
contributions from our members and friends in our community. We hold a
finance drive during the month of October. Although we are a non-profit
organization, donations are not tax-deductible, unless earmarked to the League
of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, which is the 501(c) (3) arm of
our organization. We gratefully accept any donations from organizations to
which our Speakers Bureau have made presentations. All contributors
receive our newsletter and are listed in our annual Membership Directory.