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LWV of Washington explains why League members can join demonstrations and protests while still being nonpartisan. Our values support opposition to the administration's assault on democracy and the rule of law.

The SAVE Act would require everyone who registers to vote to present proof of citizenship, like a passport. This could disenfranchise anyone who has changed their name or doesn't have access to a birth certificate.
With the SAVE Act stuck in Congress, the president issued an executive order to put that requirement in place and also demands that only ballots received by election day be counted.

Former mayors Ken Hertz, Tim Douglas and Mark Asmundson shared memories of their time in office before an audience at the Firehouse Arts and Events Center on April 21, 2025.

Congress is considering draconian cuts to Medicaid or adding work requirements. Tell local representatives you support their opposition, and contact relatives and friends in other counties or states to express their opposition to their own representative.

The importance to democracy of objective local and national news cannot be overstated. This week, the federal government attacked credible news sources by removing funding from PBS and NPR via executive order.

Learn about the current situation in Whatcom county regarding increased ICE activity, deportations, and family separations and lend your support.

I hope you were able to make it to one of the protests on May 1st! We can expect more calls for these rallies or protests. Learn what is coming up and get involved.

Continuing the actions of his predecessor, Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown has taken swift action in response to Presidential Executive Orders.

We have chosen two rather short books on this topic for discussion. Autocracy, Inc. The Dictators Who What to Run the World by Anne Applebaum and On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder.

If you missed it, catch the recording of our conversation with local police officers on topics from oaths of office, training, and equity and inclusion.

Don't miss updates from Jon Scalon, Whatcom County Council member, on changes being considered for the County Board of Health May 19.

Don't miss our inspirational guest and this chance to celebrate our work from the past year and kicking off the next.