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Membership
LWVTO Program Planning Response Form
Here are the LWVTO responses to current League positions, reported to LWVNJ, as reviewed at the most recent meeting.
Members' Handbook
The League of NJ has published A Handbook for Members. Take a look. What LWV is, what we're about, where we came from and where we've been ... it's all here. Whether you're a long-time member, or joined last week, you'll learn something in this handbook.
Member Contact Information
Mentorship
A mentor is provided to each new member of LWVSMC to provide support and education to them in their first membership year. A checklist of a mentor's responsibilities is available here.
Tools
2020 Census Toolbox
We are encouraging members to repost national and statewide social media posts, and if you are comfortable, you can make your own posts using the social media graphics from those posts or from our website.
The League of Women Voters of New Jersey
is prioritizing virtual voter education and census education information,
and will provide you with updates regarding those programs as they develop.
All members who can, should follow LWVNJ on social media (Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram) and share their posts.
See the big picture. Visit the Census Bureau Response Tracker or the Responding to the 2020 Census Timeline. The first is a map showing current response rate, the second is the overall timeline.
The social media hashtag is #CountMeIn.
Voter Registration Toolbox
- Voter Registration Tally Sheet: here
Running a Candidates Forum
We have tool to help those of us working Candidates' Forums -- reminders, organizers, templates, guides to the tasks.
- How To Run A Candidate Forum Checklist: here
- Sample Candidate Email Heads-up
- Sample Candidate Invitation
- Sample Format and Ground Rules
- Sample Save-The-Date Email
- Sample Candidate Response Card
- Sample Tent Card
- Sample Moderator Notice to LWVNJ Office Email
- Suggested Layout: here
Meeting Venues Toolkit
Several public rooms are available for use. The list below provides details.
- Available venues: here.
- Ocean Township's facility request form (with regulations on use): here.
- Ocean Township Schools' facility request form: here.
- Eastern Branch of the Monmouth County Library facility request form and regulations on use.
Press Kit
- Township outdoor sign request: here.
- Sample Candidate Forum press release: here.
- Asbury Park Press guide to writing press releases: here.
- AP Style Guide cheater: here.
- Local media outlets: here.
Governance
2020-2021 LWVSMC Board
To better meet the challenges of today's issues, the LWVSMC at the recent annual meeting reorganized our governance model, adding a President to a board operating as a Committee of the Whole. A new board - see the chart below - was elected at the annual meeting.
Here's a printable version of the list.
The Bylaws
Updated June, 2020, the bylaws are available here.
Non-partisan Policy
LWV is non-partisan. Get the details.
Documents
- LWVSMC Bylaws, 2019
- LWVNJ 2015-2017 Study & Action.
Study and Action is a comprehensive reference of LWVNJ policy positions, some history
detailing how those positions were formed, and a summary of actions taken.
- LWVUS Impact on Issues
Impact on Issues is the LWVUS policy position reference.
- Voters Service Manual, 2012 Edition
- LWVSMC Meeting Sign-In Sheet
Where's The Stuff?
Various items of value are kept in secure, undisclosed locations, among them
- The LWV Banner - at the Dellinger's
- The Tent - Evelyn Murphy
- Voter Registration Kit - Evelyn Murphy
- Pens, with LWV logos - at the Grove's
- Business Cards - the Dellinger's
- [more items here]