LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF LEHIGH COUNTY
 

WELCOME

The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan, political organization. Our purpose is to promote political responsibility through active and informed participation of citizens. The League is a grassroots organization with
national, state and local chapters whose members seek to influence government through education and advocacy.
This website offers a variety of ways to be part of the legislative process. There are links to local, state and federal governments; a Voter's Guide; and a Government Directory of locally elected officials.
Please feel free to contact us for additional information, to join the League, or to receive a copy of the current newsletter. Lehigh County Voter.
Members of a local League are also members of the League of Women Voters of the United States (www.lwv.org) and the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (www.PALWV.org) For information on joining: Lehigh County membership
For information about Northampton County League programs and events go to
http://lwvnorthco.org
 
UPCOMING EVENTS

 

Lunch, Willows Restaurant, noon on Monday, February 13

Guest speaker: Dr. Percy Dougherty, Lehigh County Commissioner
discussing current county issues.

Reservations needed by Thursday, February 9. Cost $10.

lwvlehigh@yahoo.com

 

HOT TOPICS ~ PENNSYLVANIA

Reapportionment

Reapportionment or redistricting is done every ten years, after the federal census results are available.

Find out what's happening in Harrisburg about redistricting at

http://www.fairshapepa.org/

 

* ELECTION *

Election dates for 2012

Primary Election, Tuesday April 24

General Election, Tuesday November 26

 

VOTERS GUIDE (2011)

 

2011 MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS

Lehigh County

 

Our Election Policy

2011 Election Calendar

How to register to vote

Absentee Ballots

Election day FAQs

Lehigh County Polling Places

Lehigh County website

Northampton County website

Important Election Dates for Pennsylvania in 2011

Key dates for the 2011 Municipal Election are:

Tuesday, October 11, last day to register to vote before
the November 8 election

Tuesday, November 8, Municipal Election

For voter registration forms go here

Information on registering and voting in Pennsylvania is at www.votespa.com

Lehigh County Republican Committee
Lehigh County Democratic Committee

GOVERNMENT DIRECTORY


Federal Officials

 

State Officials

Lehigh County
 

Northampton County
 

School Districts

Election Calendar

WHAT'S UP?

What's happening in Harrisburg?

Visit the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives
and the Pennsylvania State Senate

Who is giving to whom?

Pennsylvania Democratic Senators' website
Pennsylvania Republican Senators' website

What's happening in Washington?
How did my Senator/Member of Congress vote?

Visit the U.S. Congress:
Senate

House of Representatives

 

Need to research a bill? Try Thomas
 

ISSUES

 State Land Use and Growth Management Report, 2010

(there are two links, one for the executive summary and one for the full report)

 

Health Care Reform -- where to go for background information

Lehigh Valley Board of Health -- the public-health initiative for Lehigh and Northampton counties

 

Size of state legislatures

Verified Voting main page

More on Electronic Voting

 Voting Rights

Media Reform

Campaign Finance Reform
and miscellaneous political information

"Fair Vote"

Campaign Legal Center

Petroleum energy sources

Alliance for Sustainable Communities, Lehigh Valley

 

                   WATER ISSUES

A good place to start learning about water
issues is
the Water Resources Education Network of the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania.

Also try these sites:

Environmental Protection Agency
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Delaware River Basin Commission
Wildlands Conservancy

Sierra Club

Children's Issues

Kids Around  Town

HOW TO CONTACT US
League of Women Voters, Lehigh County
P.O. Box 3275, Allentown, PA 18106
610-432-1456
lwvlehigh@yahoo.com
League of Women Voters, Northampton County
P.O. Box 523, Bethlehem, PA  18016

 
610-252-1339
lwvnorthco@yahoo.com

http://lwvnorthco.org
State Office
226 Forster Street,
Harrisburg, PA 17102-3220
(717) 234-1576
www.palwv.org; info@palwv.org
LWVPA Hotline 1-800-692-7281
National Office
1730 M Street NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20036-4508
(202) 429-1965
www.lwv.org
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