Mission Statement
The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

Who We Are
The League of Women Voters of the United States was founded in 1920, as the culmination of the 72-year struggle to gain women's right to vote and to help prepare women to exercise their newly acquired right. Today, the League has over 1,000 local Leagues, over 130,000 members who work to encourage political responsibility through informed and active participation in government and to act on selected governmental issues. It is a national organization for men and women over 18.

Leagues in communities across the nation were known for providing voters with factual, nonpartisan information on candidates and ballot issues, whether through voter's guides, candidate forums, town meetings or debates. The League is most widely known for the Presidential Debates in 1982 and 1986. Locally, the League of Women Voters of Kansas City has held candidate forums for numerous federal, state and local races, monitored HUD Tenant Association Elections, printed and distributed ballot guides, and conducted voter registration drives.