LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF OHIO EDUCATION FUND

THE LEAGUE'S VOTER EDUCATION IS STRICTLY NONPARTISAN AND NEUTRAL. WHETHER THROUGH PRINT OR DIGITAL FORMATS, VOTERS CAN LEARN HOW TO REGISTER TO VOTE OR VERIFY THEIR VOTER REGISTRATION AND LOOK UP IMPORTANT ELECTION-RELATED DATES, ID REQUIREMENTS, AND MORE. LWVO DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 153,000 PIECES OF CIVIC EDUCATION MATERIALS THROUGHOUT THE STATE WITH THE HELP OF PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL LEAGUES, INCLUDING OVER 42,500 VOTING 1-2-3 CARDS, PRINTED IN FIVE LANGUAGES. LWVO'S SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, WITH NEARLY 25,000 FOLLOWERS, REACHED MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE, FURTHER EXPANDING THE IMPACT OF CIVIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. VOTE 411, THE LEAGUE'S DIGITAL NONPARTISAN VOTER GUIDE, WAS ACCESSED BY MORE THAN 280,000 OHIOANS ACROSS 60 COUNTIES. LWVO ALSO SUPPORTS NONPARTISAN ELECTION PROTECTION EFFORTS AND UTILIZES PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION WHEN NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT VOTERS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS HAVE EQUITABLE BALLOT ACCESS AND MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD. THE LEAGUE IS COMMITTED TO ENGAGING AND EMPOWERING OUR YOUTH TO BECOME INFORMED VOTERS AND ENGAGED CITIZENS AS WELL AS NURTURING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CIVIC LEADERS, CONDUCTING VOTER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS AT HIGH SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS OHIO. LWVO'S YOUTH IN ACTION PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR AND BY YOUTH AGES 13-25 TO EXPLORE A VARIETY OF TOPICS, INCLUDING ADVOCACY BEST PRACTICES, COMMUNITY, VOTING RIGHTS, RACIAL AND GENDER JUSTICE, AND MUCH MORE. THROUGH THE LEAGUE'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, INTERNS GAIN INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, MEDIA RELATIONS, AND PUBLIC OUTREACH. THE GOAL IS TO GIVE YOUNG WOMEN EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO GROW AS ADVOCATES AND ADVANCE THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE LEAGUE'S HIGHLY ACCLAIMED NONPARTISAN REFERENCE BOOK, KNOW YOUR OHIO GOVERNMENT, PROVIDES INFORMATION ON OHIO'S CONSTITUTION, JUDICIARY SYSTEM, AND STATE LEGISLATURE.