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Membership is open to men and women age 16 and older, and includes membership in the national, state and local organization. Electronic Access is offered to a variety of publications to keep you current and informed about activities and issues. Our LWVNV Annual Membership starts on July 1st and ends the following June 30th.
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EMPOWER VOTERS and MAKE DEMOCRACY WORK!
For Membership or other information, please email: lwvno.valley@gmail.com.
Educate. Advocate. Empower.
The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley, a nonpartisan political organization, is one of more than 700 local Leagues nationwide encouraging informed and active participation in government, working to increase understanding of public policy issues and influencing public policy through education and advocacy.
Founded in 1946 as the League of Women Voters of Closter, the chapter expanded to attract members from Tenafly, Englewood, and Leonia Leagues. By 1964, it included 11 municipalities in Northern Valley, and was renamed the League of Women Voters of Northern Valley (LWVNV). Today we are gathered from 29 municipalities.
To get involved with LWVNV, please call (201) 316-7596 or email lwvno.valley@gmail.com
2021 – LWVNV Annual Meeting 6-8-21 – Snapshots
Voters Service
Voters Service is the heart of the League of Women Voters’ work to empower citizens to shape better communities. Our focus areas are:
- Conduct voter registration drives
- Host and moderate non-partisan Candidate Forums
- Provide nonpartisan election information about candidates and ballot initiatives as well as information about polling locations, times and absentee ballot procedures.
The LWVNV’s supplies information, to its Vote 411.org website, about candidates running for office in New Jersey’s General Elections. This website, launched by the League of Women Voters Education Fund in 2006, is designed as a “one-stop-shop” to provide nonpartisan election information about what voters will find on their ballots.
If you would like to help register voters, obtain information about candidates running for office, moderate or organize a Candidate Forum, the League of Women Voters of Northern Valley welcomes your participation. For further information, contact lwvno.valley@gmail.com
For information about Candidate Forums, download the LWVNV Candidate Forum Brochure.
For a schedule of Bergen County candidate forums, visit the League of Women Voters Bergen County Calendar or the League of Women Voters of New Jersey calendar.
Public Policy and Advocacy
The LWVNV presents programs on issues of national, state, and local interest.
The League of Women Voters of New Jersey (LWVNJ) offers another opportunity to focus on public policy issues via its committees. Committee topics include: education, fiscal policy, government, natural resources, social policy, and women and family issues.
Fair Districts New Jersey is a nonpartisan coalition working to reform New Jersey’s redistricting process. By maximizing public input in the redistricting process and improving independence, Fair Districts New Jersey can put power where it belongs – in the hands of voters! Volunteer with Fair Districts New Jersey to enact redistricting reform. Visit www.fairdistrictsnj.com
Since 2020, the LWVNV has nominated 11 teachers to attend an all-expenses paid workshop to learn how to use the renowned “Harvard Case Method” to teach high school civics, as conceived by Harvard Business school professor David Moss. This program was initiated and organized by the LWV of Greenwich,CT, for the purpose of engaging students to learn about history and democracy in an interesting, dynamic manner. To learn more, please contact us. lwvnvblog@gmail.com
LWVUS UN Observers prepares and attends meetings for the Commission on the Status of WOmen (CSW). The CSW is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively devoted to promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Chris Sagona, of the LWV Northern Valley, is an active member of the LWVUS UN Observers and a UN Google Group Administrator. She updates the Google Group & Facebook Pages, which are normally pretty active and provide engagement with other members.
The Network for Public Policy presents monthly programs on a range of topics, such as Gun Control, CLimate Change, Campaign Finance, Constitutional Challenges, Criminal Justice Reform, Economy, and Health Care. For information about policy issues and a schedule of upcoming programs, visit NFRPP.org. Sign up to receive their weekly newsletter. Programs are generally at Fairleigh Dickenson University’s Dickenson Hall in Hackensack.
Celebration of 100th Anniversary
The League of Women Voters was founded, in 1920, as a result of the struggle to give women the right to vote.
One of the leaders of that struggle, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, made her home in Tenafly from 1868-1887.
The LWVNV, partnering with nine local organizations, presented an event to recognize the centennial of women’s right to vote through passage of the 19th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution. The program was held on February 10, 2020. This date coincided with the date New Jersey ratified the amendment 100 years ago. It was the 29th state to do so. 36 states were needed for ratification which took place six months later.
19th Amendment Centennial Celebration Handout – 4 page
Our Membership
The LWVNV draws members from these 29 municipalities in Bergen County, New Jersey:
Alpine, Bergenfield, Cliffside Park, Closter, Cresskill, Demarest, Dumont, Edgewater, Emerson, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fort Lee, Hackensack, Harrington Park, Haworth, Hillsdale, Leonia, Montvale, New Milford, Northvale, Norwood, Old Tappan, Park Ridge, River Vale, Rockleigh, Tenafly, Washington Township, Westwood, and Woodcliff Lake.
The LWVNV board of trustees attracts members from a range of municipalities in Bergen County.
2021-2023 Officers:
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- Nike Prieston Bach (Leonia), President 2023
- Joyce Luhrs (Leonia), 1st Vice President, Marketing 2023
- Shannon Currie (Edgewater), 2nd Vice President, Community Engagement / Advocacy 2022
- Vicki Sidrow (Fort Lee), Treasurer and Financial Secretary, 2023
- Anne Lander (Harrington Park), Secretary, 2022
2021-2023 Board of Trustees:
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- Lorraine Cohen (Englewood), 2022
- Naomi Epstein (Demarest) 2022
- Lucy Heller (Park Ridge), 2023
- Fran Morton (Montvale) 2023
- Shirley Shapiro (Tenafly), 2022
- Sally Tayeb (Dumont), Creative Director 2023
2021-2023 Off Board:
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- Sophie Heymann (Closter), Budget Chair
- Cathie Mick (Ft. Lee), Nominating Committee
For an up to date calendar of events please…
LWVNV members are invited to attend board meetings.
Due to the Coronavirus, these will be held virtually at 7:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of most months. To receive a link to attend, please email lwvno.valley@gmail.com .
Please join us…
Membership in the League is open to both men and women, who are at least sixteen years of age and supportive of its mission. When you join the LWVNV at the local level, you also belong to the national and state League.
Membership Flyer & Application Form
Membership dues are: $55-individual, $75-families, $10-students. Make checks out to LWVNV and send them to Treasurer Vicki Sidrow at 1- Horizon House, Apt 1405, Fort Lee, NJ 07024.
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For further information about any of the LWVNV activities, please call (201) 316-7596 or email
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