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Protecting Your Vote: A Conversation with Tobias Read and Tim Scott

A Special Community Education Program Monday, September 14 at 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. at Wood Village City Hall and on Zoom, registration required. About the Program On September 14, the League of Women Voters of Portland will kick off the 2026 General Election season with a special in-person community education program featuring Secretary of State Tobias Read and Director of Multnomah County Elections Tim Scott. They will talk about the actions they have taken to combat federal attacks on our election system, protect voter privacy, counter disinformation, and ensure that our election remains fair, accessible and secure. The program will Read more

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Promote the Vote Poster Contest  

Calling all youth: submit original poster designs to get out the vote this fall! Submit your entry by email by Friday, October 9, 2026, for a chance to see your poster art displayed across the internet and across the state! Design a poster with the power to motivate your neighbors to vote. Help others understand the value of raising their voices and using their right to vote. Share your poster design with the League and then post it in your community to start making a difference right away. Contest open to young people of all genders in grades K-12. READY Read more

By Audrey Zunkel-deCoursey, ago

Unite & Rise for Voting Rights Day of Action

To mark the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, LWVPDX is joining in the LWVUS’s nationwide Voting Rights Day of Civic Action.  Communities across the country are coming together to strengthen voter participation and protect the freedom to vote! Find an event near you: https://www.mobilize.us/lwv/map/  LWVPDX will write postcards to potential voters in Multnomah County! We will have a drop-in picnic set up at Laurelhurst Park in Southeast Portland – look for the LWVPDX banner at a table in the shady northeast quarter of the park. When: Saturday, August 8, 2026, 10 a.m. -12:00 p.m.Where: Laurelhurst Park, NW Read more

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Immersive art experience about voting via an in-person voting booth

LWVPDX collaborating with Oregon Contemporary Art Gallery

Celebrate our country’s 250th birthday with art and democracy – and the League of Women Voters! What does democracy mean for the United States at this moment in history?  LWVPDX is excited to celebrate our country’s 250th birthday in collaboration with artists at Oregon Contemporary as part of their biennial exhibition, “The Price of the Ticket.” What: Forum on the Fourth: Democracy, Voting, and Civic Embodiment Where: Oregon Contemporary Art Gallery, 8371 N. Interstate Ave, Portland, OR 97217 When: Saturday, July 4, 2026, 2:00 – 4:00 pm Who: All members of the public invited; LWVPDX members encouraged to drop by! Read more

By Audrey Zunkel-deCoursey, ago
Three fists raised set the backdrop for a colorful convention stage

LWV heads to Columbus for National Convention

Leagues from across the country are heading to Columbus, Ohio, for our national convention June 25-28. We meet every other year to consider business for our national body, the League of Women Voters of the United States. Learn more about how the League does business through councils and conventions. Friday report from President Audrey: Your three dedicated Portland delegates have happily joined another dozen Oregonians at the LWVUS national convention in Columbus, Ohio.  We are spending three days debating motions, making amendments, and voting on everything from bylaws changes to the programmatic focus for the coming two years. That is, Read more

By Audrey Zunkel-deCoursey, ago