We are a non-partisan organization dedicated to empowering voters and preserving democracy through education and civic engagement.
For over a 100 years the League of Women Voters has challenged voter suppression and upheld representative democracy. The League does not support or oppose any political party or any candidate. It does, however, take action on selected, studied government issues in the public interest and supports access and belonging for all people in principles and practices.
Since 2006, the League of Women Voters of Woodland has presented the annual Democracy Works award to an individual and/or organization working to empower voters and defend democracy. The League seeks nominees from throughout Yolo County whose actions support our citizens and our democratic processes.
These actions may include encouraging equal representation, promoting free and fair elections, expanding voter education and rights, advocating legislation that promotes democracy and our communities, or taking grassroots political action.
The deadline for submittals is September 1, 2025. The Awards Ceremony will be sometime in October.
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Michelle Famula, Judy Higgerson, Kathleen Stack, and Faye Gee-Smith welcomed five new members at our 2nd Membership Tea. All were interested in civic engagement at the local level.
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Expanding our League’s outreach to strengthen local democracy through education and increased citizen participation was the emphasis during this year’s meeting.
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Speaking to about 70 people at the Woodland Community & Senior Center, Congressman Thompson answered questions from the League and the audience.
The City of Woodland, CA is forming a new five-year “consolidated plan” for housing. According to an article in the Daily Democrat, the plan’s intent is to determine how federal grant money can be spent on housing and community development activities, as well as form an analysis of “impediments to fair housing choice.” Here’s a […]
After careful monitoring and analysis, LWVUS has decided that now is the time to sound the alarm: our country is in a full-on constitutional crisis. The foundational principles that have sustained our democracy — checks and balances, the rule of law, free and fair elections — are under direct and sustained attack.
“We stand firmly in solidarity with impacted communities.”
The California League Opposes AB 25 Read the letter (PDF)
Update: California AB 25, also known as the California Voter ID and Election Integrity Act of 2025, has failed. It did not advance out of the Assembly’s Elections Committee on April 9, 2025.
The League of Women Voters of Yolo County is a non-partisan organizations committed to voter education and voter registration.
