The League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County received the
“Leaning into League Power” award at the League of Women Voters of California State Convention in San Francisco on May 20, 2023. The award recognized the local League’s “effective promotion of the League’s mission and work through activism and education” and noted that “by mobilizing members and influencing public opinion they ensured fairly redistricted representation and had a significant increase in membership”.
The League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County joined the lawsuit filed by the SLO County Citizens for Good Government to invalidate the redistricting map adopted by the Board of Supervisors in December 2021. The lawsuit resulted in a settlement in March 2023 which set aside the 2021 map and required the adoption of a new map. Over the course of the litigation, League membership tripled.
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan civic organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government and public life and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
For more information on the League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County visit our website at
www.lwvslo.org.