When you become a Member of the League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County you also become a Member of the State of WI League Wisconsin | MyLO (lwv.org) and the National League of Women Voters Home | League of Women Voters (lwv.org).

If you are looking to join or renew using a paper form, please print, complete and mail this membership form with your personal check, made payable to League of Women Voters Milwaukee County, to our office at 6737 W. Washington St., Suite 2218, West Allis, WI 53214

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What Will I Get With My Membership?

When you join LWVMC you add your voice to the powerful force of League members from all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

Dues include membership in our Milwaukee County League (LWVMC) as well as the state (LWVWI), Lake Michigan region (LWVLMR), Upper Mississippi River Region (LWVUMRR) and national (LWVUS) Leagues.

Members are subscribed to email communications including program updates, action alerts and event invitations from LWVMC and LWVWI.

Members also receive a subscription to our local newsletter, The Voter (published every other month), and the LWVWI newsletter, Forward.

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP:

$75 per year for one Primary Member.

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What is Difference of the Membership Types: Individual, Sustaining, and Centennial?

Each of these membership types (Individual, Sustaining, and Centennial) provide the same membership, however, the membership types that cost more are able to help support the league in ways we could not otherwise. The Sustaining and Centennial memberships help sustain our open door members and helps support the league in its mission above the Individual membership level.

HOUSEHOLD MEMBERSHIP:

$120 per year for one Primary and one Additional Member.

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How Can I Pay for my Membership Dues? (including pay by check)

You can pay dues with a credit card or check. If you are more comfortable signing up on paper (and pay with check), you can print a New Member Form and mail it in with a check.

SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP:

$110 per year for one Primary Member. These memberships help sustain our Open Door Memberships.

CENTENNIAL MEMBERSHIP:

$180 per year for one Primary Member. The Milwaukee County League retains $105 more than compared to Individual Membership. These memberships help support the organization.

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What is the commitment level?

It's up to you! Many members choose to support the League only with their annual dues. Your membership alone gives us the political influence needed to build a voice for citizens and a force for change. We cover a broad spectrum of issues and concerns; you may choose to become involved in one or more of them by actively participating in a group study, or listening to a panel of experts at a meeting or just reading about them in one of our publications.

STUDENT MEMBERSHIP:

FREE or $5 per year or any student at any educational level and at least 16 years of age. In order to make it easier for students to become engaged as members, LWVMC offers free membership to students. However, if students are able to contribute the minimal $5 amount, LWVMC still offers the $5 membership price. To get access to the free student member, you can select "Student Membership - FREE" after clicking "JOIN".

HONORARY LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP:

No cost for one Primary Member if individual has been a member of any League for 50 years or longer! Thank you for your lifetime of support.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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What About Honorary Lifetime Membership?

We love our Honorary Lifetime Members! If your have been a member of any League for 50+ years grants lifetime membership in the Milwaukee County state, regional and national Leagues. No annual dues or renewal are required. Any funds you send are retained to support the work of the Milwaukee County League. You have the option of selecting this membership when you sign up online or through the paper form.

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Does my Membership Dues Stay in my Local Community?

Yes! But also no. With each membership level, that full amount does NOT all stay with the Milwaukee County League (including Waukesha branch). Our league actually only keeps 11%-35% of the amount, the remaining goes towards the leagues costs for membership to include all local, state, regional and national dues.

See the chart below to get a better understanding of where membership dues go. We are grateful for our members to help lead the League!

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I Need Help Joining or Have a Question About Membership

If you would like assistance with the sign-up process or if you have questions, please contact member.info@lwvmilwaukee.org or 414-273-8683.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy:

LWV is an organization fully committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in principle and in practice. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to the organization’s current and future success in engaging all individuals, households, communities, and policy makers in creating a more perfect democracy.

There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of gender, gender identity, ethnicity, race, native or indigenous origin, age, generation, sexual orientation, culture, religion, belief system, marital status, parental status, socioeconomic status, language, accent, ability status, mental health, educational level or background, geography, nationality, work style, work experience, job role function, thinking style, personality type, physical appearance, political perspective or affiliation and/or any other characteristic that can be identified as recognizing or illustrating diversity.

Taken from LWVUS Statement on DEI