2024-25 Accomplishment Highlights
Goal: Encourage the informed and active participation of all citizens in their government
- Increased VOTE411 Candidate Guide participation by expanding coordination with other Leagues, adding more information about the voting process, and providing greater advertising and promotional support
- Led candidate forums for the national election in November 2024 and the consolidated election April 2025
- Continued to expand voter registration and voter education efforts- from first time voters to college students, seniors, and other adults
- Provided voter education materials and postcard reminders to vote to students and infrequent voters
- Supported election integrity by observing and reporting on the election processes in Will and DuPage Counties
- Used newsletters, ideas forums, book groups, and member events to encourage public and member engagement
- Initiated monthly Defend Democracy Drop-ins to encourage members in taking immediate action on particular issues
Goal: Educate and advocate for issues important to Naperville
- Gathered feedback from Naperville City Council on how well the new municipal boards and commissions nominating and appointment process adopted in 2023 is working
- Completed a study and formulated a position on ranked choice voting for mayoral and city council elections in Naperville
- Sent letters to the editor, attended and spoke at city council meetings, and spoke at NCTV-17 on issues important to League of Women Voters of Naperville and its coalition partners
- Held witness slips drives to advocate for specific bills under consideration in Illinois
- Engaged with local government officials to advocate for transparency and good governance regarding the proposed renewal of the IMEA electrical contract
Goal: Increase support for the activities of the state and national Leagues
- Conducted a study and built local consensus as part of a process to build a national position on the federal judiciary with the League of Women Voters of the United States
- Participated in a study on gun violence prevention at the request of League of Women Voters of Illinois
- Volunteered members to work on the League of Women Voter of Illinois Misinformation and Disinformation Task Force, the League of Women Voter of Illinois bylaws Committee, and the League of Women Voter of Illinois Budget Committee
- Provided detailed reports on local League activities to the state and national organizations
- Supported the transition to a new membership system launched by the League of Women Voters of the United States