Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| PART III, LINE 4A,B,C,D - STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATES (LWVUS) ENCOURAGES INFORMED AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT, WORKS TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF MAJOR PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES, AND INFLUENCES PUBLIC POLICY THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR FROM JULY 2021 THROUGH JUNE 2022, LWVUS INITIATED 13 ACTION ALERTS THAT YIELDED 71,633 ACTIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS RESULTING IN 113,698 LETTERS TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. THE LEAGUE ALSO ENGAGED MORE THAN 32,000 NEW ACTIVISTS THROUGH OUR EFFORTS. THE ISSUES AND LEGISLATION LWVUS SUPPORTED IN FY22 INCLUDE VOTING RIGHTS LEGISLATION LIKE THE JOHN LEWIS VOTING RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT ACT, THE FREEDOM TO VOTE ACT, AND THE WASHINGTON, D.C. ADMISSION ACT. THE LWVUS ACTION ALERTS ALSO COVERED ISSUES INCLUDING REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE, THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT, AND THE DISCLOSE ACT. IN THE FALL OF 2021, LWVUS CONTINUED TO MONITOR THE 2021 REDISTRICTING CYCLE THROUGH ITS WORK UNDER PEOPLE POWERED FAIR MAPS (PPFM), THE LEAGUE'S NATIONAL REDISTRICTING PROGRAM FOCUSED ON CREATING FAIR POLITICAL MAPS NATIONWIDE IN ALL 50 STATES AND DC. THE LEAGUE CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT WITH A NATIONAL COALITION OF REDISTRICTING EXPERTS TO TRACK PROGRESS OF FAIR MAPS IMPLEMENTATION DURING THIS TIMEFRAME AND TO PREPARE LWVUS FOR THE DISCERN NEEDED IN THE NEXT CENSUS COUNT AND REDISTRICTING CYCLE OF 2030. IN AUGUST OF 2021, THE LEAGUE HELD A TWITTER STORM ADVOCATING FOR A FAIR AND TRANSPARENT REDISTRICTING CYCLE, REACHING MORE THAN 5.6 MILLION TWITTER USERS THE LEAGUE ALSO RAN A PAID ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ENGAGE IN THEIR STATE AND LOCAL REDISTRICTING HEARINGS FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER 2021. THESE ADS REACHED 543,316 USERS ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM IN 10 STATES AND 102,198 PEOPLE WENT TO THE LEAGUE'S WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT REDISTRICTING HEARINGS IN THEIR STATE. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, LWVUS WORKED WITH 55 REDISTRICTING CHAMPIONS NATIONWIDE TO BUILD EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT EVENTS AND HELD A THREE-DAY INTENSIVE VIRTUAL TRAINING FOR LEAGUES TO GEAR UP FOR THE RELEASE OF CENSUS DATA AND PUBLIC INPUT, ALL WHILE SAFELY NAVIGATING THE CHALLENGES OF COVID-19. THE LEAGUE REACHED EVERY GOAL FOR THE SECOND YEAR OF THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING ENGAGING 5,763 REDISTRICTING VOLUNTEERS, ATTENDING 1,485 STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS, HOLDING 1,077 REDISTRICTING EVENTS FOR THE PUBLIC, ENGAGING 738 PARTNERS TO SUPPORT REDISTRICTING EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT PLANNING, WORKING ON AND SUPPORTING 19 LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES THAT WERE INTRODUCED, AND FILING REDISTRICTING-RELEVANT LAWSUITS ADDRESSING DEADLINES AND TRANSPARENCY. IN TOTAL, LWVUS WAS INVOLVED IN MORE THAN 59 LAWSUITS IN 28 STATES BETWEEN JULY 2021 AND JUNE 2022 AND PROTECTED MORE THAN 39 MILLION VOTERS THROUGH SUCCESSFUL RULINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE TOPICS OF LITIGATION CENTERED AROUND THE ISSUES WITHIN THE LEAGUE'S CAMPAIGN FOR MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK, INCLUDING VOTING RIGHTS, IMPROVING ELECTIONS, REDISTRICTING, AND PROTECTING AGAINST VOTER PURGES, WHILE EXPANDING OUR LITIGATION WORK AROUND REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE, AND LGBTQ+ RIGHTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | THE LEAGUE'S BYLAWS WERE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: A CHANGE IN MEMBERSHIP PAYMENT STRUCTURE FROM PMP (PER MEMBER PAYMENT) TO A UNIFIED MEMBERSHIP SYSTEM WHERE MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE COLLECTED VIA THE SAME SYSTEM ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. GOES INTO EFFECT AT A FUTURE DATE. EQUALIZES THE APPORTIONMENT OF DELEGATES FOR MEMBER-AT-LARGE (MAL) UNITS AND LOCAL LEAGUES AT CONVENTION. GOES INTO EFFECT AT A FUTURE DATE. UPDATES THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE SECTION OF THE BYLAWS TO BETTER REFLECT THE COMMITTEE'S PRACTICE OF RECRUITING DIRECTLY FROM THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP. ALSO ADDS THE LWVUS CEO AS AN EX-OFFICIO, NON-VOTING MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE. MODERNIZE BOARD MEETING REQUIREMENTS AND GIVE THE BOARD MORE FLEXIBILITY IN CONDUCTING MEETINGS, INCLUDING IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AND FOR MEETING VIRTUALLY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE LEAGUE HAS VOTING MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. VOTING MEMBERS ARE AT LEAST 16 YEARS OF AGE. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ARE ALL OTHERS WHO JOIN THE LEAGUE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL CONSIST OF THE OFFICERS, EIGHT DIRECTORS ELECTED BY THE CONVENTION, AND NOT MORE THAN EIGHT DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY THE ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE CONVENTION IS MADE UP OF VOTING MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE. DELEGATES TO THE CONVENTION ARE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE. EACH DELEGATE REPRESENTING A LEAGUE SHALL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE ONLY IF THAT LEAGUE HAS MET ITS PER-MEMBER PAYMENT RESPONSIBILITIES. VOTING MEMBERS: WOMEN AND MEN AT LEAST 16 YEARS OF AGE WHO JOIN THE LEAGUE SHALL BE VOTING MEMBERS OF LOCAL LEAGUES, STATE LEAGUES, AND OF THE LWVUS; (1) INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE WITHIN AN AREA OF A LOCAL LEAGUE MAY JOIN THAT LEAGUE OR ANY OTHER LOCAL LEAGUE; (2) THOSE WHO RESIDE OUTSIDE THE AREA OF ANY LOCAL LEAGUE MAY JOIN A LOCAL LEAGUE OR SHALL BE STATE MEMBERS-AT-LARGE; (3) THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE FOR 50 YEARS OR MORE SHALL BE LIFE MEMBERS EXCUSED FROM THE PAYMENT OF DUES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE CONVENTION OF DELEGATES SHALL ADOPT A PROGRAM, ELECT OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS, ADOPT A BIENNIAL BUDGET. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD REVIEWS THE FORM 990 WITH THE EXECUTIVE STAFF BEFORE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER REVIEWS AND SIGNS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE LEAGUE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE STAFF ENSURE THAT ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES SUBMIT WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS. THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL CONTRACTS AND PAYMENTS TO ENSURE THAT NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST EXISTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE BOARD DETERMINES THE GOALS OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER EACH YEAR. THE PRESIDENT CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BASED ON THESE GOALS, WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION. THE PRESIDENT USES THE RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL REVIEW, ALONG WITH INDEPENDENTLY PREPARED COMPARABILITY DATA TO DETERMINE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S COMPENSATION, WHICH IS DOCUMENTED ON A PERSONNEL ACTION FORM. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE LEAGUE POSTS COPIES OF ITS FORM 990S ON ITS PUBLIC WEBSITE AND ALSO MAKES THE FORMS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY EMAIL, MAIL, AND FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT ITS OFFICE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. THE LEAGUE'S FORM 1024, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY FILED DURING THE 1920S, NO LONGER EXISTS. THE LEAGUE'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS, AND OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE LEAGUE'S WEBSITE: WWW.LWV.ORG. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | OTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 759,492. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 760,547. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 811,669. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,331,708. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2B: | AS OF THE DATE OF THIS FILING, THE LEAGUE'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022, WERE BEING PREPARED. |
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