Voter Education

League of Women Voters^®
of Champlain Valley

We make voting easier through varied voter education programs.

What the League does to help voters understand their government, including the Vermont Citizens' Guide.

Voter service and citizen education. The Vermont Citizens' Guide.

Voter service and citizen education

The League of Women Voters Education Fund conducts voter service and citizen education activities. It is a nonpartisan nonprofit public policy educational organization, which:

Builds citizen participation in the democratic process.

Studies key community issues at all government levels in an unbiased manner.

Enables people to seek positive solutions to public policy issues through education and conflict management.

Donations to the Education Fund, a 501(c)(3)corporation, are fully tax-deductible where allowed by law.

The Vermont Citizens' Guide

The LWV of Vermont has available the revised 7th edition of the "Vermont Citizens' Guide to Government in Vermont" which has been used as an educational tool in many Vermont schools for government/civics classes since it was first printed in 1965. The 100-page book provides a comprehensive examination of all aspects of local, county, and state government and describes in detail the officers, departments and functions of each. The Guide delves into the roles of the state executive, legislative, and judicial branches and explains the process by which individual bills become laws.
It also outlines the major events in which Vermont led the nation such as the first state to abolish slavery and the first to enact absentee balloting plus delves into the role of political parties and citizen responsibilities in government. The Vermont Constitution is included in its entirety. Also included are sections on voting and the responsibilities of citizenship. Copies are $7.50 plus VT sales tax. Orders of ten or more receive a 10% discount and there is no charge for shipping and handling.
Copies may be ordered from LWV of Vermont, P.O. Box 8266, Essex, VT 05451-8266 or through the League's web site at http://www.lwvofvt.org
See the Word file below for more information and an order form to send with your payment.
Order Form for the Vermont Citizens' Guide
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