The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

About Us:
The League of Women Voters of Montgomery County was organized in 1971. Since then, it has been actively involved in educating and registering voters and in studying issues of local governmental importance. The first study it undertook, in January 1974, illustrates the significant role this League has played. That study compared Blacksburg's 1952 Charter with those of other Virginia municipalities and with the Model City Charter of the National Civic League. The study group recommended a new Charter for the Town of Blacksburg and the membership voted consensus on this September 1974. The Town formed a Charter Commission in August 1974 that included two League members and this Commission presented its report and recommended a new Charter for the Town in November 1974. Blacksburg Town Council approved this new Charter that December.

More recent activities have included supporting a citizen referendum within the Town of Christiansburg to move their election date from May to November. Record high turn-out of voters resulted in the passage of the referendum by approximately 80% of voters. A study on Felon Rights in Virginia led to a Panel Discussion that is available online. The League of Women Voters of Montgomery County was one of eleven national recipients of grants to study the Freedom of Information Act, the product of that study, the"Citizen Initiative for Transparency in Virginia", is available online. All of these and more can be found here on the web site of the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County, VA.