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LWV - Sonoma County
555 Fifth St. Suite 300O
Santa Rosa, CA 95401 
Phone #: 707-546-5943
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Date: 5/25/2026
Subject: 05-25-2026 What's Up @ LWV Sonoma County
From: League of Women Voters of Sonoma County



Empowering Voters.  Defending Democracy.
Your Vote is Your Voice.

Coming Events


 
VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
 
June 2 Primary Election
 


Sonoma County LWV Website

Find resources for making your decisions on our website.

Voter Information

 
Including:
  • Forums conducted by the LWV for Sonoma County Supervisor Candidates and Insurance Commissioner Candidates
  • Sonoma County Election News and Ballot Deadlines
  • Links to the VOTE411 Online Resource to Plan your Vote
  • Verify your voter registration and check on your ballot status  
  • Research Candidates and Measures on your personal ballot
  • Links to the Calmatters site for candidate interviews


LWV Sonoma 
 
Annual Meeting
 
June 17, 4:00 pm
KRCB Studios
Save the Date. 
 
Join us to plan for the 2026-27 League Year
and
A tour of the KRCB Studios.
 

WANT TO INSPIRE YOUR NEIGHBORS TO VOTE?
Put a "Stand Up for Democracy" sign in your yard!

When people understand how their government is supposed to function, they’ll be motivated to hold it accountable at the ballot box.

This year’s elections are critical. Give your community a visual reminder of our Constitutional basics, WHY THEY MATTER today and get people to the polls!

DO SOMETHING to protect our democracy. Order your yard sign today.

$20 (tax included).
Venmo us and we’ll bring it to you! Venmo Code
Contact Lynn Dooley at standup@lwvsonoma.org


LWV Voter Registration booth at SoCo Dyke March

Sunday, June 21, 2026,
11:00 AM until 2:00 PM
Courthouse Square, Santa Rosa
 
We were invited to register voters at the first Sonoma County Dyke March and Lez-A-Palooza “Street Fair on the Square.” Contact Robyn at execvp@lwvsonoma.org if you’d like to help out in the booth.  For more information on the event, visit SoCoDykeMarch.org.

Calendar--Desktop

Check the Online Calendar

 for the Latest Schedule

and for locations or
links to virtual meetings.
 

Recurring Meetings

  Please check calendar for the Latest.
  • LWV Board of Directors- 1st Saturday of month from 10:30 AM to 12:30PM.
  • Advocacy Committee- 1st Wednesday of the month from 10:30 AM to Noon.
  • Stand Up for Democracy- 2nd Monday of the month from 3:00 to 4:00 PM.
  • Voter Service Committee- 2nd Wednesday of the month from 10:00 to 11:00 AM.
  • Book Group- 3rd Thursday of the month from 10:30 AM to Noon.
  • Youth Outreach Committee- 3rd Tuesday of the month from 1:30 to 2:30 PM.

Community Resources & Events
Held by other organizations that might be of interest to voters


Measure O Logo
Those who missed the Hot Topic:  
 
Measure 0 - Our Tax Dollars at Work, is now on YouTube and well worth seeing. These tax dollars are working hard to address mental health, addiction and homelessness.
 

Action Items

 
 
Contact Your Representatives

Oppose the SAVE Act Suite of Bills

Congress continues to introduce bills that would require voters to present documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC) to register and/or vote, including the SAVE America Act, the Safeguard Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act), and the Make Elections Great Again Act (MEGA).

The SAVE Act would create one more barrier to the voting process, as many eligible voters do not have easy access to the necessary documents.  Click here to tell Congress to reject anti-voter policies.

Save Act Action Alert 





Tell Senators: Vote YES on SB1105 to Protect Californians' Rights and Freedoms
 

What Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are doing across the country, and right here in California, is deeply troubling. In addition to sending federal troops onto our streets, the Trump Administration is trying to commandeer state and local police to act through federal task forces. This risks using California resources in ways that support racially discriminatory immigration enforcement activities, violating our laws and threatening our rights.

 

For more than a century, the League of Women Voters has championed civil rights, democratic participation, and equal justice for all Californians. You can help us protect that vision and progress by helping pass SB 1105 (Perez).

 

SB 1105, The Protect California Rights Act, responds to harms being perpetrated by the Trump Administration and DHS agents, and protects Californians by:

  • Prohibiting state and local law enforcement agencies from entering into joint task forces or interagency agreements that assist racial or identity profiling, criminalization of speech, or use of unauthorized weapons of war.
  • Ensuring that California does not give federal law enforcement officers acting beyond their federal jurisdiction broad power to stop and arrest Californians.
California’s law enforcement resources were built by and for California’s communities. They should be directed toward public safety, equal justice, and the protection of constitutional rights - not repurposed to advance a federal enforcement agenda that treats entire communities as suspect. SB 1105 draws that line clearly and firmly.

Urge the Assembly Member to PASS AB 1958 to Strengthen the Racial Justice Act
 

California enacted the landmark Racial Justice Act in 2020 to confront racial bias in the criminal courts and provide remedies when bias is proven. Six years later, the League of Women Voters of California is still standing alongside coalition partners to refine the RJA to ensure the original intent is fulfilled. Help us pass AB 1958.

 

AB 1958 (Kalra) improves procedures for establishing a disparity claim under the RJA and makes clarifications to existing law to increase efficiency and provide consistent guidance to courts across the state. Specifically, this bill:

  1. Provides more clarity on how disparity claims are proven
  2. Ensures data will be shared efficiently
  3. Restates that the RJA applies to all parts of the criminal legal process.
Racism - whether intentional, implicit, or institutional - is intolerable and undermines true justice. The RJA was a historic step toward confronting racial bias in our courts, but clearer standards and guidelines are needed to reinforce the Legislature’s intent that equal justice prevail. As co-sponsors of both the original RJA, the Racial Justice Act for All, and now, AB 1958, LWVC remains deeply committed to ensuring the law works as intended.


SIGN UP TO RECEIVE LWV ACTION ALERTS

The League will send out calls to action to members and other interested parties  from time to time. 
You can sign up for ongoing Action Alerts at the National, State, And local Level:

For NATIONAL Alerts, go to the LWVUS "Take Action" page, and scroll to the bottom to"Sign Up for Email".  
LINK TO LWVUS ALERTS       
For LWV CALIFORNIA Alerts, go to"LWVC Sign up for Communication".   
LINK TO LWVC ALERTS SIGN-UP 
SONOMA COUNTY Alerts are sent to all  members. If you are not a member, you can also receive Alerts and other communication by clicking on the "Add Me to Your Mailing List" link in the upper right of the web page.   LINK TO LWV SONOMA ALERTS            

Become a Member  

League of Women Voters Sonoma County
 
 
 
Click on the JOIN US button to join or renew your membership and pay online. Or print out the PRINTABLE VERSION of the membership form and send it to our office at the address on the form along with a check for your dues payable to League of Women Voter of Sonoma County.  Your annual dues are not deductible for tax purposes. Donations to our League are payable to League of Women Voters of Sonoma County.

Sonoma County League of Women Voters
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555 Fifth Street, Suite 300-O
Santa Rosa, CA  95401-8301
(707) 545-5943
 
www.lwvsonoma.org