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The League of Women Voters
of New Jersey

a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization whose purpose is to promote political responsibility
through informed and active participation in government

 

The League Partners with Other Organizations to Reach Its Goals

 

Environmental Action

The Association of New Jersey Recyclers

Highlands Commission

Raritan Basin Watershed Alliance


Elections & Good Government

Advocacy Committee of the Center for Non-Profits

Campaign Legal Center - Promoting free air time for all candidates. Citizens Army - An alliance with Common Cause NJ and NJPIRG for campaign finance reform, and an initiative to train citizens to seek adoption of model clean government ordinances in their own communities. E-mail or phone the League office at 609-394-3303 to get involved.

Fair and Clean Elections Coalition

Institute for Global Ethics - Promoting ethics in political campaigns.LWVNJ sponsors representatives form local districts to promote ethics in campaigning procedures.

The New Jersey Civic Education Consortium - A partnership with the Eagleton Institute of Politics to strengthen civic education in New Jersey. LWVNJ is one of many nonprofits, educators, political leaders, and corporations who were founding members of this initiative.

New Jersey Citizen Action Committee

New Jersey Coalition for Help American Vote Act (HAVA)

New Jersey Foundation for Open Government

Property Tax Coalition


Social Justice

The Anti-Poverty Network - LWVNJ is proud to be a member of this network of more than 60 nonprofits public interest and faith-based groups advocating for the poor.The APN's immediate goal is to make issues of social justice part of the discourse during this year's election campaigns. The APN mailed a detailed questionnaire to all legislative and gubernatorial candidates. The questionnaire asks for candidates' positions on specific programs related to housing, health care, education, childcare and nutrition. Many of the APN concerns are identical to League positions, so we are "natural allies."

Child Care Advisory Group

Choice NJ Coalition

Family Leave Coalition

Regional Equity Coalition of Central New Jersey





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