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About the League

The League of Women Voters was founded in 1920 soon after women won the right to vote. Our purpose was to educate women for citizenship and to study the public issues of the day. More than 80 years later, we've widened our reach to welcome all citizens--both men and women--to our membership. We are nonpartisan; we don't support or oppose candidates or political parties. Our aim is to ensure that citizens are informed and prepared to answer questions of local, regional and national concern through candidate debates, issue forums, community dialogues, voter guides, on-line discussions and more.

The League of Women Voters of Buffalo Niagara (LWVBN) is a local branch of:

• League of Women Voters of New York State
• League of Women Voters of the United States

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