League of Women Voters

Donna Steele, President of the League of Women Voters of Hancock County

Donna Steele, President of the League of Women Voters of Hancock County presented information about the League to Kiwanis.  The mission statement of the League is "We envision a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge and the confidence to participate. We believe in the power of women to create a more perfect democracy.  The League is proud to be nonpartisan, neither supporting nor opposing candidates or political parties at any level of government, but always working on vital issues of concern to members and the public."

The League has 300,000 members nationally who are members of 700 local leagues.  The Hancock County League  has 25 members who meet quarterly at different locations throughout the county.    

Ms. Steele talked of different priorities for the League which included changing how redistricting maps are drawn, voting rights, and supervising elections in partnership with the United Nations.