© The LWV of Toledo-Lucas County
About The League of Women Voters
The League is the original grassroots network.
A nonpartisan political organization, LWV encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
The LWV does not support or oppose candidates or political parties and provides the opportunity to be active and involved in local, state and national issues. The League works through the American political process and with the citizens of this country to bring about constructive change. We mobilize citizen action for a better America.
The LWVUS and the State and local Leagues study issues and their implications such as alternatives to incarceration and health care reform. The public is cordially invited and urged to attend our General Meetings and Candidate Forums.
We hope you find the information on this website useful.
Our purpose is to:
Inform you about governmental issues;
Provide up-to-date election information;
Encourage your activities in the democratic system;
Help you contact your elected officials;
Provide links to other useful sites;
And to provide information about The League of Women Voters of Toledo-Lucas County.
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Mary Karazim
Current LWV-TLC Board Secretary
Mary, a retired teacher, was very active in political aspects of the Ohio Education
Association and knew the league was interested in education reform. As a volunteer
and then docent at the Toledo Museum of Art, Mary knew both Mary Miller and Sue Nichols,
active leaguers, who invited her to attend an upcoming general meeting on education
issues. That was in 1996 and she joined at that meeting.
Mary’s first activities in league were volunteering in the “Now You’re 18” program which registered high school seniors to vote and also speaking in schools. She has been a regular moderating or sorting questions at candidates’ forums. She has also represented league on the Toledo Charter Review committee and the Clean Campaign. In addition to her present position on board, Mary is a former LWVTLC president and long-time board member. She says that, among the things, league has given her another new set of friends and the awareness that regular people are passionate about what happens in our government and committed to working for protection of rights especially those of children and women.
Mary says that “People willing to give time to the League are some of the most interesting people I’ve met.”