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Upcoming Changes

Membership System for national, state, and local leagues

What is happening?


In 2025, LWVUS will be implementing a new membership system called ChapterSpot with the following goals:

  • Streamline administrative efforts at all levels.
  • Simplify the process of joining the League or renewing.
  • Expand and diversify membership by eliminating financial barriers to participation.
  • Implement a pay-what-you-can dues rate, with a recommended rate of $75.
  • Adjust division of dues among national, state, and local chapters to increase funding of state-level leagues where most voting rights advocacy takes place.  The distribution will change as follows:
  Today   February 2025   Change
Total dues $80 (individual members) $75 (recommended) $5 less
National 40% 33% $7 less
State 25% 47% $15 more
Local 35% 20% $13 less


What does this mean to you?


Dues

  • The portions of your dues that go to the national league will not be tax-exempt, but the portions that go to our local chapter and the Colorado chapter of the league will remain tax-exempt.
  • You will be able to set up auto-renewal of your membership.
Donations
  • Many members add a donation to their dues when joining or renewing.  Currently,  the amount over $80 goes directly to our local league. Beginning in February 2025, you will have two choices during the join/renew process about how your donation will be distributed:
    • Divided among the local, state, and national leagues at the percentages mentioned above.
    • Entire donation goes directly to the local league.
  • You will still be able to donate directly to our local league at any time on the Donations page of our web site.

 

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