Membership Changes

What is happening?

In February 2025 LWVUS implemented a new membership system with the following changes:

• A pay-what-you-can dues rate.
• A modified 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 LWVBC?

A smaller share of your dues

• Our share of dues is reduced from 35% to 20%. If you choose the recommended dues of $75, LWVBC will receive $13 less than we received from your $80 dues last year. 

All dues are divided among LWVUS, LWVCO, and LWVBC

• Many members have added a donation to their dues when joining or renewing. Currently,  the amount over $80 goes directly to our local league. Beginning in February 2025, it will not—unless it is entered as a donation.

What does this mean to you?

Watch for email invitation to the new membership system

• You may receive an email from LWVUS inviting you to their new membership system. The email will contain a link which will allow you to sign into the system using your email address.

Dues

• You decide how much you will pay for dues, with minimum  dues of $20 and recommended dues of $75.
• Any amount specified as dues will be divided among the local, state, and national leagues at the percentages mentioned above.
• 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 ("Additional Membership Contribution")

• You will be able to make a donation to your local league during the join/renew process.
• You can donate directly to our local league at any time on the Donations page of our web site.

We recommend

• As many of you have in the past, please consider donating to LWVBC when you join or renew your membership. If you choose the recommended dues of $75, increasing your donation by $13 or more will help us make up for our anticipated shortfall.  We appreciate your generosity.
• Remember to separate your donation from your dues.