Member Resources

Voter Service

Voter Service

• Voter Service Handbook

• 2025 Key Election Dates

• 2025 Voter Service Training

• 2023 Election Policy Changes

• Candidate Forum Recordings

• 2024 LWVUS Election Webinars

Election Resources

• Picking the President
  (Presidential Primary)

• Presidential Primary Fact Sheet

• Precinct Caucus PowerPoint

• Getting to Know Judicial Candidates

• New Election Laws / Get Involved / Issues with Voting?

• MN Voting Rights Assistance

  • English

  • Spanish

Resources from the Secretary of State

• Here We Vote

• 2025 Voter Participation Toolkit

• What’s New in 2024

• Voting with a Criminal Record

• and more Voter Outreach Materials!

MARTIN & BROWN GRANTS

• Grant Instructions - READ FIRST

• Grant Application

• Grant Report Form

Note: The application and report form are Microsoft Word files. Download to your computer first before attempting to edit.

Resources for Candidates

• Candidate Forum Info for Candidates

QR Codes

• Secretary of State voting resources (compressed folder with 4 images suited for printing)

• Secretary of State voting resources (compressed folder with 4 images suited for web use)

• High School Student Resources for Elections and Civic Engagement (one image - links to this page)

• VOTE411 Orientation Video - 2024

• VOTE411 Orientation PowerPoint

• VOTE411 Logo Kit

• VOTE411 QR Code

• Elections411 QR Code

• VOTE411 Bookmark (new!)

• VOTE411 Sign - 8.5” x 11”

• VOTE411 Postcard - English, 4/page

• VOTE411 Postcard - Spanish, 4/page

• VOTE411 Postcard - Somali, 4/page

• VOTE411 Postcard - Hmong, 4/page

Special bulletins

• February 19, 2025

• February 14, 2025

Capitol LetterS

• See our Minnesota Voter Blog

Legislative sessions

• 2025 Legislative Session

• 2025 Legislative Interview Guide

Action Alerts

• LWVMN Take Action / View Recent Alerts

• LWVUS Action Alerts

• LWVUS Outreach Circle (mobilizing platform)

  • LWVUS Guide on How to Use Outreach Circle

Guidance & Best Practices

• 💥What Is Nonpartisanship? (video)

• 2025 Legislative Priorities & Partners

• Staying Nonpartisan in Advocacy

• Effective Letters to the Editor

• Guidance for Local Leagues on Coalitions and Partnerships

Federal Judiciary Study (NEW!)

• Town Hall Recording

• Judiciary Study Resources

Observer Corps & Lobby Corps

• Observer Corps Report Form

• Action Alert Proposal Form

• Observer & Lobby Corps Handbook

• Observer & Lobby Corps Training

• Testimony Summary Template

• Bill Tracking

• Sign-On Letter Request

Advocacy and program action team (apat)

• Team Page

Policy Positions Review & Program for Action

• Program For Action 2023-2025

• Policy Positions Review Guide

• Policy Positions Review Survey

• Best Practices for Conducting a League Study

• State Studies

REDISTRICTING

• Local Redistricting Action Kit

Membership

New membership system (LWVUS)

• Report Problems (LWVUS)

• Membership Portal Updates

• New Membership System FAQs 

• Chapterspot FAQ

• ChapterSpot Automatic Emails

• Member Portal Administrator’s Guide

• Membership Renewal Guidance (includes link to video demonstrating joining/renewing online)

• LWVUS Transformation Office Hours

💥Contact Minnesota PORTAL Liaison

Julie Stackhouse, a board member of the LWV of Larimer County, CO. Julie has been assigned to support Minnesota Leagues specifically with the LWV Membership Portal. Julie can answer questions about portal functions, including updating rosters, managing notification emails, admin features, and more. She will also collect suggestions for potential future upgrades to the portal. For general questions about membership changes — such as member types or per-member payments — Julie is available to assist.

You can reach Julie at:
regionalchapterspotliaison@lwv-larimercounty.org.

Requests for individual member updates, payment corrections, or data changes should continue to be submitted to LWVUS through the support form.

Membership Development

Resources to help local Leagues grow and develop their membership.

• Local League New Member Orientation Example

• Membership Handbook

resources for leaders

Resources created by LWVMN to help local Leagues implement and communicate with their members about the new membership system.

• Finding Member Payments in the Portal (formerly known as ChapterSpot)

• Stripe Fees

• Member Payments in Stripe and ChapterSpot

• New Membership System Suggested Communication (Oct 2024)

• January 2025 Suggested Communication

Branding

Logos

• Minnesota Leagues
  Find your local League in the list and click
  the link to download your logo pack.

• Minnesota Centennial (1919-2019)

Guidelines

• Brand Standards/Usage

• Brand Colors

MERCHANDISE

Contact Mary Brodd for assistance with ordering.

• Local League Business Cards

• Signs, Banners, Table Covers

• Materials from LWVUS

• 💥LWV Store (new!)

Fonts

• Merriweather

• Lato

Social Media

• Social Media Logo/Avatar

• Social Media Guide (from LWVUS)

Flyers, Postcards & PHOTOS

• General Overview of League – half-sheet/postcard

• Overview of LWVMN – full sheet

• LWVUS Flickr Site – photos are free for Leagues to use
  

POWERPOINT TEMPLATES

• League PowerPoint Template and Theme

Canva Templates (LWV US)

• LWV US Canva Templates

Events

State League Calendar

• Submit an Event

Past Events

• Past Event Highlights