Morris County voters will have to find other ways to research local office hopefuls after most primary candidates skipped on invitations to participate in debates conducted by the League of Women Voters Morris Area.

Crowds show up in Morristown and other NJ locations, drawing hundreds to thousands of people apiece despite wet and dreary weather, part of mass organized protests Saturday throughout the nation called “Hands Off!”

LWVNJ and NJ local Leagues join LWVUS and other nonpartisan, pro-democracy organizations across the country hosting rallies that bring people together in reflection, action, and solidarity during the President’s Address to Congress.

To the Editor: LWV Morris Area, alongside many partners, members, and volunteers, is calling for a fair, neutral, and accessible Primary ballot design that does not exert undue influence over voters’ selections.

Across Morris County, local Republican mayors, council and committee members declined or ignored an invitation to debate offered by the nonpartisan LWV Morris Area and their partnering organizations.

Co-hosted by LWV Morris Area, NAACP Morris County, Morris County Chamber of Commerce, and the Daily Record, 6 candidates for Morris County Commissioners educated voters on the  office and elucidated their vision for the future.

While taste-testing and ranking beers, Voters Choice NJ explained the system of Ranked Choice Voting at a Morristown neighborhood bar. 

LWV Morristown Area recognizes "Friends of the League" and elects 2024-25 Board of Trustees at Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner

Letter to the Editor by LWV Morristown Area President expressing collective disappointment and ongoing opposition to the NJ Legislature’s recent efforts to weaken the Open Public Records Act (OPRA).

Potential expansion of Morristown Medical Center, town-wide development, and traffic dominated online forum for Fourth Ward council candidates hosted by LWV Morristown Area, Morris NewsBee, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

as statewide elections approach, LWV Morristown Area recounts candidate debates it has hosted, upcoming debates, and debates it could not schedule because too few candidates were available or willing to participate.

Commentary by LWV Morristown Area, Assault on Transparency. Legislators in Trenton are proposing a package of bills that would gut the provisions of the Open Public Records Act.

Questions about overcrowding, tax deals for developers and revitalizing the downtown business district highlighted an online forum  Democratic hopefuls for mayor in Dover, held the week before the primary election.

The League of Women Voters of the Morristown Area hosted a forum featuring experts on sex education and people within education to speak about sex education. Article by Brett Friedensohn

The League of Women Voters of the Morristown Area shares tips on the three ways to vote on Nov 8, 2022.

Candidates vying to unseat Rep. Mikie Sherrill (NJ CD11) showed contrasting approaches in a debate [hosted by Morris County Leagues] among former law enforcement officials in a district that has shifted from solid red to light blue.

It’s the voters who lose, not the League of Women Voters itself. That’s from Nancy Hedinger, president of the League of Women Voters in the Morristown Area, responding to the move by Morris County Republicans to decline invites – “politely” we must point out – to take part in League debates this year.

The story of tonight’s Republican CD-11 debate was about who wasn’t there. Summing up the GOP debate for the nomination to the House in NJ CD11, co-sponsored by LWV and Morris County Chamber of Commerce. 

13 trailblazing Morris County women shared stories of pivots, pantsuits, and perseverance Sunday at New Jersey Women First!, an event celebrating Women’s History Month in Morristown NJ. Co-sponsored by LWV Morristown Area.

Summing up a message heard often today, [a candlelight vigil in Morristown on the anniversary of the Capitol insurrection] the mayor [of Morristown] added, “We can’t let anyone at any time take our freedom away.”

Lifting candles on a cold winter night, hundreds gathered in Morristown in somber remembrance of the Capitol insurrection one year ago. Democratic officials, activists and clergy recounted the shock of watching America’s democracy under siege–from its own citizens.

The classic election saga of incumbents versus newcomers at the Morris County Commissioners debate sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the Morris Chamber of Commerce.

LD25 Senate and Assembly debates held by LWV Morristown Area, LWV Mtn Lakes and LWV Warren/West Morris Counties are still being negotiated.

Housing, government transparency and term limits were among the key issues Morristown's mayoral candidates discussed at Wednesday's candidate forum.

Greater Morristown mourns Marie Fornaro, co-president of the League of Women Voters of the Morristown Area and former member of the Morris School District Board of Ed.

Much Worth Celebrating as Morris County Leagues Provide Expert Non-Partisan Candidate Forums and Debates during the League of Women Voters’ Centennial Year

Throughout this tumultuous 2020 year, the League of Women Voters has been celebrating their 100th anniversary while continuing to put voters first 

Tayfun Selen and Cary Amaro discuss the issues during an online candidates forum co-hosted by LWV branches in Morrris County. 

LWVNJ and local branches in NJ held "RBG's Legacy Rally" as part of the national Women's March 2020. Voices were heard defending gender, racial and economic justice, with quotes from Justice Ginsburg in line with their advocacy platforms.

Democrats were notified by the League of Women Voters of Morristown Area that the candidates’ night for two seats up for election on the Borough Council had to be cancelled because the Republican candidates had declined to attend.