Voter Service is fundamental to the League's mission. It includes

  • Civic education throughout the year
  • Voter registration at school and town events and other public occasions.
  • Candidate forums
  • Candidate guides
  • Live Election Coverage an Election night show in collaboration with Amherst Media
  • They Represent You, a publication produced by the Amherst League with contact information for state and local officials

 

Voter Information

It's Hard to Count How Many Live in Amherst

Posted: December 21, 2019

Census problems in Amherst are due to our large student numbers as well as other hard-to-count residents.

2020 Census Planning in Amherst

Posted: October 19, 2019

A meeting on the 2020 Census was held at Town Hall on October 10. Speakers included Mindy Domb, Rep. Paul Mark (House Committee on Redistricting), and Georgia Lowe (US Census Bureau).

Training on Campaign Skills: Collecting Signatures for Ballot Initiatives

Posted: September 19, 2019

Two speakers from VoterChoiceMA speak about collecting signatures in support of statewide ballot initiatives.

Amherst Voter Participation Stakeholders' Roundtable

Posted: April 20, 2019

A March 28th meeting of the Voter Participation Stakeholders' Roundtable focussed on ways to improve voter participation by students.

Contacting Town Meeting

Posted: March 15, 2017

The Town Meeting Coordinating Committee has created some new options for contacting Town Meeting members.

Amherst Capital Building Projects

Posted: October 09, 2016

Links to summaries of the proposed School, Library, Fire and Public Works capital projects have been posted on the Town web site by the Finance Committee.

Policy for Write-In Candidates

Posted: March 27, 2015

New policy concerning the participation of write-in candidates in the Candidates Night forums and LWVA Election Guides.