Join the League — Membership from $10

The pipeline

Student / Under 25

$10

per year

Full voting membership — the same vote as everyone else. Priority access to workshop seats and first call on named event roles. The price is a statement: we want you here.

Join as a student

Individual

$30

per year

Full voting membership, all events, the voter guides before they’re public, and the Empty Ballot List the morning it’s compiled.

Join

Two votes

Household

$45

per year

Two voting members at one address. One mailbox, two ballots at the annual meeting.

Join as a household

First year only

Founding Member

$100

one time · permanent

Everything above, permanently. Your name in the founding roll, a designation that cannot be bought again after the first year, and an invitation to the first annual meeting.

Become a founder

Dues are set by the board and may be adjusted. This schedule is current as of the date shown in the footer.

What you actually get

Four things, and none of them is a tote bag.

📅

Something to attend, immediately

A candidate meet-and-greet or civic social within reach, every month. The first ask of a new member is never money or work — it’s an invitation.

📝

Something to do, if you want it

Not “help out” — actual titles with actual responsibility: emcee, candidate liaison, guide editor, room lead. New members get one within ninety days if they raise a hand. Young members get first call.

🗳

A path to the ballot

Any member can enter the candidate workshop track at any time. No application, no screening, no gatekeeping, and no question about your politics.

✅

A vote

Members elect the board and amend the bylaws. At least one board seat is reserved for a member under 30 — structural proof that the youth mission is real and not decoration.

No small print

Straight answers about your money

Dues are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.

We’re a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization, not a 501(c)(3) charity. A 501(c)(4) can do unlimited nonpartisan voter education and candidate training without applying to the IRS for advance recognition. We file the required Form 8976 notice and an annual Form 990, and we publish both. For a $10–$45 membership, almost nobody itemizes anyway. We’d rather tell you plainly than let you find out in April.

Administration is capped at 5% of dues and donations, or $2,500 a year, whichever is greater — in the bylaws. Everything else goes to programs. See the breakdown →
No auto-renew traps. You get a reminder before your year ends. If you don’t renew, nothing happens except that you stop being a member.
We don’t sell, rent, trade, or share your information. Not with candidates, not with parties, not with anyone. Ever.
Joining doesn’t put you on a public list. Founding Members appear in the founding roll only if they opt in.

Not ready to join?

Come to something first. Every meet-and-greet and every workshop is free and open to the public, and nobody will ask you for money at the door.

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