About the League of Women Voters
Fairview Park Chapter

The League of Women Voters, established in 1920 grew out of the effort to gain the right to vote for women. Men were accorded full League membership in 1974.

The Fairview Park League of Women Voters was established in 1954 and actively served the community until l984.

Believing the absence of League had left a void in the community, a group of concerned citizens established the Fairview Park MAL Unit in September, 1995.  MAL Units are intended for smaller communities and are not required to sustain the full workload of normal League activity.

In the spring of 2003 the Fairview MAL Unit joined with League Chapters in Rocky River, Lakewood, Bay Village, Cleveland Heights/University Heights, Chagrin Valley and the Hillcrest Area to form the League of Women Voters Cuyahoga Regional Area.  This affiliation has allowed the Fairview Chapter to become a fully recognized League.

Since its' reorganization the Fairview Park Chapter has sponsored non-partisan Candidates Nights for all General Eections, printed Voter's Guides for all Local Elections and sponsored Ballot Issues Forums when appropriate.  Starting in January 2000 the Chapter has had observers present at most City Council Meetings and School Board Meetings.   In addition the membership registers voters at public events, sponsors forums of interest to the public and actively participates in Summerfest. In cooperation with the Social Studies Department at Fairview High School the Fairview Chapter yearly sponsors the Youth in Government Project that encourages high school students to run for local office in a mock election and brings an outstanding speaker to the local campus.