Our pledge — Administration capped at 5% of revenue, with a fixed $8,000 floor — so insurance, books, and filings are never what we cut
Membership

Join the League

Ten dollars if you’re under 25. Thirty if you’re not. Members run this organization — that isn’t a slogan, it’s in the bylaws.

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
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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

Legacy Membership

$100
lifetime · one time

$100 – Legacy membership — Lifetime — for family couples or individuals, if joined in the 1st year of the local charter. Your name in the founding roll, a designation that cannot be obtained after the first charter year.

Become a Legacy Member

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

Sign up

Two steps and you’re a member.

Tell us who you are, then pay your dues. Your membership year begins the day your dues clear, and a real person confirms it by email within two business days.

Step 1 — who you are

Membership application

Optional.
Optional — used only for your member card and the annual meeting notice.
Optional.
Optional — including any role you’d like to raise a hand for.

We never sell, rent, trade, or share your information. Dues are not tax-deductible.

Step 2 — your dues

Pay your dues

You’re paying$30

Paid by card or PayPal balance. Dues are not tax-deductible as a charitable contribution. Processing costs the League about 3.5% plus 49¢ per payment.

Other ways to pay

By check. Make check out to: League of Constitutional Voters and mail to: P O Box 711, Clearlake WA 98235. Include your email address and we will send you an email receipt.

A larger or corporate gift. Benefactor memberships and anything above $25,000 should involve a human — talk to us and we will arrange it properly.

Renewing? Same buttons. Pick your level and pay — no need to fill the form in again.

Lifetime giving

Individual, Business & Corporate Membership

A permanent investment in constitutional representation. Each tier carries a single vote — your contribution funds the mission, not extra influence.

Founding

Founding Member

$500
lifetime · one time

Impact: Lays the operational groundwork for our core initiatives.

Perks: Digital recognition on our charter page, founding member lapel pin, and quarterly newsletter updates.

Become a Founding Member
Cornerstone

Cornerstone Member

$1,000
lifetime · one time

Impact: Secures our day-to-day stability and scales local programs.

Perks: All previous perks, plus 2 complimentary tickets to our annual showcase and invitations to member-only briefings.

Become a Cornerstone Member
Keystone

Keystone Member

$5,000
lifetime · one time

Impact: Permanently locks our long-term strategic funding into place.

Perks: Lifetime membership status, permanent recognition on our physical donor wall, and VIP seating at all events.

Become a Keystone Member
Bedrock

Bedrock Member

$10,000
lifetime · one time

Impact: Anchors our future by funding major capital and expansion projects.

Perks: All previous perks, plus an annual private dinner with executive leadership and prominent branding/logo placement on main promotional materials.

Become a Bedrock Member
Benefactor

Benefactor Member

$100,000
lifetime · one time

Impact: Shapes our ultimate future through a transformative, legacy-defining gift.

Perks: All previous perks, plus a permanent honorary position on our advisory board council and a dedicated press release/spotlight feature.

Become a Benefactor

All lifetime tiers carry a single vote — the same as a $10 student member. Contact us to arrange payment for larger gifts.

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 yet.

We’re a Washington nonprofit corporation seeking IRS recognition as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Until the IRS grants it, dues and donations aren’t deductible; once granted — and recognition generally reaches back — they are, and we’ll say so right here. We file an annual Form 990 and publish it. For a $10–$45 membership, almost nobody itemizes anyway. We’d rather tell you plainly than let you find out in April.

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.

One member, one vote. A $100,000 Benefactor and a $10 student cast the same vote. No tier, gift, or title buys a second one.

The 1889 Society

Lifetime members.

The 1889 Society — lifetime members of the League of Constitutional Voters

Washington became a state in 1889, and its Constitution — the document our first pillar teaches — took effect that year. Lifetime members of the League are the 1889 Society. Every lifetime tier carries one vote, the same as every other member. Half of every lifetime payment goes into a reserve that funds the member’s dues for life; the rest funds programs.

What every member receives

Three rules on dues

  • Dues paid in advance for more than one year are accepted at the rate in effect when paid.
  • Dues unpaid 30 days after renewal suspend voting; unpaid 120 days lapse the membership; rejoin any time.
  • Any tier is waivable on request, no reason required.

Members-at-large

Live in a county without a chapter? You are a member-at-large of the League and the first person we will call when ten neighbors want to start one.

Junior participants (13–15)

Free and non-voting, with a parent’s written consent. Juniors come to meet-and-greets, help with the Empty Ballot Research Project, and are first in line for Youth County at 16.

Thank you. We will confirm the Junior participation by email.