League of Independent Voters

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The League of Young Voters, also known as the League of Pissed Off Voters, is a national advocacy organization in the U.S. which organizes progressive voter guides and voter blocs nationwide, particularly geared towards the 18-34 age group. The League of Young Voters was formerly known as the League of Independent Voters.

The League has strong connections to other youth-oriented political organizations and events, such as the League of Young Voters Education Fund, United Students Against Sweatshops, Music For America, and the National Hip Hop Political Convention. These connections prompted the Village Voice to call the coalition "a lively, iconoclastic, music-aware national group."[1]

During the 2004 election, The League worked with America Votes, a coalition of liberal organizations such as America Coming Together, the AFL-CIO and the League of Conservation Voters [2].

Since then the League has grown and strengthened its local groups across the nation, undergone a strategic reorganization, and thrown its weight into various local races in the 2005 election season.

In 2006, the League launched a voting resource website - theballot.org - where anyone can find, create or share voters' guides.

[edit] References

• League of Young Voters Organization's website
• Defeat Bush: The Guide 2004 Village Voice article on groups that at that time were working in opposition to the reelection of George W. Bush.