Volunteer Opportunities

The League of Women Voters of Richardson (LWVR) is always looking for dedicated, dependable volunteers.  The volunteer jobs in LWR range from ‘one and done’ to jobs that require quite a few hours over several weeks.

Would you like to help?  Email membership@lwvrichardson.org to volunteer or to ask a question.  We’d love to hear from you.

• Check below for the volunteer opportunities that LWVR has to offer.  The opportunities have been grouped by subject matter.
• Click here for a complete description of LWVR’s jobs.  Then let us know how you want to help.
• If you see any erroneous, misleading, or confusing information in any of LWVR’s published material, please report the problem to league@lwvrichardson.org.
• If, during an election, you go to pick up a nonpartisan LWVR printed Voters Guide and they have run out, please report this to league@lwvrichardson.org.
• Come to our Annual Meeting to find out more about what we’re all about.  Nonmembers are invited to our Annual Meeting…you just can’t vote.  LWVR’s Annual Meeting is scheduled during the first 2 weeks of May.

VOTER SERVICE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Nonpartisan Voter Registration 

• Become a Volunteer Deputy Registrar (VDR). This requires certification by the County Elections Department.  Find information, see their websites:
• Collin County
• Dallas County
• It’s most helpful if you want to help register voters (at local events like CityLine’s Boho Market, Galen School of Nursing, etc.), that you are a VDR in Collin County and/or Dallas County.  However, there’s also a place for non-VDRs at these voter registration events.  Days and time vary.  This is usually a 2-3 hour commitment.
  • Collin County
  • Dallas County
• To register voters at United States Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization ceremonies in Irving, it’s helpful to be registered in 4 counties.  Days and times vary.  You can sign up for a 2-hour shift or an all-day shift (7am – 3pm)
• Collin County
• Dallas County
• Denton County
• Tarrant County

Nonpartisan Voters Guide

• For elections involving candidates, submit questions to ask the candidates who are running for office.  All candidates for the same race will be asked the same questions.  Each question must pertain to the position sought. The questions and the candidates’ answers will appear in LWVR’s online and printed Voters Guides.
• Besides just submitting your questions, help the LWVRichardson Committee create questions and wordsmith all questions submitted.
• For elections involving issues (like bonds or charter amendments), help develop pro and con statements for issues on the ballot.  The pro/con statements will appear in LWVR’s online and printed Voters Guides.
• Proofread the Voters Guide that LWVR created.  The Voters Guide will be distributed both online and in print.  The Voters Guide must be proofed for content accuracy, grammar, typos, etc.  No mistake is too small to be corrected!
• Help distribute the printed Voters Guide that LWVR created.  The Voters Guides are distributed in the City of Richardson at the Library, City Hall, Huffhines Recreation Centre, Heights Recreation Center, and the Senior “Center.  In addition, for Voters Guides for the Richardson ISD, Voters Guides are also distributed to Forest Green Branch Library, Audelia Road Branch Library, and Fretz Park Branch Library, all in the City of Dallas.

Nonpartisan Candidate Forums

• Submit questions to ask the candidates during the forum.  Each question will be asked of all candidates for the same position.  All candidates for the same race will be asked the same questions.  Each question must pertain to the position sought.
• Besides just submitting your questions, help the LWVRichardson Committee create questions and wordsmith all questions submitted.
• Volunteer to work the forum.  We need greeters, tellers, and question screeners.

COMMUNICATIONS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Monthly Newsletters 

• Submit ideas and articles.  The VOTER is distributed by email to all LWVR members and contributors.  The MEMBER UPDATE is distributed by email only to members.  Both newsletters are emailed on the first day of each month (except July).
• Proofread the VOTER before distribution.  This needs to be done between the 25th of the month and the last day of the month.

Social Media

• LWVR is currently active on Facebook (LWVRichardsonTX), Instagram (LWVRichardson), and LinkedIn.
• Like us and share our posts.  Help us get the word out!!
• Help us build posts.  Join our group of people building posts for social media.

MEMBERSHIP VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Hospitality 

• Arrange for refreshments at member or public meetings, if requested.

PUBLIC POLICY – EDUCATION & ADVOCACY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) 

• Volunteer for a CHIP Help Session. CHIP offers low-cost health coverage for children up to 18 years old.  It is designed for families who earn too much money to qualify for Medicaid but cannot afford to buy private health coverage.  Help sessions are generally from 9am – noon on the 3rd Saturday of the month at St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church, 1210 West Belt Line Road in Richardson 75080.  Some help sessions are scheduled through Richardson ISD schools and held at the school, usually in the evening.

Observer Corps 

• Attend a City of Richardson (COR) City Council meeting as a nonpartisan observer and report back to the LWVR membership with an article in the monthly Member Update newsletter.  COR Council meetings normally begin at 6pm on most Mondays in the Temporary City Hall Annex at 2360 Campbell Creek Blvd., Suite 550 in Richardson 75082.
• Attend a Richardson Independent School District (RISD) Trustee meeting as a nonpartisan observer and report back to the LWVR membership with an article in the monthly Member Update newsletter.  Regular RISD Board of Trustee meetings are held at 6pm in the RISD Administration Building, 400 S. Greenville Ave. in Richardson 75081, one or two Thursdays a month.