The League is back.
Four years ago, Nevada’s chapter of the League of Women voters dissolved after a dispute over policy between the national organization and then-Nevada League president Sondra Cosgrove.
Cosgrove went on to found Vote Nevada , an organization that did some of the same things as the League.
But now, the League’s Silver State chapter has reconstituted itself, just two months before the consequential 2024 elections.
Its new president, Barbara Wells, has lived in Nevada for more than nine years. She retired as a licensed psychologist, where she worked at the Veterans Administration hospital and its various clinics.
A friend told her that the League has a way to stay involved after she retired.
“I guess you could say I was looking for something to do to continue bettering the lives of my fellow Nevadans,” she said. “And this is how I found the League of Women Voters.”
The League formed in 1920, just months before the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, giving women the right to vote. Today, the organization includes men, and advocates on issues such as money in politics, redistricting, voting rights and fighting voter suppression, according to its website .