Our Accomplishments

During the 2007 Legislative Session:

• Published a comprehensive policy agenda.
• Met with legislators and the Governor regarding MWV’s 2007 Legislative Agenda.
• Sent weekly legislative email updates and action items to over 300 Montanans.
• Hosted educational and action-oriented events at the capitol and local trainings and updates.
• Helped pass bills that increased women's access to family planning, raised CHIP eligibility levels, improved domestic violence and sexual assault laws, and helped block efforts to push back same-day voter registration.

In the 2006 Election Cycle:

• Expanded the involvement of constituents via our Leadership Development Program.
• Gathered signatures and provided education for the minimum wage initiative.
• Registered over 3,000 voters – the majority of whom were lower-income women.
• Mailed issue education and absentee ballot request forms to nearly 10,000 Montanans.
• Distributed voter guides to 13,000 people informing of candidates' positions and ballot initiatives important to women and families.
• Hosted educational events and forums.
• Contributed to increased turnout in the 5 MWV counties – midterm turnout was 56% to 75%.

During the 2005 Legislative Session:

• Published a comprehensive policy agenda.
• Met with legislators and the Governor regarding MWV's 2005 Legislative Agenda.
• Helped pass bills that allowed late voter registration, covered 7,000 more low-income children under CHIP and Medicaid, increased TANF and child support payments, protected patients' access to health care clinics (MT first pro-choice bill), and secured funding for domestic violence and sexual assault services.

In the 2004 Election Cycle:

• Registered over 7,000 voters statewide.
  
• Achieved a 77% voter turnout rate of voters we registered in the November 04 election.
  
• Conducted voter outreach in 5 communities.
  
• Distributed education materials to 20,000 voters.
  

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