In May 2007 members of the LWV of Longmont voted to merge with the LWV of Boulder Valley. The members of LWV of Boulder Valley approved the merger and voted to change the name from LWV of Boulder Valley to LWV of Boulder County. The merger was approved by the national League in June 2007.
The LWV of Boulder Valley was founded in the city of Boulder on March 25, 1931, the first local League to organize in the State of Colorado . The newly formed local League was known as the Women Citizens League of Boulder. When the Colorado State League signed incorporation papers on May 4, 1929, it had to use the name of Women Citizens League of Colorado as another suffrage group in Colorado had the name, Colorado League of Women Voters. The group was not affiliated with the League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS) but was unwilling to give up its name. The group released the name in 1940. The Women Citizens League of Boulder then changed its name to the LWV of Boulder in 1940, the same time when the state League changed its name to LWV of Colorado.
In 1984 LWV of Boulder changed its name to LWV of Boulder Valley to cover the geographic area as the Boulder Valley School District . In May 2007, members approved the name change to LWV of Boulder County to include the geographic area of Boulder County .
The LWV of Longmont was founded in 1961. A city League, it focused on issues for the city of Longmont and the St. Vrain school district. With the merger of the Longmont and Boulder Valley Leagues into the LWV of Boulder County, members may study and take action on Boulder County issues as well as local cities within the county.
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