Please join us for our biennial Convention in Hastings, MN, hosted by our LWV Dakota County League. We are proud to offer this exclusive location at the new Confluence Hotel which sits alongside the Mississippi River, at the confluence of the Mississippi and the St. Croix Rivers. This special water legacy also expands downstream to include the Minnesota River, which is one of the most historically significant landscapes in Minnesota, known to many Dakota people as Bdote. It is a place where rivers and people have come together for at least 10,000 years. Let us also come together in this sacred confluence of rivers and history, the homeland of the Dakota people, to learn and plan together - what is around the next river bend for LWV in Minnesota? What is our story, and where do we go next in our mission to empower voters and defend democracy? We are quite literally at the confluence of our journey - come join us June 6 and 7 to share your hopes and dreams and enjoy fellowship with fellow League members.

Our top priority is ensuring that every league has at least one representative in attendance, and we're here to support you in making that happen. If your league needs additional assistance to help cover the costs for a member to attend, please don't hesitate to reach out to Michelle.

Hotel

Confluence Hotel Reservations

• All rooms have refrigerators and microwaves

• Many rooms have two queen beds - share with a friend and split the cost!

Register by March 31 and be entered in a raffle to WIN YOUR ROOM! 🧨

Other accommodations in Hastings:

• Nichols Inn & Suites

• Hastings Country Inn

Agenda

Draft Convention Agenda

Friday, June 6, 2025

• 1:00 - 2:30 pm: Hastings Area Historical Society & Suffrage Tour

  Learn about the fascinating history of Hastings, with stories of how the Women's Suffrage Movement operated in Dakota County, on this guide-hosted walking tour, which ends at the Spiral Brewery. 

• 3:30-4:30 pm: LWV UMRR Waterfront Tour and Water Tasting

• 3:00 pm: Check-in at hotel begins

• 4:00 - 5:45 pm: Welcome Reception

• 6:00 pm - Convention Opening - Land Acknowledgement & Keynote Address

  Shelley Buck, President, Owámniyomni Okhódayapi

Registration

Cost: $120 per person

Pre-Convention Preparation

• Learn about and consider serving on the LWVMN Board
  (deadline for application: March 31)

• Complete the Policy Positions Review Survey (deadline: March 14)
  (See Policy Positions Review Guide for additional information.)

• Complete the Bylaws Survey (deadline: March 14)

• Sign up for the Parade of Leagues

• Sign up for the Hastings Walking Tour and Reception

Delegates

determining delegate counts

We have 185 possible delegates - let’s get to 140 attending!

• ABC ~ 6

• *Bemidji Area ~ 1

• Bloomington ~ 5

• Brainerd Lakes Area ~ 3

• BPOMG ~ 3

• CNHEPR ~ 5

• Dakota County ~ 6

• Detroit Lakes Area ~ 4

• Duluth ~ 13

• ECC ~ 5

• Edina ~ 10

• *Fillmore County ~ 3

• Golden Valley ~ 4

• LMPA ~ 6

• Minneapolis ~ 16

• MEPH ~ 5

• New Brighton Area ~ 4

• New Ulm ~ 4

• NCF ~ 6

• Park Rapids Area ~ 3

• Red Wing ~ 4

• Richfield ~ 3

• Red Wing ~ 4

• Richfield ~ 3

• Rochester ~ 7

• Roseville Area ~ 9

• St Cloud Area ~ 5

• St Louis Park ~ 4

• St Paul ~ 8

• St Peter ~ 4

• WBLA ~ 6

• Willmar Area ~ 6

• Winona ~ 4

• WCGA ~ 6

If you don’t plan to send a full delegation and are open to letting another League use those seats, let us know. Likewise, if you wish to send a larger delegation than allotted, check with us for available options.
*The at-large members delegate pool is shared across all state units. For 2025, this number is 4.

Member
Awards

Nominations for the Platinum and 21st Century awards open on February 3, and will close again on April 4, 2025.

Past winners:

Platinum Award ~ 21st Century Award