PEORIA — The League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria will present a program on Abolishing the Electoral College from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7, at the Advanced Medical Transport Auditorium, 1718 N. Sterling Ave.

Guest speakers will be Rosemary Heilemann and Bonnie McNeill of the Wilmette League of Women Voters. They will present a program they helped develop for the national League convention last year.

Delegates at that national convention decided abolishing the electoral college should be the focus for 2018-2020. As a result, the Illinois League’s Electoral College Committee developed “Electoral College Reform: Why We Should Abolish the Electoral College and How to Do It.” Heilemann and McNeill helped produce the program. They will show it and answer questions.

The national League position now supports direct popular voting method for election of the president and vice president, and has decided that the Electoral College should be abolished.

The event is free and open to the public.

For information, contact Farrell Davies at farrelldavies2@gmail.com, or call 696-3217.