Our Positions

Positions

What is a Position?

The League of Women Voters takes action on an issue only when we have a position addressing that particular issue. Members must study and come to consensus on an issue, in order to form a position. This thorough grassroots process ensures that our advocacy is well considered by a broad range of people, understood by our members, and we have a sense of the political environment.

Greater Hartford Positions

Comprehensive Planning for Town Growth and Development

Submitted by Greater Hartford in March 2021.

Position

The League of Women Voters of West Hartford continues to support long-range comprehensive planning which protects orderly growth.
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Education Position

Submitted by Greater Hartford in March 2021.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Greater Hartford supports equal and equitable education opportunity for all children in the areas of program, personnel, and facilities.
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Mental Health Care

Submitted by Greater Hartford in March 2021.

Position

We support comprehensive community-based mental health systems.
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Campaign Finance Reform

Submitted by Connecticut in February 2018.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports a campaign finance system that ensures the public's right to know, combats corruption and undue influence, and enables candidates to compete more equitably for public office.
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Climate Change

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2019.

Position

State and local Leagues, and individual League members, have a critical role to play in helping to limit future climate change and protect the planet.
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Election Laws

Submitted by Connecticut in February 2018.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut believes that the political process must be open to all citizens and that the right to vote with confidence in the election process and with adequate information with which to make informed decisions must be guaranteed for all.
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Ethics

Submitted by Connecticut in February 2018.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports government officials and employees being held accountable for carrying out their duties in an effective and ethically-responsible manner.
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Fiscal Policy

Submitted by Connecticut in February 2018.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports the state budget as an effective policy-making tool of the state government, bonds as funding for long-term capital projects, and state funding intervention in specified programs.
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General Assembly

Submitted by Connecticut in February 2018.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports continued improvement in the structure and procedures of the General Assembly in order to maintain its effectiveness as an independent and responsive branch of the state government.
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Initiative and Referendum

Submitted by Connecticut in February 2018.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports the current method of amending the State Constitution, with amendments proposed by the General Assembly and ratified by referendum and then the General Assembly.
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2018.

Position

Promote peace in an interdependent world by working cooperatively with other nations and strengthening international organizations.
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Internet and Media

Submitted by Connecticut in May 2022.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut believes that a free and open Internet is increasingly important to the protection of individual liberties – freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of association – guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and by the Connecticut Constitution.
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Land Use

Submitted by Connecticut in February 2018.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports policies and procedures which promote comprehensive long-range planning for conservation and development of land and water resources.
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