Summary of May 3, 2026 Program Planning Meeting
The goal of the meeting was to develop consensus around the issues that our chapter members think are the highest priority for focus in the July 2026-June 2027 year. As a fully volunteer organization with limited resources, your leadership team is seeking guidance that will inform our events, actions, and advocacy over the coming year. Nothing happens without the support of our members.
The Process
Starting with a list of national focus issues being proposed for adoption at the LWV Biennial National Convention in June 2026, we added three issues that have been of particular interest to our local chapter members. Our starting list of issues was:
- Voting Rights
- Election Protection
- Individual Liberties
- Balance of Power and The Presidency
- Immigration
- Education
- Accessible Housing
- Environmental Protection
Breaking down into groups of 5-6, we reviewed and then talked about each of the issues and the more specific League positions that attach to them. (View summaries of these positions here. ) After 30 minutes of discussion, each group then ranked the issues in order of importance for LWVLGA focus.
Using a priority weighted coring system, we developed clear consensus among all groups that our priorities for 2026-2027 should be:
- Voting Rights
- Election Protections
- Individual Liberties
Next Steps
- May 19, 2026 - Board of Directors will consider and vote to recommend this list of priorities for adoption by our full membership
- June 23, 2026 – Chapter Members will consider and vote to adopt the focus list as our Program for 2026-2027. Members will be asked to indicate topics for which they would be willing to offer support.
- July x, 2026 – Chapter Members will meet to brainstorm ideas for specific events, actions, and advocacy in the coming year. Members will be asked to indicate specific events, actions or advocacy initiatives they are able to support in the coming year.
