Our Positions

Below are all of our 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.

League of Women Voters of the Homewood Flossmoor Area Positions

Alternatives to Short and Long Term Institutionalization

Submitted by League of Women Voters of the Homewood Flossmoor Area in June 2020.

Position

Support coordinated community-based system of supportive services for the elderly designed to avoid, delay or shorten their institutionalization.
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Diversity

Submitted by League of Women Voters of the Homewood Flossmoor Area in June 2020.

Position

Participate in a coalition of area community groups whose goal is to assure that diversity enhances rather than threatens the vitality of the South Suburbs.
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Hazardous Materials

Submitted by League of Women Voters of the Homewood Flossmoor Area in June 2020.

Position

Work in a coalition with other groups to monitor hazardous waste disposal and its impact on our area.
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Home Rule Referenda

Submitted by League of Women Voters of the Homewood Flossmoor Area in June 2020.

Position

Support the following criteria to evaluate home rule referenda: financial analysis, demonstration of need, education and information, and citizen participation.
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Housing

Submitted by League of Women Voters of the Homewood Flossmoor Area in June 2020.

Position

Support for senior citizen housing in Homewood.
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Local School Referenda

Submitted by League of Women Voters of the Homewood Flossmoor Area in June 2020.

Position

Support the following criteria to evaluate bond issues and/or tax increases for local school districts: program review, citizen participation, long-range planning, cost-effective measures and supplemental revenue, and demonstration of need.
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Poll Watching

Submitted by League of Women Voters of the Homewood Flossmoor Area in June 2020.

Position

Action to implement existing LWVIL position on election laws and procedures in the H-F area.
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School Finance

Submitted by League of Women Voters of the Homewood Flossmoor Area in June 2020.

Position

Continue monitoring current and proposed new methods of school financing with emphasis on the impact on schools in the H-F area.
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Shelter for the Homeless

Submitted by League of Women Voters of the Homewood Flossmoor Area in June 2020.

Position

Support a coalition of faith communities, agencies and individuals who make up South Suburban Public Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS).
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Solid Waste

Submitted by League of Women Voters of the Homewood Flossmoor Area in June 2020.

Position

Support curbside recycling in the local area and work to develop markets for recycled products.
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Tax Increment Financing

Submitted by League of Women Voters of the Homewood Flossmoor Area in June 2020.

Position

Monitor and evaluate the TIF (Tax Increment Financing) and its impact on education funding, economic development and distribution of tax dollars to the community.
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All League of Women Voters of the Homewood Flossmoor Area Subscribed Positions

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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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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Meeting Basic Human Needs

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2019.

Position

The League of Women Voters of the United States believes that one of the goals of social policy in the United States should be to promote self-sufficiency for individuals and families and that the most effective social programs are those designed to prevent or reduce poverty.
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NATURAL RESOURCES

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in February 2018.

Position

Promote an environment beneficial to life through the protection and wise management of natural resources in the public interest.
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REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2018.

Position

Promote an open governmental system that is representative, accountable and responsive.
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SOCIAL POLICY

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in February 2018.

Position

Secure equal rights and equal opportunity for all. Promote social and economic justice, and the health and safety of all Americans.
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United Nations

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2019.

Position

The League of Women Voters supports a strong, effective United Nations and endorses the full and active participation of the United States in the UN system.
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