Positions | Studies | Priorities
LWVUS public policy position statements serve as the basis for the national, state and local Leagues to take action. Position statements are adopted every two years at the national League of Women Voters Convention, after lengthy study and consensus by League members.
Public Policy Positions of LWVUS
Impact on Issues: A Guide to Public Policy Positions 2024-2026
Federal Judicial Position - added June 2025
Recent LWVUS Studies
LWVUS positions are adopted after a national study followed by consensus among all members.
2024-2025 Federal Judiciary Study
Positions Adopted by Concurrence
LWVUS positions may be adopted by concurrence by the delegates to the LWVUS Convention or Council. A position adopted at a state or local level, after study and consensus, may be adopted adopted at the national level without additional study.
2026 Proposed Concurrence on Protecting Immigrant Rights
LWVUS Priorities
- Implementing the campaigns for Making Democracy Work® and Women Defend Democracy, which includes advocating for policy issues, including defending voting rights protections, protecting DC autonomy, improving election administration, protecting against dark money in politics, and supporting the 2030 Census.
- Protecting democratic institutions and the rule of law. Protecting reproductive freedoms, access to abortion care, and ensure the right to make private reproductive health decisions.
- Responding strategically on issues like immigration, climate change, gun safety, Equal Rights Amendment, heathcare and attacks on DEI.
Recent Actions
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