Local Government

We support measures to further good government through the support of non-partisanship in local government and the support of legislation which permits increased flexibility in California State law governing general law counties.

LWVAZ Positions

Submitted by Arizona in July 2020.

Position

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Local Positions for LWVHP-HWD

Submitted by Highland Park-Highwood in July 2020.

Position

Position documents are included in the heading. This is just an example extraction.

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ADVOCATE FOR HOME RULE CHARTER

Submitted by Mason County in June 2020.

Action Alerts

The Summer of 2020 will be a time of Advocacy on Home Rule Charter by lobbying our Mason County Commissioners to call for an election of Freeholders ( citizen representatives) to study and explore a Home Rule Charter form of County Government.

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The LWV Los Alamos study on Digital Privacy began in June 2020. It's headed by JoAnn Lysne and Akkana Peck. It led to a new position:

LWVRI Position on Funding Public Education in Rhode Island

Adopted at Convention 2001

The League of Women Voters of Rhode Island believes that any method of financing public education should provide equality of opportunity for education through a system of taxation that is sufficient, equitable, flexible and coordinated among the different levels of government.

Submitted by Rhode Island in June 2020.

News

August 2019

The League of Women Voters of Rhode Island affirms the crucial niche of libraries: they are repositories of knowledge; they enhance learning for all ages; they serve as community centers. In a world linked to the internet, libraries provide essential computer access for many Rhode Islanders.
This issue is a priority of the LWV Providence

A Black Woman’s Perspective

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in June 2020.

News

Advisory Commissions

Submitted by Park Forest Area in June 2020.

Position

Support our position that the purpose of advisory commissions and boards in Park Forest and the Villages of Matteson, Richton Park, and University Park is to set goals and offer informed advice to the Village Boards of Trustees.

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Board and Commissions

Submitted by Woodland in June 2020.

Position

Support of an effective and diverse Board and Commissions.

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My League Online
Serving LWV's Local Leagues

Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.

Local Government

Local Government

LWVAZ Positions

Local Positions for LWVHP-HWD

ADVOCATE FOR HOME RULE CHARTER

LWVLA Privacy Study, 2020

Education Funding

LWVRI Position on Funding Public Education in Rhode Island

Old Library Funding News

Library Funding

A Black Woman’s Perspective

Advisory Commissions

Board and Commissions

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