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August 2020 Voter Newsletter

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Submitted by Diablo Valley in July 2020.

News

It’s August, fewer than 100 days to the election, and there’s lots to do! It’s also the Centennial of the 19th Amendment, with many commemorations. Plus an inside look at what the Board does, and a royal suffragist!

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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

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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LWVLA Privacy Study, 2020

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↑ (Note the privacy-violating tracking link from AddThis. Our my.lwv.org website adds that automatically, and I haven't found a way to remove it!)

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:

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Education Funding

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.

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Old Library Funding News

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Submitted by Rhode Island in June 2020.

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August 2019

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Library Funding

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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
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A Black Woman’s Perspective

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in June 2020.

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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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