Our Positions

Positions Taken By the League

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.

Utica-Rome Metropolitan Area Positions

Impact on Issues

Submitted by Utica-Rome Metropolitan Area in May 2021.

Position

Impact on Issues is designed to help League members use LWVUS public policy positions effectively at the national, state, local, and regional levels. The intention is to inspire Leagues to use national positions to act in their own communities.
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Civil Rights Groups, Civic Organizations, Tribal and Local Governments Secure Broad Resolution in Census Lawsuit

Submitted by Utica-Rome Metropolitan Area in April 2021.

Position

Stipulated dismissal, presented for Court approval, guarantees Census Bureau will not release rushed apportionment numbers, will not provide states with data to exclude noncitizens from redistricting, and will continue to provide key analysis and information to plaintiffs and the public about the quality of the partially shortened count under the Trump administration.
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All Utica-Rome Metropolitan 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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