Our Positions

For a complete summary of all League positions, visit Impact on Issues, a publication of the League of Women Voters of the United States® (LWVUS) designed to help League members use LWVUS public policy positions effectively at the national, state, local, and regional levels of government. The intention is to inspire Leagues to use national positions to advocate, litigate, educate, and take action to ensure accountability at all levels and in all branches of government.

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.

Connecticut Positions

Campaign Finance Reform

Submitted by Connecticut in February 2018.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports a campaign finance system that ensures the public's right to know, combats corruption and undue influence, and enables candidates to compete more equitably for public office.
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Election Laws

Submitted by Connecticut in February 2018.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut believes that the political process must be open to all citizens and that the right to vote with confidence in the election process and with adequate information with which to make informed decisions must be guaranteed for all.
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Ethics

Submitted by Connecticut in February 2018.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports government officials and employees being held accountable for carrying out their duties in an effective and ethically-responsible manner.
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Fiscal Policy

Submitted by Connecticut in February 2018.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports the state budget as an effective policy-making tool of the state government, bonds as funding for long-term capital projects, and state funding intervention in specified programs.
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General Assembly

Submitted by Connecticut in February 2018.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports continued improvement in the structure and procedures of the General Assembly in order to maintain its effectiveness as an independent and responsive branch of the state government.
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Initiative and Referendum

Submitted by Connecticut in February 2018.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports the current method of amending the State Constitution, with amendments proposed by the General Assembly and ratified by referendum and then the General Assembly.
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Internet and Media

Submitted by Connecticut in May 2022.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut believes that a free and open Internet is increasingly important to the protection of individual liberties – freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of association – guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and by the Connecticut Constitution.
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Land Use

Submitted by Connecticut in February 2018.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports policies and procedures which promote comprehensive long-range planning for conservation and development of land and water resources.
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Mental Health

Submitted by Connecticut in February 2018.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports comprehensive, community-based mental health systems for children and adults.
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Primaries and Parties

Submitted by Connecticut in May 2022.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut urges all political parties to make their process more accessible to the public.
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Quality Education

Submitted by Connecticut in February 2018.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports the concept of collective responsibility among individual school districts and the state to take proactive steps toward achieving diversity and avoiding racial isolation in the student population.
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Redistricting

Submitted by Connecticut in November 2019.

Position

Congressional districts and government legislative bodies should be apportioned substantially on population. We oppose partisan and racial gerrymandering that strips rights away from voters.
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School Finance

Submitted by Connecticut in February 2018.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports a system of public education in the state which will provide a suitable program of educational experiences for each child and sufficient financial resources to each community to support that level of educational services.
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School Vouchers

Submitted by Connecticut in February 2018.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports a system of elementary and secondary education that must be fiscally and educationally accountable to Connecticut citizens.
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Teen Pregnancy

Submitted by Connecticut in February 2018.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports appropriate services and programs to encourage and enable adolescent parents to finish high school and become economically self-sufficient, ensure that K-12 students have access to appropriate sex education, & provide adequate training to teachers of these recommended programs.
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Transportation

Submitted by Connecticut in February 2018.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports the planning and development of a statewide balanced transportation system.
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Water Resources

Submitted by Connecticut in February 2018.

Position

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut supports state policies and programs which promote comprehensive long-range planning for conservation and development of land and water resources.
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