We are truly a grassroots organization... The League of Women Voters takes action on an issue or advocates for a cause when there is an existing League position that supports the issue or speaks to the cause.
Positions result from a process of study. Any given study, whether it be National, State, or Local, is thorough in its pursuit of facts and details. As the study progresses, a continuing discussion of pros and cons of each situation occurs. Prior to the results of the study being presented to the general membership, study committee members fashion consensus questions that are then addressed by the membership.
Additional discussion, pro and con, takes place as members (not part of the study committee) learn the scope of the study. After the members reach consensus, the board forms positions based on that consensus.
It is the consensus statement -- the statement resulting from the consensus questions -- that becomes a position. Firm action or advocacy can then be taken on the particular issue addressed by the position. Without a position, action/advocacy cannot be taken.
See our
- Candidates Forum held before each November election
- Voters Guide published annually in the Perrysburg Messenger Journal
- Vote411.org available for each Primary Election and General Election
- Yearly update and publication of a Directory of Public Officials
- Registering voters
- Studying, reaching consensus and taking stands on issues of concern on the national, state or local level
- Membership meetings featuring speakers, panels and discussion on a variety of topics
- Occasional town meetings enabling the public to ask questions and seek answers on a particular subject
- Observers Program
- Hosting a reception or open house for a special reason
- Virginia Secor Stranahan Citizen Award
- Presenting an annual scholarship to a deserving local high school senior
