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League Positions on Issues


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. A Positions can be established at any level -  National, State, Regional, or Local, - as long as it does not conflict with a Position at a higher level.

 
At any level, Positions come out of a process of study

  • study is athorough  pursuit of facts and details about an issue, generally done by a study committee. As the study progresses, the committee member continually discuss  pros and cons of each situation they find. 

  • 'Consensus Questions' are created by the members of the study committee as they prepare to present the results of their study  to the general membership. These questions help facilitate the broader discussion. 

  • League members who  were not part of the study committee learn the the study committee results.  Additional discussion, pro and con, takes place - aided by the consensus questions.  The intent is to reach a consensus agreement. 

  • The consensus agreement goes to the League Board of Directors at whichever level the study was done.  The Board at that level forms a consensus statement based on that agreement.

  • A Position is the public issuance of the consensus statement. Based on that Position, firm action or advocacy can be taken on that issue.

    Without a studied consensus PositionAction and Advocacy cannot be taken.


Positions of LWVUS:  League of Women Voters of the United States of America 


The U.S. National LWV has created a downloadable document, 

        Impact on Issues: A Guide to LWVUS Public-Policy Positions


It's designed to help League members use LWVUS public policy positions effectively at the national, state, local, and regional levels, i
t's available to read online or to download. There is a summary list of all the LWV National Positions on pages 12 through 16, followed by in-depth history and analysis of each position.

NOTE: In June, 2025 a new Position was adopted on the  FEDERAL JUDICIARY




Positions of LWVC:  League of Women Voters of the State of California

 

The California League maintains a list of

 Combined National & CA State Positions

 



Positions of LWBA:  Regional League of Women Voters of the Bay Area

 

The LWVBA, by including all nine San Francisco Bay Area Counties, makes possible League study and action on region-wide problems and issues. Their positions address Regional Government, Regional Planning, Environment, Natural Resources, Hazardous Materials Management, Social Policy, Surface Transportation, and Airport Transportation. 

Local Leagues that are part of this regional League are authorized to take local action on the basis of rheir relationship:


 LWVBA Positions.


Positions of  the Council of the Leagues of Women Voters of  S anta Clara County

 

The five local Leagues in Santa Clara County have developed a set of positions on many subjects.

Any of the Leagues of Santa Clara County may, with authorization of the County Council, use these


Santa Clara County League Positions   


to take stands on issues before county governmental organizations or on ballot measures. 


Positions of LWVCS:  League of Women Voters of  Cupertino-Sunnyvale

The following is a complete list of the seven Positions developed by LWVCS. As you can see, they are focused on issues of a local nature. 
Summary overview
LWVCS Positions Overview

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