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

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.

A study is a thorough 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 Position, Action and Advocacy cannot be taken.

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

Details of LWVCS Positions:

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

The five 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 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. Our positions address Regional Government, Regional Planning, Environment, Natural Resources, Hazardous Materials Management, Social Policy, Surface Transportation, and Airport Transportation.
Local Leagues are authorized to take local action on the basis of our vertical LWVBA Positions.

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

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

LWVUS Impact on Issues, a Guide to Public Policy Positions .

It's designed to help League members use LWVUS public policy positions effectively at the national, state, local, and regional levels, it's available to read online or to download. There is a summary list of all the LWV National Positions on pages 11 through 16, followed by in-depth history and analysis of each position.