National Program Planning
League program is a core component of the League's mission: it is a three-part process comprised of program planning, study and consensus, and advocacy. Because the League of Women Voters is a grassroots organization, its positions at all levels are based on members' study and consensus.
Every two years, local and state leagues are invited to participate in the LWVUS program planning process by reviewing existing LWVUS positions and making recommendations for LWVUS program for the next two years. The LWVUS will adopt national program for 2010-2012 at its biennial convention that will take place June 11 - 15, 2010, in Atlanta.
Resources for national program planning:
- LWVN National Program Planning notice and Response Form
- Impact on Issues 2008-2010
- LWVUS sponsored a webinar on national program planning, and the PowerPoint presentation and recording from this webinar can be found here.
- Additional information about this year's convention, including a list serve that you can join, is available on LWVUS' website.
- The Leagues of Concord-Carlisle, MA, Boulder, CO and Mesa County, CO, are recommending advocacy for the “The Fair Elections Now Act” (H.R.1826, S. 752).
- Several Leagues in California (Palo Alto, Los Altos/Mountain View, Berkeley/Albany, and Santa Monica) are proposing a "Study of the Role of the Federal Government in Public Education."
If you cannot attend the program planning meetings, you can email your recommendation to program@lwvnewton.org, or use the response form above and mail to LWVNewton, PO Box 610207, Newton, MA 02461. Please respond by Monday, February 8.
If you have questions or would like more information, please email program@lwvnewton.org.