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Principles & Positions

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Our Mission

The mission of the League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, is to encourage the informed and active participation of citizens in government and to influence publicly policy through education and advocacy.

General Objectives

  1. To establish positions on public policy through member participation and agreement.
  2. To take concerted actions that secure policies consistent with League positions.
  3. To enhance citizen participation in federal, state and local government decisions.
  4. To increase citizen participation in the election process.

The League will take positions on issues, but never on candidates. Any such position on an issue is the result of membership consensus based on study and discussion of facts.

League Positions

  • State League Position Summary
  • National League Position Summary

League Principles

The League maintains a set of governmental standards and policies from which all activities and action derive. The League believes:

  • in representative government and in the individual liberties established in the Constitution of the United States;
  • that democratic government depends upon the informed and active participation of its citizens and requires that governmental bodies protect the citizen’s right to know by giving adequate notice of proposed actions, holding open meetings, and making public records accessible;
  • that every citizen should be protected in the right to vote; that every person should have access to free public education which provides equal opportunity for all; and that no person or group should suffer legal, economic, or administrative discrimination;
  • that responsible government should be responsive to the will of the people; that government should maintain an equitable and flexible system of taxation, promote the conservation and development of natural resources in the public interest, share in the solution of economic and social problems that affect the general welfare, promote a sound economy, and adopt domestic policies that facilitate the solution of international problems; and
  • that cooperation with other nations is essential in the search for solutions to world problems, and that the development of an international organization and international law is imperative in the promotion of world peace.

League of Women Voters of Wayne County By-Laws