Action and Advocacy

League of Women Voters^®
of Schenectady County

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Reports from the Environment, Observer Corps, Judicial, Voter Service, Health Care, Working Group on Girls, Housing, and Consolidation/Shared Services Study,.

Local Action For Promoting Democracy. Local Action Committees. LWV National Policy Positions.

Local Action For Promoting Democracy

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.
Below are the topics under study by Schenectady County Committees.

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Environment Committee: Ruth Bonn, Chair. For more information, visit Environment Action Committee
Committee Charge: To study and take action on local, regional, and national environmental issues. Meeting Times: As needed, please contact Committee Chair.
Observer Corps: Mary Maitino, Chair. For more information, visit Observer Corps
Working Group on Girls: Joanne Tobiessen, Chair. For more information, visit, Working Group on Girls Report
Judicial: Helga Schroeter and Laura Zeliger, Chair. For more information, please visit, Judicial Report
Voter Service: Karen Bradley, Chair. For more information, visit, Elections and Voter Information
Health Care: Carol Furman, Chair. For more information, please visit, Health Care Action
Housing/MHA Report: Pat MacKinnon, Chair. For more information, please visit, Housing
Consolidation/Shared Services Study For more information, please visit, Consolidation

LWV National Policy Positions

Please click here for the LWV National Policy Positions. This pdf file will take about 26 seconds to upload for dialup connections. LWV National Policy Positions

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