Public Policy Positions

LWV Public Policy Positions

The League of Women Voters of Virginia (LWV-VA) carries on Public Policy advocacy activities before the Virginia General Assembly, as well as in other civil society forums. Similarly Local Leagues carry on Public Policy advocacy in their local geographic area or regional area.

The Virginia League’s Program lists
The League’s Current Positions

LWV VA Positions in Brief
LWV VA Position in Full with History
Resolution on Transparency
Resolution on Ranked Choice Voting
Resolution on National Popular Vote
Resolution on Political Violence
League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS) positions

2023-2025 Studies

LWV Guidelines for League Studies
Civil Rights of All Those Convicted of a Felony in Virginia
Local News Concurrence

2021-2023 Completed Studies

Money in Politics
Education Funding Report
Education Equity
Environmental Justice
Child Care
Housing Segregation
Housing Program Study

2019-2021 Completed Studies

Election Law Study Part 1
Election Law Study Part 2

What is a study?
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.

Transparency Is a Key Tenet of Good Government

The Right to Vote
The Voting & Elections Issue Group proposes a new study addressing universal suffrage as expressed in Senator Locke’s 2021 bill SJ272 which originally called for the “universal right to vote.” That bill, which would have removed the felony conviction and mentally incompetent stipulations in Section 1, Article II of the Virginia Constitution, also added a “fundamental right to vote” clause to the Section 1 title as well as the body of the first paragraph.