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LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES 2008 |
Adopted by the LWVC Board of Directors on January 13, 2008
Priority Issues for Action in the Legislature
- State and Local Finances/State Budget
- Support reform of the state budgeting process
- Support equitable and adequate generation and distribution of tax revenues
- Health Care
- Support a universal single payer health care system
- Support expanded health care coverage that promotes progress toward a single payer system
Other Legislative Issues, As Time and Resources Permit
- Support requests from local Leagues and inter-League organizations (ILOs) for advocacy on bills of specific interest to their jurisdictions
- Take action as appropriate on core issues: Redistricting, Elections, Voting Rights, Campaign Finance Reform, and Reproductive Choices
- Consider Program Director recommendations for action on the highest priority bills in their program areas
Statewide Ballot Measures
- Review all statewide ballot measures and recommend a position or neutrality on each one to the LWVC Board of Directors
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