LWVJ Policy Positions

**Updated in 2024:  Avalanche and Mass Wasting position.

After a LWV Study is completed it ends with consensus by the membership on a “Position Statement.” These positions then form the basis for taking action to effect public policy so that it aligns with the LWV position. Advocacy on policy issues begins with LWV members monitoring government and legislative activity. When an opportunity for influencing the direction of such activity is identified, then “Action Alerts” are issued to the membership.  Members are encouraged to advocate on their own behalf, while the respective Board’s leadership determines who will formally present the LWV’s point of view.

Action Alerts are generally emailed to LWV members, posted on our Facebook page, and sometimes described in more detail in our Blog.

National LWV Positions are outlined in the Biennial LWVUS publication “Impact on Issues”

Alaska LWV positions are found on the Alaska LWV website.

LWV JUNEAU POSITIONS

The Juneau League has studied and adopted positions on the following local issues:

• Advisory Committees  –  2013 (Original 1984)
• Avalanche and Mass-Wasting   – 2024
• Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault  – 2012 (Original 1994)
• Charter Commission  – Archived (Removed and included as part of Local Government position)
• Education   – 2019-20 (Revised 2012, Original 1973-74)
• Estuarine Resources-Environmental Quality  – 2018 (Original 1973)
• Libraries   – 2015 (Revised 1988, Original 1981)
• Local Election Procedures  – 2022 (Original 1982)
• Local Government  – 2019
• Mendenhall Wetlands Boundary  – 2018 (Original 1973)
• Parks and Recreation  – 1972
• Planning and Zoning  – 1970
• Solid Waste Management  – 2011 (Original 1991)
• Water and Wastewater  – 2005

Positions are reviewed and re-affirmed or revised at the League’s annual meeting each March.