How We Promote Our Positions
Nonpartisan Policy
The purpose of the League of Women Voters is to promote political responsibility through informed and active participation in government. The League of Women Voters is nonpartisan in that it does not support or oppose any political party or candidate; it is political in that it takes positions on selected governmental issues after member study and agreement.
Every League of Women Voters member must take the responsibility for clearly differentiating between her/his personal opinions and League positions.
The League of Women Voters recognizes that its members are active members of their communities, in partisan and nonpartisan roles. We feel that this inter-involvement works to the mutual benefit of both as long as the distinction is clearly maintained between a member’s (and his/her family’s) personal activities, and her/his representation of League as a nonpartisan organization.
The exceptions are the President, Action Chair, and Voter Service Chair, who must remain completely nonpartisan in every way because of their visibility in the community as representative of League. Other members of the Board of Directors, with permission of the Board, may run for nonpartisan office. No member of the Board may run for partisan office.
Adopted 1981, Amended 1986 and 2008, Re-adopted Annually
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
LWV is an organization fully committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in principle and in practice. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to the organization’s current and future success in engaging all individuals, households, communities, and policy makers in creating a more perfect democracy.
There shall be no barriers to full participation in this organization on the basis of gender, gender identity, ethnicity, race, native or indigenous origin, age, generation, sexual orientation, culture, religion, belief system, marital status, parental status, socioeconomic status, language, accent, ability status, mental health, educational level or background, geography, nationality, work style, work experience, job role function, thinking style, personality type, physical appearance, political perspective or affiliation and/or any other characteristic that can be identified as recognizing or illustrating diversity.