MS Issue Positions

Positions adopted by the League of Women Voters of Mississippi after deliberative study and reaching a consensus

Our State Positions

Whatever the issues, the League of Women Voters believes that government policy, programs and performance must meet these criteria:

• Competent personnel with clear responsibilities
• Coordination among agencies and levels of government
• Adequate funding
• Effective enforcement, and
• Well-defined channels for citizen input and review.

REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

• Open Meetings
• Open Records
• Ethics
• Campaign Financing
• Voting Rights
• Term Limits
• Reapportionment
• State Constitution
• State Finance
• State Legislature
• Judicial Selection

SOCIAL POLICY

• Charter Schools
• Child abuse
• Childcare
• Criminal Justice
• Dependent and/or Disabled Adults
• Early Childhood Education
• Education
• Health Care
• Housing
• Tax Policy
• Teenage Pregnancy

NATURAL RESOURCES

• Energy Deregulation
• Land Use: Planning
• Land Use: Wild and Scenic Rivers
• Solid, Hazardous, and Nuclear Waste

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