Please join us as the Washington County League's board reviews the existing State positions.

League positions at the state level allow us to support or oppose issues before the General Assembly and the Executive Branch in Maryland. Positions also let us collaborate with other organizations that have similar views. The positions of the LWVMD are adopted after a committee has conducted a study and produced a fact sheet and consensus questions. Discussion and input from the local leagues determine whether there is consensus on the issue and, therefore, an LWVMD position.

We will vote by category or individual item (or both). Our choices will be Retain, Update or Drop for each item or category. Here is an outline of the current positions along with links to each on the State website:

1. Category: Government
   • Administration of Justice
   • Judiciary
   • Sentencing
   • Bail
   • Pretrial Release
   • Capital Punishment 
   • Corrections 
   • Juvenile Corrections
2. Category: Election Process
   
   • Election Administration
   • Fair Campaigns 
   • Filling Vacancies 
   • Primary Elections 
   • Election Districts 
   • Term Limits 
   • Vote By Mail
3. Category: Ethics
4. Category: Firearms Control 
5. Category: Fiscal Policy
   • Fiscal Structure
   • Budget Process
6. Category: Local Government 
7. Category: Redistricting 
8. Category: State Constitution 
9. Category: Natural Resources 
   • Coal
   • Hazardous Waste
   • Land Use & Growth
   • Solid Waste
   • Transportation
10. Category: Social Policy
    • Adult Literacy 
    • Children's Services
    • Death With Dignity
    • Domestic Violence
    • Drug & Controlled Substance Abuse
    • Drunk Driving
    • Education 
      • Financing Education
      • Competent Teachers
      • Choice in Education--Vouchers
      • Public Charter Schools
      • High School Graduation Testing
    • Marriage/Civil Union Equality
    • Health and Health Care Appeals
    • Housing
    • Meeting Basic Human Needs