HOT TOPICS AND CURRENT ISSUES

• The Marriage Protection Amendment -
  At its March 15, 2008 meeting the Board of the LWVF voted unanimously to oppose the so-called Florida Marriage Protection Amendment, which will be on the November 2008 ballot. For information on this decision, see this statement from the May 2008 LWVFLA's President's Mailing.
• Climate Change -
  
  At the LWVVC February 9, 2008 General Meeting, Sue Dudley [LWV Alachua County] presented a program on Climate Change. LWVVC Board Member Rosemarie Gore and Sue Dudley serve on the LWVF Climate Change Committee, chaired by Clara Anne Graham. Ms. Dudley's presentation is available here, with her permission.
  The LWVVC recently wrote the Mayors of the municipalities in Volusia County, asking them to sign the Conference of Mayors Climate Change Agreement. The mayors of Edgewater and Holly Hill had already signed it. Since that time, the mayor of New Smyrna has also signed the agreement. A complete list of all U.S. mayors who have signed this agreement may be found here.
• Smart Growth is a topic closely followed by the LWVVC. The Volusia Council of Governments (VCOG) Smart Growth Initiative now has a web page which makes it possible to follow their meetings and read their background papers and reports on this important issue. The initiative is spearheaded by the VCOG's Smart Growth Subcommittee. See also the LWVVC Position on Local Government which addresses growth.
• Commuter Rail to Volusia County – LWVVC Position
• LWVUS Immigration Study - See the approved position of the League of Women Voters of the United States on the Immigration Issue.

• LWV of Florida 2007 Finance Taxation Statement regarding property tax legislation
• Alternative Voting Systems Study
• Updated Positions on Local Government and Early Childhood Education and Care (as of April 28, 2007 annual meeting)
• Aquifer Storage and Recovery Wells: The League of Women Voters of Florida has issued a position on this issue.
  
  

• Water Authority of Volusia (WAV): League members are closely observing this organization, composed of representatives from 13 municipal governments and one from Volusia County government.
  
  
• LWVVC and other chapters in Florida are also following and studying the issue of non-partisan redistricting. For more information on this topic, see Committee for Fair Elections web site
  
  
• For a description of current LWVVC positions, see Positions. For documents and studies prior to 2007, see Archived Documents