|
ACTION 
Promoting the League's positions on local, state and national public policy issues to government officials, the media and the public.
ACTION ALERT
Request from the LWVUS or state League to take action in support of a League position.
ANNUAL MEETING
Local year-end business meeting to elect officers and directors, vote on bylaw changes and adopt a budget and program of work for the next year.
ASSOCIATE MEMBER
A nonvoting member of the League, such as a person under 18 years of age or a non-citizen.
CONSENSUS
Collective opinion of a substantial number of League members, representative of the membership as a whole, after objective study of an issue.
CONCURRENCE
Agreement by League members with a position on an issue reached by a small group of members or by another League.
CONVENTION
A state or national League meeting held every other year at which delegates elect officers and directors for the biennium, adopt program, make bylaw changes and adopt a budget, usually for one year. Local Leagues send delegates to state convention, local and state Leagues send delegates to national convention.
COUNCIL
An assembly of delegates held in alternate years to adopt a budget and assess program developments. Local Leagues send delegates to state council, state Leagues to national council.
DPM
Acronym for Duplicate Presidents Mailing, a subscription available to any member, containing the material sent in regular national or state League mailings to local League presidents.
EDUCATION FUND
The tax-deductible arm of national, state and large local Leagues, handling funds to be used only for educational purposes, not for action on issues.
HONORARY LIFE MEMBER
A person who has been a member for 50 years or more. Life members are excused from dues payment and their Leagues pay no per member payment (PMP) for them.
ILO
Acronym for an Inter-League Organization, formed by local Leagues within a county, metropolitan area or region to act on issues that are beyond the local League area in scope.
MAL
Acronym for member-at-large, a member who resides outside the area of, and is not enrolled in, a local League.
MAL UNIT
A state-recognized group of members-at-large, in an area where there is no local League.
PMP
Acronym for Per Member Payment, the amount of money paid to the LWVUS and the state League on behalf of each member.
POSITION
A statement of the League's point of view on an issue, arrived at through member study and agreement (consensus or concurrence), approved by the appropriate board and used as a basis for League action.
PRINCIPLES
Governmental standards and policies supported by the League as a whole. They constitute the authorization for adoption of program at all levels.
PROGRAM
Selected governmental issues chosen by members at the local, state and national levels for study and action.
PROGRAMS
Plans for speakers, discussion or other activities for League meetings.
UNIT
Groupings of members within large local Leagues to provide more opportunity for discussion.
Units may be time-oriented (day, evening, lunch hour) or geographically oriented, or both.
VOTERS GUIDE
Nonpartisan publication giving candidates' qualifications and positions on selected issues.
VOTERS SERVICE
Year-round activity to help citizens be politically effective and to encourage their participation in the political process. Registering voters and presenting factual, nonpartisan information on candidates and election issues are basic voters service activities.
VOTING MEMBERS
All League members who are U.S. citizens and at least 18 years old.
|
