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LWV Studies
Purpose
How is a study chosen?
How is the study done?
What happens to the information after the study?
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Study Reports
Current Studies
Study Report Library
LWV Publications
The purpose
of a study is to provide
- detailed
- reliable
- carefully researched
information
And to
- help LWV members and
citizens reach their own conclusions about issues.
How is a study chosen?
- Issues chosen for
concentrated study must
- fall within League
principles
- be ones on which
government action can be taken
- · Before a
statewide Convention, LWV members propose ideas for state studies
- . These are sent to
the LWVOREF Board of
Trustees.
The Board
- considers the
proposals
- recommends one
or more studies and
- presents these
to the delegates at the state Convention.
- Items not recommended
by the Board can also be considered.
- Final decisions on
state studies (program) are made by a vote of the Convention delegates.
How is the study done?
The Board of Trustees
recruits a study committee and appoints a committee chair.
The study committee
- gathers information
through
- reading
- interviews
- tours
- speakers
- analyzes the information
- clarifies issues
- identifies problems
- presents all sides
of the issue to other LWV members
- writes a study report
What happens to the
information after the study?
- A balanced, educational
study report is published and shared with the public.
- Members read and
discuss the report.
- If member agreement
or consensus is reached about the issue, the LWV can develop positions
on the issue, which then may be used for action. For more information,
see How we reach
our positions.
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