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Consensus Studies - MA

Consensus Meeting Success!

January 13, 2019

Many thanks to all who showed up today to share their opinions on the state ballot process. We not only reached consensus on most of the questions, but we did it in less time that we thought–an all-around success!

A huge ‘thank you’ to LWVN members Pat Acton, Ellen Grody, Linda Morrison, and Theresa Fitzpatrick for all their work leading up to today’s discussion and help in running a very fun and efficient meeting.

Categories: Consensus Studies - MA, LWV MA

Consensus Meeting on State Ballot Question Process: Sunday, January 13th, 2 – 4 pm

January 6, 2019

Calling all LWVN members! Join us for a consensus meeting to help determine LWVMA positions on the state ballot question process. We’re meeting on Sunday, January 13 at the Waban Library Center, 1608 Beacon Street in Waban, from 2 pm to 4 pm.

This is the second and final meeting on this topic. If you missed the first meeting, you can still join us!

Information on the issues surround the state ballot question process can be found here:

Study Guide with Questions (December, 2018)

Study Report on types of ballot questions, processes, information for voters, other states, and finances

Appendix 1: Key Players and Terminology

Appendix 2: Massachusetts Laws, Regulations and Court Cases

Appendix 3: Statement of Fiscal Consequences

Appendix 4: Initiative and Referendum in 7 Other States

Appendix 5: Additional Resources

Other resources on the LWVMA page

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Resources for LWVMA Study on State Ballot Question Process

December 24, 2018

LWVN members met on December 9th to discuss the issues around Massachusett’s ballot question process. We will meet again on January 13, from 2 to 4 pm at the Waban Library Center, 1608 Beacon Street, Waban, to discuss and find consensus among members on the questions listed below.

Study Guide with Questions (December, 2018)

Read more →

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Materials for State Study on Ballot Question Process

December 9, 2018

Thanks to all who joined us today (Sunday) to learn about issues with the state ballot question process!  We will meet again in January for the consensus meeting on this topic.

So to help you prepare…a little light reading for the holiday season!  Click on the links below to be fully prepared on the pros and cons of each question.  We suggest you begin with the first link, and if you want more detail continue with the others.

  • Study Guide with consensus questions, background, and arguments in favor and against with expanded Points of View for Question 15 (updated Dec 7, 2018)
  • Study Guide with consensus questions, background, and arguments in favor and against (updated Sep 26, 2018)
  • Study Report with information on types of ballot questions, processes, information for voters, other states, and finances (updated Sep 26, 2018)
  • Addendum to Study Guide and Study Report (posted Dec 6, 2018)
  • Appendix 1: Key Players and Terminology
  • Appendix 2: Massachusetts Laws, Regulations and Court Cases
  • Appendix 3: Statements of Fiscal Consequences
  • Appendix 4: Initiative and Referendum in Seven States Other than Massachusetts
  • Appendix 5: Additional Resources

Categories: Consensus Studies - MA, Events, LWV MA

Wondering about how state ballot questions work? Information and Discussion on December 9th

December 2, 2018

Do you fully understood the state ballot question process?  Ever complained about how long things take or been confused about what you are voting on?  We are participating in the LWVMA study on the state ballot question process, and will hold a meeting to talk about this topic.

Join us on December 9th, from 2 pm to 3:3o pm at the Durant-Kenrick House, 286 Waverley Avenue, Newton to learn more about the process with LWVN. We will have a consensus meeting on this topic in January, so this meeting will help prepare you for the questions we will have to consider to make new LWVMA policy.

This study incorporates the intersection of the League’s areas of mission: voting and advocacy. LWVMA has not studied the initiative and referendum process in MA and has no positions on this aspect of voting/elections.

Links to two key study documents, the Study Guide (including consensus questions) and Study Report (background information), are below.

Stay for our holiday party right afterwards!!

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Honoring Madeleine Albright (1937-2022) on her birthday today, she sadly passed away in March. Among many achievements, 1st female U.S. Sec. of State (1997-2001). Pres. Biden said of her, "In the 20th and 21st century, freedom had no greater champion." https://bit.ly/3L0PH9r ... See MoreSee Less

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Happy Mother’s Day! We thank all Mothers, for none of us would here without you! There were also many mother-daughter duos who fought together for suffrage: Elizabeth Cady Stanton/Harriet Stanton Blatch, Mary Church Terrell/Phyllis Terrell, and more! https://bit.ly/3vW5W1R ... See MoreSee Less

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League of Women Voters of Newton, MA
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May 6th, 11:35 am

On behalf of @LWV MA: The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts views the leaked Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, if it holds, as an attack on a fundamental right to health care and to the right of pregnant people to make their own decisions about what is best for them. In light of the probable overturning of Roe v. Wade, the League expresses its gratitude to the Massachusetts state legislature for passing, in 2020, the ROE Act, legislation that codified the right to an abortion in Massachusetts regardless of any U.S. Supreme Court decision. We salute our partners in reproductive health advocacy for their work in anticipating the need for this legislation.We now urge the legislature to continue this work protecting the right to make one's own health care decisions by passing without delay two additional bills:H.1196/S.673 An Act ensuring access to full spectrum pregnancy care. This bill would provide financial assistance for a full-range of pregnancy-related care. See our testimony: https://lwvma.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/LWVMA-Testimony-S.673-H.1196.pdfH.2399/S.1470 An Act to require public universities to provide medication abortion. See our testimony: https://lwvma.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/LWVMA-Testimony-S.1470-H.2399.pdfThe national League of Women Voters continues to advocate for these rights on the federal level. Read their statement here: https://lwv.org/newsroom/press-releases/… ... See MoreSee Less

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