Program Positions - Government

The League of Women Voters of the United States believes that the methods of financing political campaigns should ensure the public's right to know, combat corruption and undue influence, enable candidates to compete more equitably for public office, allow maximum citizen participation in the political process, and close the “soft money” loophole that allows large, unregulated contributions to circumvent existing laws. This position is applicable to all federal campaigns for public office--presidential and congressional, primaries as well as general elections. It also may be applied to state and local campaigns.

Read more about LWVCO's position on Campaign Finance.

Support for clarity of language and suitability of topic and detail in proposed constitutional amendments.

Read more about LWVCO's position on the Colorado Constitution.

Support adequate and flexible funding of state government programs through an equitable tax system that is progressive and which incorporates social, environmental and economic goals. Oppose earmarking of funds and sales tax on food.

Read more about LWVCO's position on Fiscal Policy.

Support responsive legislative processes characterized by accountability, representativeness, decision-making capability, and effective performance. Promote a dynamic balance of power between the executive and legislative branches within a constitutional framework.

Read more about LWVCO's position on the General Assembly.

Support for more stringent requirements for the passage of constitutional amendments than for initiated statutes and protection from legislative change for initiated statutes for a minimum of two years.

Read more about LWVCO's position on the Initiative Process.

Support of non-partisan selection of judges on an appointive-retentive basis. Support of measures which facilitate efficient administration of justice rather than incarceration for nonviolent offenders. Support of sentencing measures that protect the community, compensate victims and the community for the crimes of adult offenders, rehabilitate offenders, and emphasize the use of community-based sanctions.

Read more about LWVCO's position on the Justice System.

Support of a juvenile justice system that has as its primary purpose the rehabilitation, safety and well being of the offender. Support of a system that promotes the juvenile’s understanding of the harm done and his/her responsibility to make amends to the victim and the community, emphasizes alternatives to detention or commitment, and promotes the protection of the community and the juvenile’s successful reentry into the community.

Read more about LWVCO's position on Juvenile Justice.

Local governments should be accountable, responsive, flexible, efficient, effective, able to raise sufficient revenues to perform their duties, and have adequate constitutional and statutory powers to cope effectively.

Read more about LWVCO's position on Local Government.

In partisan elections, to assure grass-roots involvement, League supports the continuation of the historic system of precinct caucuses and party assemblies and conventions by the political parties.

Read more about LWVCO's position on the Precinct Caucus / Assembly System.

Support of measures to establish an agency other than the General Assembly to redistrict the Colorado General Assembly and the Colorado Congressional Districts. Support of redrawing the districts of both houses of the state legislature and the Colorado U.S. congressional districts based on specific criteria.

Read more about LWVCO's position on Redistricting Legislative and Congressional Districts.

Protect the constitutional right of privacy of the individual to make reproductive choices.

Read more about LWVCO's position on Reproductive Choice.

Support for a state finance system that would equalize opportunity and relieve the property tax.

Read more about LWVCO's position on School Finance (Pre-K-12).

Support for a state Department of Transportation to plan and coordinate all transportation modes in order to provide a balanced transportation system in Colorado which gives consideration to the needs of regional, county and local governments. Funding for transportation should come from federal, state and local sources.

Read more about LWVCO's position on Transportation.

Protect the right of every citizen to vote; encourage all citizens to vote.

Read more about LWVCO's position on Voting Rights.