​LWVUS POSITION IN BRIEF

• Protect the citizen's right to know and facilitate informed understanding and public participation in government decision-making.
• Disseminate accurate and timely information on community issues to our membership and the public.

This year, the LWV-Wilmette will:

• Engage local entities to increase involvement in citizen engagement initiatives including but not limited to churches, newspapers, governmental boards, Chamber of Commerce
  
• Encourage active boards and fully-staffed commissions with directives
  
• Educate the community about where taxes go and how tax dollars are spent
  
• Improve public awareness of and turnout at board meetings (goal: the right people show up at the right time), committee of the whole, plan commissions etc.
  
• Encourage citizens to become candidates for elective office
  
• Developing Q&A living room conversations with local leaders and membership