Delegates at League of Women Voters convention pass resolution on constitutional amendment

On June 11, 2012, the delegates at the national convention of the League of Women Voters adopted the following statement:

Be it resolved, we, the representatives of local and state Leagues assembled at the 2012 LWVUS Convention, call upon the LWVUS Board to advocate strongly for all appropriate, duly-considered measures which may include but are not limited to a constitutional amendment and which:

· are consistent with our current positions on campaign finance reform and individual liberties;

· allow Congress and the States to set reasonable regulations on campaign contributions and expenditures; and

· ensure that elections are determined by the voters.

Free Speech For People congratulates the League, which passed this resolution at its 50th national convention, and also its Amherst, Concord/Carlisle, and Sudbury, Massachusetts chapters, which brought this resolution to the floor.

We see this resolution as a fitting step for the League, which emerged as an organization following the successful movement for enactment of the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote.