CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

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THEADVOCACY REPORT

• Judy Duffy
• Chair, LWVUS Advocacy Committee

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LWVUS ADVOCACY COMMITTEE

• Judy Duffy, Chair
• Sarah Diefendorf
• Donna Lauffer
• Elisabeth MacNamara
• Carol Reimers
• Elaine Wiant

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LWVUS LOBBY CORPS

• 110th Congress Lobbying Visits
• DC voting rights in the House
• Presidential financing in the Senate
• Lobbying reform legislation in the House
• Senate public financing in the Senate
• DC voting rights in the Senate

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LWVUS GRASSROOTS LOBBY CORPS

• 62,541 MEMBERS
• 109th Congress 40 Action Alerts
• 110th Congress 5 Action Alerts

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TAKING ACTION AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL

• Proposed action and message.
• LWVUS position on which action is based
• Evidence that the issue is a priority for your
  League.

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LWVUS LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES

• CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
• CIVIL LIBERTIES
• DC VOTING RIGHTS
• ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
• ETHICS AND LOBBYING REFORM
• GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
• HEALTH CARE REFORM

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LWVUS TASK FORCES

• Global Climate Change Task Force
• Internet Neutrality Task Force

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