Advocacy, Projects and Studies

Convention 2014 in Dallas TX

Nominations for National Board - Deadline September 30!
The Nominating Committee does not actually nominate people. You, the members, do that! And we are actively seeking recommendations now for LWVUS National Board for 2014-2016. So if you know someone you think would be a good national leader, please nominate them and help us build another great LWVUS Board!

  • Project Overview: Truth in Campaign Advertising

    Potentially Misleading Campaign Ads from Outside Groups Flood the Nation’s Television Airwaves. A record number of campaign advertisements are flooding the television airwaves in communities across the nation. Many of these ads are being run by “outside groups” that are supposedly independent from a candidate. These “outside group” ads (sometimes referred to “third-party” ads) threaten to spread misinformation as studies have shown that these ads contain a higher level of both attacks and inaccurate statements than candidate campaign ads.

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  • The Problem and the Project

    The League’s Truth in Campaign Advertising project seeks to encourage and support local television stations as they exercise their responsibility to ensure the campaign ads they run are accurate, to reject those that are not, and, as part of their service to their communities, on the station’s news segments to provide viewers with nonpartisan, objective analysis of the political ads being run on their station. And help the public become critical/sophisticated/knowledgeable viewers of the ads that are on the air.
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  • Step-by-Step Easy Action Guide

    Develepoed for Leagues Participating in the “Truth in Campaign Advertising” Project

    Click here to listen to Meredith McGeehee discuss her work with LWV on the Truth in Campagin Advertising project.  In this short video, she discusses what YOU can do!

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  • Sample Letter to the Editor

    As part of this project, sample text for a letter to the editor has drafted for your use. Remember to replace the needed information (replace [locality] with your location or League name, etc.) You can download a word version of this text at the bottom of the page.
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