Growth-- Continue to review the impact of expansion on the existing city of Elgin. Affordable Housing-- Continue to review the availability of affordable housing. U46-- Review of the boundary changes for School District U-46. Mental Health Care-- Monitoring the funding and programming of community mental health services in the Elgin area. Immigration -- Immigration in the Elgin area.
Because campaign finance directly affects us all, this vital discussion benefits each of us. The League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area and Move to Amend recently hosted a discussion on Campaign Finance and the 2010 Supreme Court decision Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission. A great deal of the research was conducted by the League of Women Voters of Concord-Carlisle*Amherst*Sudbury for their own Democracy in the Balance program. For a more in-depth look, take a look at their background materials: DIB-o-Article1-PACS SuperPACS and Citizens United 3-22 DIB-n-Resource materials-long DIB-o-Article2-Money Speech and Power in Elections 4-2 DIB-o-Article3-Should We Amend the [...]
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government. Because an open and accountable government is the cornerstone of a healthy democracy, the League advocates for government transparency and freedom of information to keep citizens educated about government actions. While we do not support or oppose any political party or candidate, we do act after study and member agreement on key community issues at all government levels. The Elgin Area League of Women Voters has just completed a two-year Study of Potential Gravel Mining in the Brunner Forest [...]
