Action & Advocacy Committee
The LWVFA Action & Advaccy Committee monitors local and state government issues and advocates for good governance practices.
For more information contact advocacy@lwv-fairfax.org
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LWVFA Local Government Testimony
Each year, LWVFA testifies at Fairfax County hearings to advocate for good government policies and services.
Click “Learn More” to view the 2025 LWVFA Testimony to the Fairfax County General Assembly Delegation
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LWVFA campaign to support CEDAW
On March 8, 2022, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors adopted a Resolution in support of CEDAW, the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women. The resolution resulted from the year-long campaign of the Fairfax Working Group for CEDAW..
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LWVFA & the Equal Rights Amendment
In January of 2020, Virginia became the 38th and final state needed to ratify the ERA. As the ERA has met all requirements, the League has pushed for it to be added to the Constitution.
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LWVFA supports fair election maps
After years of League advocacy for redistricting reform in Virginia, voters approved a constitutional amendment in November 2020 to create a commission responsible for redistricting.