Making Democracy Work^®

Elections | Download Issue Paper 

• Repeal advisory votes
• Support alternative election options in state, county and local elections
• Pass the Enhanced WA Voting Rights Act
• Improve and streamline Automatic Voter Registration
• Ban the submission of completed ballots via email or fax

Money in Politics| Download Issue Paper 

• Public financing of some statewide elections
• Require a gap between serving on legislature and becoming a lobbyist
• Support Public Disclosure Commission legislation when supported by League positions

Redistricting| Download Issue Paper 

• Redistricting reform by 2031 that includes an updated commission, ongoing staff and technical support, process transparency, clearly defined rank criteria, an inclusive process for public input, and language accessibility

Education| Download Issue Paper 

• Review and update the Prototypical School funding model to meet the needs of today
• Consider legislation to provide more accountability for charter schools
• Fully fund Special Education

Environment

Climate Crisis and Energy | Download Issue Paper 

• Promote measures to address the climate crisis
• Advocate for clean and renewable energy sources
• Continue with decarbonization of commercial and residential buildings
• Emphasize opportunities to enhance Environmental and Climate justice in all related bills

Forests | Download Issue Paper 

• Protect and restore mature and old-growth forests to optimize carbon sequestration and biodiversity
• Enhance Trust Land Transfer program
• Reform Adaptive Management program
• Build community resilience to wildfire

Growth Management | Download Issue Paper 

• Assure that land use decisions protect resource lands, forests, shorelines, rural areas and agriculture, and also enhance climate resilience

Solid Waste Management | Download Issue Paper 

• Divert waste from disposal through reuse, reduction, recycling
• Extend producer responsibility and product stewardship policies for packaging and plastics (the WRAP Act)
• Provide responsible environmental management for batteries
• Promote the fair servicing and repair of digital electronic products

Transportation | Download Issue Paper 

• Achieve balanced and efficient systems, prioritizing those that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and congestion

Social and Economic Policy

Housing and Homelessness | Download Issue Paper 

• Ensure affordable housing for all
• Ensure housing development is transit-oriented, and contains environmental justice provisions

Health and Behavioral Health | Download Health Care Issue Paper  and Behavioral Health Issue Paper 

• Provide access to affordable health services with quality standards of care, necessary workforce to meet health care needs, and assurance of individual freedom in care choices
• Support legislation that would implement single payer and/or universal health care

Children's Programs | Download Issue Paper  

• Provide adequate and affordable childcare and early learning opportunities for all families
• Support development of a continuum of income maintenance programs and family support services sufficient to meet individual and family needs for food, housing, and health care
• Adequately provide for the well-being of all children in state care to ensure that they have the opportunity to develop to their full potential

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Criminal Justice | Download Issue Paper 

• Advocate for a criminal justice system that is just, effective, equitable, and transparent
• Support impacted people advocating for police accountability and sentencing reform
• Recognize that mental health conditions and substance use disorders are public health issues, not crimes
• Advocate for humane treatment and rehabilitation opportunities for incarcerated people, including restricting the use of solitary confinement

Revenue | Download Issue Paper 

• Promote a balanced, fair, adequate, and flexible tax structure
• Establish a public bank

Gun Safety

• Limit accessibility of firearms, including assault-style weapons and high capacity clips.
• Enact safe storage requirements for guns.