Government in Florida: promote an open government that is responsive to the people of the state.
Florida Constitution: Support basic law that assures a government resonsive and accountable to the people of the state.
Finance and Taxation: Support a state fiscal structure that is equitable in its distribution of the tax responsibility and is responsive to public needs.
Election Law: Support measures to protect, extend and encourage the use of teh franchise and to advocate fair methods of financing political campaigns.
Education in Florida: Support for a free public school system for Florida with high standards for student achievement and with equality of educational opportunity for all that is financed adequately by the state through an equitable funding formula.
Justice in Florida: Support a judicial system that provides a unified court structure, improved provisions for judicial selection and merit retention and equal access to legal services. Support a criminal justice system that emphasizes rehabilitation and alternatives to incarceration.
Social Policy in Florida: Secure measure to implement Florida Health care in a manner consistent with the LWVUS position on health care reform.
Sustainability: Support governmental action that results in sustainability. Meeting the needs of the present without endangering the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Environment, society and the economy must be integrated and balanced to achieve a sustainable Florida.
Natural Resources of Florida: Promote an environment beneficial to life through the protection and wise management of natural resources in the public interest by recognizing the interrelationship of air quality, energy, land use, waste management and water resources.
Land Use: Promote resource conservation, stewardship, and long-range planning, with the responsibility for managing natural resources shared by all levels of government.
Energy: Support state legislation for energy conservation and greater use of renewable sources such as solar energy.
Freshwater Resources: Support public policies that promote conservation of fresh water and its availability for environmental, public supply, agricultural, industrial and mining uses on a priority basis.
