The League testifies to elected officials at all levels of government after it has studied an important community issue, developed research-based Fact Sheets on the issue, and reached consensus among its members. The Fact Sheets underpinning the public policy position become the basis for testimony. In the Montgomery County League, the President testifies, but League members help develop the testimony.
Date Topics LWV Testimony
01/18/2022 Additional Early Voting Center Testimony to Council re Bauer Dr Early Voting Center
01/11/2022 Police Accountability Board Testimony to Council re Bill 49-21, Police Accountability Board
12/13/2021 Voting Methods: Ranked Choice Voting Testimony to MC Delegation re MC 13-22
12/13/2021 Board of Education – Election of Members Testimony to MC Delegation re MC 4-22
11/29/2021 Conditional Use for Landscape Contractors in Ag Reserve Testimony to Council re ZTA 21-08
11/16/2021 MC Redistricting Commission Map Testimony to Council re Redistricting Commission Draft Map
10/28/2021 Ride On Bus Fares Comments to the T&E Committee re Free Ride On Fares
09/07/2021 Preserving 10-Mile Creek Letter to Planning Board re Preserving 10-Mile Creek Water Quality
06/29/2021 LWVMC Thrive Montgomery 2050 Testimony to Council re Thrive Montgomery 2050
04/05/2021 LWVMC Areas of 2022 Budgeting Concern Testimony to MoCo Council re: 2022 Operating Budget
02/28/2021 Montgomery County Draft Climate Action Plan Comments to Adriana Hochberg, Climate Change Coordinator, Department of Environmental Protection
02/05/2021 Voting Methods: Ranked Choice Voting Testimony to Montgomery County Delegation on HB 767
01/26/2021 Solar Collection in the Agriculture Resource Testimony to Montgomery County Council on ZTA 20-01
01/13/2021 Forest Conservation Testimony to Transportation & Environment Committee of Montgomery County Council Planning Board on Forest Conservation Amendments
12/09/2020 Testimony to Planning Board on Thrive Montgomery 2050
12/03/2020 Testimony on Preserving Water Quality and Quantity In Ten Mile Creek & Little Seneca Reservoir
12/01/2020 Testimony on MoCo Delegation Bill 2-21 Speed Limits
11/16/2020 Opposition to Limiting Housing Testimony to Gaithersburg City Council re ZTA CTAM-8611-2020
11/12/2020 LWVMC Priorities for MD Legislature Testimony to MC Delegation Priorities Hearing REV
10/27/2020 More Housing at Metrorail Stations Act Testimony to Support Overriding the Veto
09/15/2020 Increased Funding for Schools; Increased Supply of Affordable Housing Testimony to County Council to adopt Recordation Tax Bill 39-20
09/15/2020 Solid Waste-Plastic Pollution Reduction Testimony to County Council to adopt Solid Waste Bills 32-20 and 33-20
09/09/2020 Delay Proposed ZTA 20-01: Solar Collection in Ag Reserve Testimony to County Council re Postponement of ZTA 20-01
07/15/20 Commercial Solar Production in Agricultural Reserve-ZTA 20-01 Comment to Council Committees (PHED and T&E) re ZTA 20-01
07/28/20 More Housing at Metrorail Stations Act Bill 29-20 Testimony to Council re Housing Bill 29-20 Metro Stations
07/28/20 Housing Production Fund - Capital Amendment Testimony to Council re Capital Amendment to Housing Production Fund
07/28/20 Rental Assistance - Amendments Bill 2520 Testimony to County Council re Rental Assistance - Amendments Bill 25-20
06/24/20 Objection to Current Schedule for Discussions of ZTA 20-01 (Solar Panels in the Ag Reserve) Letter to Council to Delay Action on ZTA 20-01
06/16/20 Child Care Centers-Emergency Funding Testimony to Council re Child Care Centers-Emergency Funding
05/30/20 10 Mile Creek and Weakening of Imperious Surface Regulations Letter to Council re 10 Mile Creek and Proposed ZTA
04/28/20 Funding of Capital Crescent Trail Tunnel in FY21-26 CIP Joint Letter to Council re Capital Crescent Trail Tunnel Funding
04/21/20 Bill 18-20, Covid-19 Rent Relief Act Testimony to Council re Bill 18-20 Rent Relief Act
04/16/20 Montgomery County Operating Budget Public Hearing Testimony to Council re FY 21 Operating Budget
02/25/20 Solar Fields in the Ag Reserve 2020-02-25 Testimony to Council re ZTA 20-01, Solar Fields in the Ag Reserve
02/25/20 Bill 24-19, AC in Rental Housing 2020-02-25 Testimony to Council re Bill 24-19, AC in Rental Housing
02/24/20 Bill 24-19, Capital Budget FY 21-26 and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) 2020-02-24 Testimony to Council re CIP FY 21-26 and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
01/14/20 Bill 38-19, ped & bike safety 2020-01-14 Testimony to MC Council re Bill 38-19, ped & bike safety
12/09/19 Stable Homes Act (Just-Cause Eviction Protection) 2019-12-09 Testimony to MC Delegation re Bill MC 12-20: Stable Homes Act
07/16/19 BRT Support: Funding and Transparent Planning Process 2019-07-16 Testimony to Council re Support for Bus Rapid Transit
07/09/19 Policing Advisory Commission 2019-07-09 Testimony to Council re Bill 14-19, Policing Advisory Commission
07/02/19 Response to County Executive re Accessory Dwelling Units 2019-07-02 Response to County Executive re ZTA 19-01, Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
06/20/19 Ag-Reserve Density Change 2019-06-20 Statement to MC Planning Board re Ag Reserve Density Change
04/08/19 FY 2020 Operating Budget 2019-04-08 Testimony to County Council re: FY20 Operating Budget
3/26/19 Pay Equity Act: 2019-03-26 Testimony to Council re 4-19, Pay Equity Act
02/27/19 Support for Legislation to Reform the Redistricting Process: 2019-02-27 Statement on Redistricting Reform to MC Delegation to MD General Assembly
02/26/19 Accessory Apartments: 2019-26-19 Testimony to MC Council re ZTA 19-01, Accessory Dwelling Units
02/19/19 Voting Methods: Ranked Choice Voting: 2019-02-19 Testimony to State House Ways and Means Committee re HB624
01/15/19 Maximum Speed Limit Outside Urban Areas: 2019-01-15 Testimony to Land Use Subcommittee re MC 24-19
12/17/18 Ranked Choice Voting: 2018-12-17 Testimony to MC Delegation re Ranked Choice Voting
10/15/18 MC Board of Elections Transparency Proposal: 2018-10-15 Statement to the MC Board of Elections re Transparency Proposal
9/05/18 Commercial and Industrial Development in the Agricultural Reserve: 2018-09-05 LWVMC Statement on ZTA 18-03: Reasons to Postpone Decision-Making to County Council re Commercial and Industrial Development in the Agricultural Reserve
7/10/18 Council Redistricting Procedure: 2018-07-10 Testimony to Council on Proposed Charter Amendment on Council Redistricting Procedures
7/09/18 Commercial and Industrial Development in the Agricultural Reserve: 2018-07-09 Additional LWVMC Statement on ZTA 18-03 to County Council re Commercial and Industrial Development in the Agricultural Reserve
5/15/18 Commercial and Industrial Development in the Agricultural Reserve: 2018-05-15 Letter to County Council re Commercial and Industrial Development in the Agricultural Reserve
5/03/18 Commercial and Industrial Development in the Agricultural Reserve: 2018-05-03 Letter to County Planning Board re Commercial and Industrial Development in the Agricultural Reserve
04/11/18 FY 2019 Operating Budget_Final: 2018-04-11 Testimony to County Council re FY 2019 Operating Budget_Final
02/27/18 BRT Study: 2018-02-27 Testimony to County Council re BRT Study
12/08/17 Renewable Energy: 2017-12-08 Email to County Council re Resolution to Strengthen MD’s Renewable Portfolio Standard Requirement
12/04/17 Ranked Choice Voting: 2017-12-04 Ranked Choice Voting
10/18/17 Charter Review Commission: 2017-10-18 Testimony re Council Structure
10/17/17 Transportation Solutions: 2017-10-17 Testimony to County Council re Transportation Resolution M-83
9/21/17 Board of Elections: 2017-09-21 Letter to Governor re Montgomery County Board of Elections Vacancy
9/7/17 Healthy Lawns Act: 2017-09-7 Letter to County Council re Healthy Lawns Act
8/20/17 Paris Climate Change Agreement: 2017-08-20 Letter to County Exec re Paris Climate Change Agreement
9/13/16 Subdivision Staging Policy: 2016-09-13 Testimony to County Council re Subdivision Staging Policy
8/24/16 Term Limits: 2016-09-24 Testimony_Montgomery Charter Review Commission
11/30/15 Ranked Voting: 2015-11-30 Testimony to MC Delegation re Local Bill 15-16, Ranked Voting
11/30/15 Early Voting Centers: 2015-11-30 Testimony to MC Delegation re Local Bill 14-16, Early Voting Centers
11/30/15 Special Election to Fill a Vacancy: 2015-11-30 Testimony to MC Delegation re Local Bill 2-16, Bd of Ed Vacancies.pdf
11/18/15 Joint House and Senate Priorities: 2015-11-18 Testimony to MC Delegarion for Priorities Hearing
6/17/15 Landlord/Tenant Relations: 2015-06-17 Testimony to PHED Committee re Bill 19-15, Landlord Tenant Relations
6/11/15 Environmental Sustainability: 2015-06-11 Testimony to County Council re Bill 18-15-GreenBank
4/23/15 County Budget: 2015-04-23 Testimony to Council re FY16 Operating Budget
2/6/15 Special Election to Fill a Vacancy: 2015-02-06 Testimony to MC Delegation re Special Election for Bd of Ed Vacancies.pdf
1/30/15 MC Transit Authority: 2015-01-30 Testimony to MC Delegation re MC Transit Authority
1/28/15 Non-Essential Pesticides- Prohibitions: 2015-01-28 Testimony to Council re Bill 52-15, Pesticide Prohibitions
10/10/14 State/county coordination, county master plans, and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT): 2014-10-10 Letter to SHA re BRT
9/23/14 Recommendations of the Right-To-Vote Task Force: 2014-09-23 Testimony to Council re Report of Right to Vote Task Force
4/10/14 County Budget: 2014-04-10 Testimony to Council re FY15OperatingBudget
For testimony on matters prior to 2014, please contact us.