What Will the Infrastructure and Jobs Act Do for NYS? According to an email message from Congressmember Kathleen Rice, Long Island’s “once state-ofthe-art roads, bridges, airports, public transit, and water infrastructure have fallen into a state of disrepair and no longer support the needs of our communities.” The recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act...Continue Reading
A Transparent Approach in the 19th Century Let Voters Know Their Ballots Were Counted …The hyped-up panic over voter fraud is nothing new, despite what headlines might lead people to believe… But while fraudulent voting has been found to be quite rare, perhaps one of the most innovative ways to safeguard against it while also...Continue Reading
How Does The League Select Issues for Emphasis? In League, Program means the issues that we choose for concerted study, education, and action at local, state, and national levels. Program can include both education and action . The Program Planning process is part of what makes the League a grassroots organization; each League member has...Continue Reading
LWV Studies We are often asked why we have a position on one issue or piece of legislation and yet not on another. The reason is that we do not take positions on issues, or legislation unless we have studied the issues and have come to a consensus about them. These studies can be on...Continue Reading
Action and Advocacy We are truly a grassroots organization… The League of Women Voters takes action on an issue or advocates for a cause when there is an existing League position that supports the issue or speaks to the cause. Positions result from a process of study. Any given study, whether it be National, State,...Continue Reading
League of Women Voters® Vision, Beliefs, and Intentions The principles that guide our organization… The goal of the League of Women Voters is to empower citizens to shape better communities worldwide. The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political membership organization which: acts after study and member agreement to achieve solutions in the public...Continue Reading
Right Now in Criminal Justice This year opened our eyes to the need for widespread police reform. The League of Women Voters of the United States acknowledged the necessity of addressing this issue with a resolution passed at the national convention calling for members to advocate “against systemic racism in the justice system and, at...Continue Reading
