The League was a strong supporter of the Constitutional amendment on redistricting that was approved by voters in 2014. That amendment established an Independent Redistricting Commission (“IRC”) and adopted a ban on partisan gerrymandering. The IRC initially submitted a set of maps that were rejected by the Legislature. The Constitutional amendment required the IRC to...Continue Reading
People Powered Fair Maps™ is a national redistricting program of the League of Women Voters focused on creating fair political maps nationwide in all 50 states + D.C. In June 2019, the US Supreme Court ruled in Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina that no fair test exists for courts to determine...Continue Reading
Letter sent by the LWV of NYS to members of the NYS Senate and Assembly Subject: Establishes a moratorium on cryptocurrency mining operations that use proof-of-work authentication methods to validate blockchain transactions. The League of Women Voters of New York State strongly supports A.7389C/S.6486C. For decades the League of Women Voters has held positions urging...Continue Reading
As gas prices continue to increase, we should be considering all options at our disposal to save money at the pump. Gas prices are expected to go as high as $5/gallon, especially with a ban on Russian oil imports. Cutting down on speed is one of the quickest ways to increase fuel economy, which is...Continue Reading
Please join us on Wednesday, April 20, at 7:00 pm at the Levittown Library, Bluegrass Lane, Levittown. We are very excited that we will finally be able to have live meetings at the Library again. Don’t miss this opportunity to get together as well as to hear the very latest information regarding Covid-19. We are...Continue Reading
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Change never happens at the pace we think it should. It happens over years of people joining together, strategizing, sharing, and pulling all the levers they possibly can.Gradually, excruciatingly slowly, things start to happen, and then suddenly, seemingly out of the blue, something will tip.”Judith Heumann, Disability Rights Activist
Local League News LWV of the Rochester Metro Area The Rochester Metro Area League recently collaborated with several community groups to host a discussion of the NYS parole system. Participants viewed a short film, “The Interview”, which shows what coming up for parole is like and how it changed during the era of mass incarceration....Continue Reading
Youth Committee, Crystal Joseph (campus@lwvnyc.org) and Nick Doran (ndoran33@gmail.com), Co-Chairs Thank you for a fantastic month of feedback, best practices and resources shared through our state-wide regional training sessions. It made Nick and me extremely proud to work alongside each of our local leagues and continue to inspire our youth. All your hard work will allow other...Continue Reading
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force, Regina Tillman (rmt371@live.com) and Crystal Joseph (campus@lwvnyc.org), Co-Chairs It was gratifying to get the messages of how folks had looked forward to the DEI workshop that had been scheduled with new author, Kimberlee Yolanda Williams and best-selling author, Debby Irving, for April 21st. Unforeseen circumstances required that the workshop...Continue Reading
