Do you know: How to register to vote? Where to vote? What candidates are on your ballot? Your candidate’s position on issues? To get answers to all of these questions: Go to www.Vote411.org Continue Reading
According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, 27 percent of data breaches in 2017 were medical or health related. This is unfortunate news on several fronts. Medical identity theft can be difficult to detect, be hard to correct and create potential health risks. It’s growing: Medical identity theft is becoming more common. Medical providers’ security...Continue Reading
Click to download your copy of the English Early Voting brochure for more information. Do you know: How to register to vote? Where to vote? What candidates are on your ballot? Your candidate’s position on issues? To get answers to all of these questions: Go to www.Vote411.org League of Women Voters of...Continue Reading
There are fifteen (15) early voting poll sites in Nassau County. Voters can go to ANY of the early voting poll sites in this county during early voting. On election day (Nov. 5) voters must go to their assigned election day polling place. Nassau County Board of Elections New York State Board of Elections Voter Look Up (to...Continue Reading
There are three major areas of focus for League and Leaguers. Voter Service, Education, and Advocacy. All are important, but we tend to focus on different parts at different times of the year. With the election coming up in November, a lot of our time is spent on Voter Service and Education. The focus for...Continue Reading
Brent Staples of the New York Times published an op-ed titled, How the Suffrage Movement Betrayed Black Women. The League of Women Voters was not mentioned in the piece, but we should have been. The League was founded in 1920—just months before the ratification of the 19th Amendment—by American suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt. Catt was...Continue Reading
Corrections: Page 2…Second date beneath “PRIMARY ELECTION” – delete entire line Page 15…Town of Hempstead Supervisor – 2 year term of office Page 15..Town of North Hempstead Council Member 4TD, Veronica Lurvey (D) Updates: Page 7…State Senator James Gaughran’s District Office: 485 Underhill Blvd., Ste: 102, Syosset NY 11791 Page 7…State Senator Kevin Thomas’ new...Continue Reading
With your support, I am embracing my new role as President of the New York State League and I thank you for the opportunity to lead LWVNYS during our centennial celebrations, the celebration of the 19th Amendment and a challenging election season. The first order of business for me is to address the 15 “Directions to...Continue Reading
Long Islanders love their lawns, and work hard to keep them green and free of weeds. More than 200,000 acres of Long Island are lawns. These lawns are as green as they are because they are fertilized every year. Some of the fertilizer is used by the grass roots, but quite a bit of it...Continue Reading
