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From the State President

If you weren’t at one of our regional meetings in Schenectady, Cortland or Rochester, you missed some good times and some even better conversations about a wide range of issues. […]

LWVUS CEO Resigned

From Chris Carson, LWVUS President: As some of you already know, at the end of the month we will say goodbye to LWVUS CEO Wylecia Wiggs Harris. Wylecia, who joined […]

First Call to LWVUS Convention in June 2018

First Call to National Convention 2018   The League of Women Voters’ 53rd National Convention will be held at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, IL, from Thursday, June 28 through Sunday, […]

Local League News

The LWV of the Hamptons sponsored or co-sponsored 11 events during 2017 to commemorate, and to educate the public about, the 100th anniversary of women winning the vote in New York State. […]

Youth Programs

Betty Ann King, bking8213@charter.net We have a new vision for engaging youth participation in the democratic process! You are invited to share your ideas, to ask questions, and to brag […]

Voter Services

Judie Gorenstein, judieL728@aol.com   One more important thing for local Leagues to do in the next few months is to call your county BOE and set up a meeting with […]

Legislative Updates

Sally Robinson, sally.s.robinson@gmail.com, and  Jennifer Wilson, jennifer@lwvny.org Current Legislative Action At the moment our legislative activity is focusing primarily on voting and ethics. Governor Cuomo once again included early voting […]

From the State President

In real estate the mantra may be “Location, location, location,” but for the League and for most organizations, nonprofit or otherwise, it’s “relationships, relationships, relationships.” Whether you need to get […]