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 us in 2015, has led our national team through a time of incredible change, transformation and growth. We thank Wylecia for her many, many contributions...Continue Reading
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, July 1, 2018. We invite our League members to save these dates and plan to join hundreds of passionate and engaged leaders for our biennial...Continue Reading
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. (see photo on right) The LWV of Tompkins County is hosting a program entitled “Housing Needed: Affordable for People – Friendly for the Environment, It Can...Continue Reading
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 about your experiences with youth and government. Amidst all of this political chaos our country is experiencing exists passion and a desire for activism...Continue Reading
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 them. Several Leagues hold these meetings, but all Leagues are now being urged to do so. If you’d like to join your League members on...Continue Reading
Contact: Jennifer Wilson, 518-465-4162 January 3, 2018 For the last two years, Governor Cuomo has included ethics, campaign finance, and voting reform proposals in his State of the State address. Once again the Governor has laid out these reforms, but this year he didn’t spend nearly as much time or effort touting the proposals. Instead,...Continue Reading
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 in his state budget proposals but without funding. We will be submitting testimony to the Public Protection Budget Committee advocating for funding to support early...Continue Reading
Regional Training Workshops On years when there is no state Convention, we organize workshops across the state to help train new members, remind current members of good practices and encourage local Leagues to reach out to neighboring Leagues for events, communication and assistance. On Saturdays in March and April, we are organizing workshops in 4...Continue Reading
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 a bill passed (or blocked), recruit or retain members, raise money, or simply re-energize your inner Concerned Citizen, you definitely won’t get far without building...Continue Reading
The Cortland County LWV held a “Meet your elected officials” meet and greet reception in a popular Cortland watering hole. Not enough just to get elected but more importantly to hear, in an informal and social setting, what the constituents want from their newly elected and re-elected county and city officials. The LWV of Tompkins...Continue Reading
