Women in Politics: Past, Present & Future
A CONFERENCE COMMEMORATING THE CENTENNIAL OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE IN NEW YORK STATE Friday & Saturday, April 21 & 22, 2017 The League of Women Voters of NYS Education Foundation is pleased to announce its co-sponsorship on this educational conference to be held in Hyde Park, New York, in April. League members are encouraged to attend […]
News of the Week
Leagues across the country have seen an impressive increase in membership in recent months, as new Leagues are forming from Utah to Georgia to Pennsylvania. We continue to be recognized as a go-to organization advocating for voting rights. The League is a trusted source when this key issue is in the news such as the […]
Mark Your Calendars
Local League To Do’s (email: lwvny@lwvny.org or call 518-465-4162) Send Bylaw Amendment proposals to the state office by Feb. 20, 2017 Schedule a community forum/membership meeting in Jan or Feb, 2017, to present program on constitutional convention and upcoming ballot proposal (see website for materials and response form is attached) Complete and return Program Planning form to state office by March 3, 2017 (see […]
Leagues Support Effort to Rescind Call for Article V Convention in Maryland
LWVUS joined LWVMD and 40 other national and local organizations supporting rescission of a resolution that calls for an Article V Constitutional Convention. Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, a convention can be called when two-thirds of the states (34) petition for a convention to enact amendments to the constitution. There are no safeguards […]
Transportation Issues for 2017
The NYS Legislature has its opening session on January 4, 2017, and there are transportation issues to address this year. First, a review of 2016: The bad news: two bills we were following failed in the 2016 session. The O’Mara/Brindisi bill (S5794/A8202) was vetoed by Gov. Cuomo. Apparently, he did not see the need to […]
Not Too Early to Schedule 2017 Lobby Visits
As in the last few years, we are asking local Leagues to set up appointments with their local legislators to lobby for League issues in their home districts during the legislative break, which this year is the middle two weeks of April, http://www.lwvny.org/advocacy/2017/2017-Session-Calendar.pdf, after the state budget is done. If more then one local League is […]
NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION
The fate of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) now lies with the Supreme Court. For the second time in as many months, the justices are hearing arguments on vital legislation that has encouraged active participation in our democracy for nearly two decades. The League of Women Voters of Arizona is a plaintiff in the […]
NO TIME OR WATER TO WASTE – LONG ISLAND’S WATER SUPPLY NEEDS HELP!
Time is running out to protect and manage the aquifers and water supply of Long Island. The Long Island water supply, the groundwater stored beneath all of Long Island, continues to be polluted, wasted and depleted. Seventy percent of New York State is served by one of the three professional management compacts (river basin/watershed commissions) […]
VOTERS FIRST
GENERAL ELECTION INFORMATION
DEADLINES: Apply for absentee ballot in person by Monday, November 3, 2014 Apply for absentee ballot by mail: postmarked by Tuesday, October 28, 2014 Deliver ballot in person by Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Deliver ballot by mail: postmarked by Monday, November 3, 2014; received by Wednesday, November 12, 2014. NEW! Vote 411: Electronic Voter Guide […]