Redistricting Process: County level redistricting in Westchester is done expressly by the Legislature itself. Moreover, the Legislature is not compelled to undertake redistricting at all. The charter language reads: “The County Board shall, if necessary, after each decennial federal census…adopt a local law amending subsection 1 of this section to prescribe County Board district. Such...Continue Reading
Want to come learn more about the League’s positions and what we expect for action this legislative session? Lobby Day (or more accurately, Advocacy Training Day) will be held on MONDAY, FEB. 3, 2014. The date of Lobby Day has changed from Tuesday, Feb. 4 to Monday, Feb. 3rd – please note the change in...Continue Reading
CSW58 will be held from March 10-21, 2014, at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The priority theme is “Challenges and Achievements in the Implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for Women and Girls.” The Commission will also evaluate progress in the implementation of the agreed conclusions from CSW55 in 2011 on “Access and participation of women...Continue Reading
We had to cancel our League Holiday Party due to the snow, ice and cold! A week later, it is low 50s to maybe 60 degrees? Go figure! Sorry to miss getting together, but we will reschedule! On January 28th, Tuesday, 1pm at the Hewlett Woodmere Library, we will have a meeting on Climate Change on Long...Continue Reading
Like most local Leagues, LWV of Huntington held multiple Meet the Candidate nights during October; they also held an informational meeting on the local referendum on the ballot in November. The Election Services Committee of the LWV of Buffalo/Niagara serviced four Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority (BMHA) sites in October 2103. LWV of New Castle had a...Continue Reading
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is available in the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia from October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014. To get SNAP benefits a household has to meet the following criteria: Households may have $2,000 in countable resources, such as a bank account, or $3,250 in countable resources...Continue Reading
As I watch the political candidates, I notice the electioneering is near totally centered on money issues. I presume the candidates believe the adage that “people vote their pocketbooks” and that is often true. At the Hewlett-Woodmere street fair I heard an elderly woman verify that was her only consideration. Money being her only consideration is...Continue Reading
Members of the Leagues in NYS are certainly aware of the importance of engaging and educating our youth in civic education. Our statewide program, Students Inside Albany, as well as all the youth programs that local Leagues sponsor such as Vote 18, Running and Winning, and Take Your Child to Vote , etc all focus...Continue Reading
Posted on December 10, 2013 by admin Posted in Statements/Letters/Press Releases New Poll Finds Overwhelming Support for Citizen-Led Redistricting in Nassau County: Long Island Civic Engagement Table, Good Government and Civil Rights Allies Release Poll Showing Clear Support for Reform to Nassau’s Contentious Redistricting Process After years of lawsuits and vocal community opposition to the legislative redistricting process in Nassau...Continue Reading
Congratulations to everyone who worked on Vote411. Since this year’s elections involved local municipalities, there was a very large number of races to cover. With the addition of many leagues using Vote411 for the first time this year, we had broad coverage of races across the entire state. Over 32,000 people from New York State visited the Vote 411...Continue Reading
