Recently the League of Women Voters has seen some discussions about our nonpartisan status, so we wanted to take the opportunity to explain exactly what that means. We NEVER endorse or support political parties or candidates, but we DO take positions on key policy issues. Our membership carefully weighs and deliberates a number of stances...Continue Reading
WHO CAN VOTE? To register you must: be a U.S. citizen, be 18 years old by December 31 of the year in which you file the voter registration form, be 18 years old by the date of the general, primary or other election in which you want to vote, not be in jail or on...Continue Reading
Final arrangements for the 13th annual Students Inside Albany Conference, being held April 14-17 in Albany, are being made. This year 55 students representing 38 Leagues will be participating and will be staying at the newly renovated Hilton Albany (same hotel as convention).Continue Reading
The League of Women Voters of Nassau County spent the better part of the past year involved with the legislative redistricting process in Nassau County. We are now focusing on redistricting in the Town of Hempstead. We believe strongly that what is needed is a transparent process, with districts that are contiguous, reasonably compact and...Continue Reading
You are invited to attend the LWVNY Convention at the Albany Hilton! The New York State League has revamped the State Convention so that more members are able to attend on June 1st and 2nd. Our registration form must be sent in by April 8th and needs to include all of our members who are...Continue Reading
You are invited to attend the LWVNY Convention at the Albany Hilton! The New York State League has revamped the State Convention so that more members are able to attend on June 1st and 2nd.Continue Reading
You are invited to attend the LWVNY Convention at the Albany Hilton! The New York State League has revamped the State Convention so that more members are able to attend on June 1st and 2nd. Our registration form must be sent in by April 8th and needs to include all of our members who are...Continue Reading
Bay Park resident Nora Garcia-Osuna described what she found in her backyard after Hurricane Sandy as “mounds of hard, layered, crusted-over sewage” — the likes of which she had never seen before.Continue Reading
On October 10th, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Fisher v. Austin on whether prior Supreme Court decisions on racial equality, including the latest college admissions decision in 2003, permit the University of Texas to use race in the selection of its freshman classes.Continue Reading
As part of our national position, derived through study and consensus by Leagues across the nation, we believe that natural resources should be managed as interrelated parts of life-supporting ecosystems. Resources should be conserved and protected to assure their future availability. Pollution of these resources should be controlled in order to preserve the physical, chemical...Continue Reading
