Our Non-Partisan Status
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 […]
Who Can Vote and Where You Can Register
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 […]
YOUTH PROGRAMS
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).
TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD REDISTRICTING MEETING
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.
MESSAGE FROM THE STEERING COMMITTEE
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.
MESSAGE FROM THE STEERING COMMITTEE
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.
MESSAGE FROM THE STEERING COMMITTEE
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.
BAY PARK SAGA CONTINUES: SOUTH SHORE RISING
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.
FISHER V. AUSTIN
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.
LWV COMMENTS TO FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
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 […]