Equal Rights Amendment Advances to NY Voters in November 2024
New York Legislature passed constitutional amendment in second consecutive legislative session FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 24, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT: Arianna Fishman, afishman@nyclu.org, 212-607-3372 Emma Corbett, emma.corbett@ppesacts.org, 518.852.0146 ALBANY, NY […]
Governor Hochul to Ensure Eligible Votes Are Counted
Breaking News! GOVERNOR HOCHUL SIGNS LEGISLATION TO ENSURE ELIGIBLE VOTES ARE COUNTED LWVNYS sent a letter to the Governor urging her to sign the “Wrong Church Bill” and she did […]
Voter Services: September 2022
Nancy Rosenthal, VP for Voter Services, nancyrosenthal9@gmail.com NY State has one more primary: August 23 Primary: candidates in races for US Congressional seats and NYS Senate seats Up to date […]
Changes to be aware of for voting in 2022
New Board of Elections websites: voterlookup.elections.ny.gov – This site allows you to check your polling site and track your absentee ballot. absenteeballot.elections.ny.gov – Go to this site to request an […]
PRESS STATEMENT State of the State Ethics and Voting Reform Proposals Miss the Mark
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. […]
First Call to LWVUS Convention in June 2018
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, […]
UN Commission on Women Conference
Support the League’s Education Foundation while shopping!
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Redistricting
Source: Independent Lines Advocacy The Associated Press is out with a new analysis of the effects of gerrymandering, and their conclusions are not surprising: 49 percent of Americans went to […]
National League Advocacy
League Comments on Kobach Request for Voter Records Kris Kobach requested all states provide the personal information of every registered voter across the country for use by the Presidential Election […]