Nassau County Advisory Redistricting Commission met for the first time on August 31 to hear testimony from the public about their concerns about the new redistricting lines to be drawn. There will be 5 additional hearings that have been scheduled. It is vital that League be at these meetings. We need to make sure our...Continue Reading
***IMPORTANTE*** El Proceso de Reordenación de Distritos Electorales Legislativos 2022/2023 ¡Haga escuchar su voz para el futuro de Nassau County! INVOLUCRESE HOY MISMO! Asista y Participe en la próxima audiencia: Jueves 8 de septiembre 2022, 6PM North Hempstead Town Hall 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset ***PARTICIPACION DE LOS HABITANTES ES NECESARIA*** Por favor asista, involúcrese,...Continue Reading
***IMPORTANT*** 2022/2023 NASSAU COUNTY REDISTRICTING IS UNDERWAY Have a Voice in the Future of Nassau County! GET INVOLVED TODAY! Attend and Participate in a Nassau County Redistricting Meeting Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 6pm North Hempstead Town Hall 220 Plandome Road Manhasset, NY ***RESIDENT INPUT NEEDED*** Please attend, engage, and provide feedback to the Temporary...Continue Reading
Sally Robinson, VP for Issues and Advocacy, Sally.s.robinson@gmail.com Erica Smitka, Deputy Director, Erica@lwvny.org Ethics Reform As of July 8th, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) ceased to exist. The Legislature agreed to replace JCOPE with a new state ethics and lobbying oversight committee- the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (CELG). Under state...Continue Reading
We want to give a special shout-out to the following members for contributing their time and talents for our candidate forums and voter registration activities: Dania Smith Michele Greenblatt Jeany Beir Mary Price Barbara Josepher Fran Weiss Ginny Carew Grace Felicetti, and last, but certainly not least, Barbara Epstein We are counting on their continuing...Continue Reading
New York State The court has set new district lines for both the US House of Representatives and the NYS Senate. The primary date (as of June 1) for these offices will be August 23. So far, the NYS Assembly lines are still the ones approved by the NYS legislature and signed by the Governor....Continue Reading
Dear Readers, It has been more than 20 years since I became editor of the LWVEN VOTER. When I began, I was not very experienced with computer programs (Excel is still a challenge for me), however I have learned a lot just by doing. I was actually the first editor in our League to produce...Continue Reading
