Tuesday, September 26th is National Voter Registration Day. On that day, League will have two tables set up to register voters at the Broadway Commons in Hicksville (formally Broadway Mall), from 1 – 5 pm. We need volunteers for this important job. Two people are needed per table for each two-hour period. Please contact Barbara...Continue Reading
100 years ago, the women of NYS won a long-fought battle to have the right to vote. This preceded national woman suffrage by two years. On Saturday, October 21, we will have a rally to celebrate this achievement, at the Supreme Courthouse in Mineola, with one of the voting machines actually used to vote for...Continue Reading
On your ballot in November there will be a proposition to determine whether there should be a NYS Constitutional Convention. This proposition is required to be on the ballot every 20 years. If there is a Con-Con, and there are decisions to make changes in the state constitution, the changes would be presented to the...Continue Reading
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 the polls last year backing Republican candidates in House races throughout the country, yet the GOP controls 55 percent of the U.S. House of Representatives....Continue Reading
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 “Integrity” Commission. The League issued a statement calling the request a giant fishing expedition meant to distract from the real issue of voter suppression. The...Continue Reading
Norma Schaeffer Among our activities in the community is the monitoring of elections, when requested by certain groups. Among them, in recent years, was the election of union representatives in a local school district. In some cases, we offer this service on a regular basis. The Freeport Housing Election is one of these. On June...Continue Reading
Claudia Borecky, President North & Central Merrick Civic Association On June 22, 2017, the Governor’s Office hosted a forum at Hofstra University with a panel of experts who discussed how the proposed American Healthcare Act would impact healthcare for New Yorkers. It was a very informative meeting. We learned that the AHCA would include $7...Continue Reading
Recent studies in Connecticut and New York have confirmed the presence of hazardous materials on some existing fields using artificial turf. Chemical toxins identified included the metals arsenic, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, lead and zinc, the chemicals acetone, ethylbenzene, tetrachloroethene, toluene and xylene, and phthalates. High temperatures recorded at field level can significantly increase the volatility...Continue Reading
LWVEN members Paula Blum, Barbara Epstein and Phyllis Seitz attended state League’s Lobby Day in Albany. The pictures above were taken at a news conference that preceded our lobbying of our representatives.Continue Reading
This year appears to be the year of many rallies. On my own, I have attended the Unity Rally and Climate Rally and now I wanted to attend the Voting Rally on June 13, 2017. I decided to go with Common Cause knowing that the group fights for issues similar to the League, and they...Continue Reading
