Libby Hubbard, Past President of the LWVNYS, passed away in October, 2022. She was Judicial Director of the NY State League of Women Voters, and later served as President of the state League. She served on a state commission to reform the state court system. She was also Chair of the Board of the Correctional...Continue Reading

VOTE411.org is live for the August primary election! VOTE411.org provides election information and what will be on the ballot Election Day.  Using the QR Code on postings provides many with greater access to VOTE411.org. If candidates in your area have not yet responded on Vote 411, please nudge them to do it – contact their campaign and...Continue Reading

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 and accurate information on the primaries and deadlines for the primaries, and for the general election, can always be found on the state League website...Continue Reading

LWV of the Rochester Metro Area  The Rochester Metro Area League recently collaborated with several community groups to host a discussion of the NYS parole system. Participants viewed a short film, “The Interview”, which shows what coming up for parole is like and how it changed during the era of mass incarceration. Two 2022 legislative...Continue Reading

2022 State Budget Wins! The state budget officially passed on Saturday, April 9th. We are pleased that this year many of the League’s budget priorities were included in the final budget proposal. Through our lobbying efforts the League was able to secure: $5 million in TAP funding for incarcerated individuals $4 million for local boards...Continue Reading

Thank you for a fantastic month of feedback, best practices and resources shared through our state-wide regional training sessions. It made Nick and me extremely proud to work alongside each of our local leagues and continue to inspire our youth. All your hard work will allow other leagues to help reach more students across the state through...Continue Reading

It was gratifying to get the messages of how folks had looked forward to the DEI workshop that had been scheduled with new author, Kimberlee Yolanda Williams and best-selling author, Debby Irving, for April 21st. Unforeseen circumstances required that the workshop be postponed. However, both authors are eagerly looking forward to the rescheduled workshop come...Continue Reading