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Voter service

Voter Service Kudos to Barbara Epstein for her indefatigable work presenting and explaining the ballot proposals to just about every group in the county that was interested in hearing about […]

Election Day History

Election Day History January 7, 1789 – The first electors were chosen for the first US presidential election. February 4, 1789 – George Washington was elected president. January 23, 1845 […]

The Perils of Plastic Pollution

The Perils of Plastic Pollution “Ocean plastic pollution threatens the viability of critical marine ecosystems, and plastics never go away. Instead, they break down into smaller and smaller pieces, which […]

LWVNYS DEI (Diversity Equity and Inclusion) Task Force

happy world peace day with hands of all colors

LWVNYS DEI (Diversity Equity and Inclusion) Task Force Regina Tillman, rmt371@live.com and Crystal Joseph, campus@lwvnyc.org, Co-Chairs A small but committed group of Leaguers from across NYS participated in the second […]

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: September 2021

LWVNYS DEI News and Drop In Zone

Attendance of the President’s Meeting Conversation about school Board meeting disruptions indicated that the topic shifts over time from resistance to mask mandates to that of rejecting CRT (Critical Race […]

Voter Services

Voter Registration at vote.org

We are all gearing up for the League’s busy time of year with the general election on Tuesday, November 2, 2021.  Many of us have been busily entering candidates’ information […]