Issues and Advocacy: June 2022
Sally Robinson, VP for Issues and Advocacy, Sally.s.robinson@gmail.com Erica Smitka, Deputy Director, Erica@lwvny.org League Lawsuits to Consolidate State Primaries As a result of the Court of Appeals landmark decision invalidating […]
Voter Services: June 2022
Nancy Rosenthal, VP for Voter Services, nancyrosenthal9@gmail.com NY State has two primaries: June 28 Primary: candidates in races for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, NYS Assembly seats; and August 23 Primary: candidates in […]
NY State Fair: June 2022
The state League will have a booth at the NYS Fair in Syracuse again this year! We are really excited to have a presence there and provide information to all […]
President’s Message: June 2022
Judie Gorenstein, judieL728@aol.com I am now completing my first year as president of LWVNYS. I would like to thank each one of you for being members of this very important, non […]
Local League News: April 2022
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 […]
Issues and Advocacy: April 2022
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 […]
Youth Committee: April 2022
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 […]
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force: April 2022
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, […]
Important Upcoming Election Dates to Remember
June 28 – Primary Election (as of April 2022) June 3 – last day to postmark Voter Registration application or register in person at BOE June 8 – last day […]
Local League News: March 2022
Equal Pay Day 2022 was March 15, but equal pay isn’t enough to provide the economic stability needed in today’s economy. Fair pay must be added to the mix for […]