Action and Advocacy
Action and Advocacy We are truly a grassroots organization… The League of Women Voters takes action on an issue or advocates for a cause when there is an existing League position that supports the issue or speaks to the cause. Positions result from a process of study. Any given study, whether it be National, State, […]
League of Women Voters® Vision, Beliefs, and Intentions
League of Women Voters® Vision, Beliefs, and Intentions The principles that guide our organization… The goal of the League of Women Voters is to empower citizens to shape better communities worldwide. The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political membership organization which: acts after study and member agreement to achieve solutions in the public […]
Right Now in Criminal Justice
Right Now in Criminal Justice This year opened our eyes to the need for widespread police reform. The League of Women Voters of the United States acknowledged the necessity of addressing this issue with a resolution passed at the national convention calling for members to advocate “against systemic racism in the justice system and, at […]
March 22, 2018 Candidate Forum
Tonight the League is hosting our Candidates’ Forum for the Port Washington Public Library Board of Trustees League to which this content belongs: Port Washington-Manhasset
Duncan Is Lone Candidate To Address LWV
The incumbent has served in this position for 15 years. New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli got his start in politics at 18 when elected to the Mineola School Board in the 1970s. The point was made to James Duncan, the incumbent Port Washington police commissioner, as he met voters Tuesday night at Weber Middle […]
Bosworth To Give State Of The Town Address
On Friday, Jan. 29, North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth will deliver her third State of the Town address at 1:15 p.m. at the The clubhouse at Harbor Links, located at 1 Fairway Dr. in Port Washington. The address is open to the public and free of charge. Supervisor Bosworth, who was recently re-elected to […]
Press Releases and News
August 22, 2016 – The League Of Women Voters Evolves January 11, 2016 – Bosworth To Give State Of The Town Address October 14, 2014 – The Threat to Voting Rights: A League of Women Voters Port Washington-Manhasset Program ‘You Have the Right to Vote, Don’t You?’ is the subject of at Oct. 20 discussion […]
The League Of Women Voters Evolves
Do you believe in the right to vote? If so, the League of Women Voters (LWV) has made major changes to its organization which opens up myriad opportunities for all. The age requirement for membership in the LWV of Port Washington-Manhasset has been lowered to 16 years from 18 years. The League of Women Voters […]
New Members: Welcome
Welcome New Members Jeany E. – East Meadow Fran W. – East Meadow & Returnees to League Roberta R. – Jericho Mignon S. – Freeport
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 – By the act of Congress, the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November was designated as Election Day for presidential elections. Why November? […]