Political Parties Although there are hundreds of political parties in the United States, only certain parties qualify to have the names of their candidates for office printed on election ballots. In order to qualify for ballot placement, a party must meet certain requirements that vary from state to state. For example, in some states, a...Continue Reading

Redistricting Commission Update We had an extremely busy summer related to Redistricting. In addition to hiring our new Organizer (Milly Czerwinski), the Commission itself held public hearings in July and August but did not hold any public meetings until the start of September. At their September meeting they announced that they had hired two Redistricting...Continue Reading

For as long as we can remember, our local League has been sponsoring local high school students to attend the LWVNYS’ amazing Government Education Conference, “Students Inside Albany.” The SIA conference, sponsored by the State League’s Education Foundation, is designed to increase students’ awareness of their responsibility in representative government and provide the tools necessary...Continue Reading

Nassau County Redistricting Barbara Epstein & Paula Blum Redistricting is the word currently heard everywhere in government. States are planning their new district maps based on the 2020 census results, with varying results. And, the Nassau County legislature will soon be setting up a redistricting commission based on the requirements of its charter. This is...Continue Reading

Not registered? We’ve outlined all the steps that you need to take to get registered in Nassau County. Important Voting Links: =================== Signup Online: https://Voterreg.dmv.ny.gov/MotorVoter Register/Check Registration/Candidate Information: https://vote411.org Download Forms: https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/580/Vo… Text VOTENY to 474747 for updates and reminders on upcoming elections Who Can Register to Vote? ====================== * Be a U.S. Citizen *...Continue Reading

There are fifteen (15) early voting poll sites in Nassau County. Voters can go to ANY of the early voting poll sites in this county during early voting. On election day (Nov. 5) voters must go to their assigned election day polling place. Nassau County Board of Elections New York State Board of Elections Voter Look Up (to...Continue Reading

Just last week, 60 high school students from across the state came to Albany to learn how to engage with their state government. The students were excited and interested in learning how to become part of the governmental decision-making process. The 60 students came from 43 local Leagues, MAL Units and ILOs; 16 boys and...Continue Reading

Representatives of the LWV of Nassau County Inter-League Organization (ILO), including Barbara Epstein of the LWV of East Nassau, met recently with representatives of the NC Board of Elections to discuss early voting, electronic voting books, and other new changes to the way we will be voting in NYS. Continue Reading

by Nancy Marr (LWV Suffolk County) The Federal Government is developing a five-year plan to lease ocean lands in federal offshore areas all along our shorelines, including two leases on the North Atlantic region of the Outer Continental Shelf to companies that would drill for gas and oil. (Each state along the Atlantic coast owns...Continue Reading