LOOKING BACK TO 2012
Dear Supporter, 2012 was a busy year. Not only did League volunteers, members, and staff work tirelessly to ensure all eligible citizens were registered and prepared to vote in the November elections, we also worked at the local, state, and national levels on a host of other important issues. Check out what the League accomplished […]
THE LWVUS POSITION ON GUN CONTROL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE
We are all deeply distressed by the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut and share in the country’s grief. As leaders in your community, remember that the League of Women Voters is singularly well suited to gather disparate members of the community together to discuss difficult issues and work to find common ground to solve problems. At […]
AN HISTORIC EVENT FOR LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
On behalf of the League of Women Voters of New York State, Sally Robinson, President of the New York State league, rang the opening bell for NASDAQ on Election Day 2012. She was able to broadcast over Times Square the League’s message about the importance of citizens exercising their right to vote, including these words:
ANALYSIS OF THE 2012 ELECTION
An enthusiastic audience was rewarded at our November 12th meeting with a fascinating breakdown of the Presidential election results delivered by Dr. Chris Malone, Associate Professor and Chairman of the Political Science Department at Pace University, and author of Occupy Wall Street…from New York to the World which will be available at Amazon in January […]
DEMOCRACY FOR SALE — AND WHAT WE DO ABOUT IT
FIVE CAMPAIGN REFORM EXPERTS TO BE FEATURED AT A SYMPOSIUM BACKING NY GOVERNOR CUOMO’S PUSH FOR FAIR ELECTIONS With the recent elections behind us and the outrageous unlimited sums spent, a five-member panel of experts on campaign finance reform will be featured at an upcoming Symposium, “ Democracy For Sale: A Case For Fair Elections […]
BROADER MIDDLE EAST NORTH AFRICA (BMENA) INITIATIVE
The Broader Middle East and North Africa nations include Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, West Bank/Gaza and Yemen.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS VOTER PARTICIPATION
Voting is a fundamental right. Yet here in New York State, we continue to have one of the lowest rates of voter participation in the nation.