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Defending Democracy.

Internet Voting

While the appeal of Internet voting is obvious, the risks, unfortunately, are not. Voted ballots sent via the Internet simply cannot be made secure and make easy and inviting targets […]

Let’s Look Into This

With all the concerns today about the burden of huge college loans, and the sometimes questionable earning power of Bachelors’ Degrees, more attention is being turned to CTE (Career Technical […]

Making Democracy Work

Has anyone had time to breathe yet? What an incredibly exciting and busy time for all Leagues throughout NY State and through our entire country. Voter services are everywhere and […]

Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage Plans

“While Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are required to cover the same health services as Original Medicare, they are not required to offer the same level of provider access and can […]

2018 Daily Briefing: Thursday

Thursday-June 28, 2018 As League members from around the country descended on Chicago, our pre-Con day kicked off with an advocacy and organizing training. Hundreds of League attendees participated in […]

2018 Daily Briefing: Friday

Friday-June 29, 2018 Our first plenary session kicked off with a message from Toni Preckwinkle, president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Welcoming the League to Chicago, she spoke […]

2018 Daily Briefing: Saturday

Saturday-June 30, 2018 The morning kicked off with an update from the Credentials Committee by Jill Althage who reported the total number of voting delegates 865. The report was accepted […]

2018 Daily Briefing: Sunday

Sunday-July 1, 2018 Our final day of Convention plenary kicked off with our final Credentials Committee Report. A total of 762 Leagues (including ILOs) were represented with 867 voting delegates […]

LWVUS Convention

We had 48 League members from NYS attend the LWVUS Convention in June in Chicago. It was interesting, educational and fun! Many of the NY delegates were first time attendees […]