2022 The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Actof New York (June 2022) Registration Deadline Reduced from 25 Days to 10 Days Prior to Election Day (Dec 2022) “Wrong Church Bill” prevents disqualifying a registered voter’s entire ballot solely because it was inadvertently cast at a poll site other than the voter’s assigned polling place (Dec 2022) Expanded on-campus ballot...Continue Reading
See video of our most recent educational event: an evening with Neal Simon, author of Contract for America: Ten Reforms to Reclaim our Republic, posted on LWVofPWM YouTube. The LWV Port Washington/Manhasset is actively engaged on Electoral Reform issues. We are looking to work with members who share the belief that we must improve the ways we...Continue Reading
More than 100 years after some women gained the right to vote, people in the United States are still not constitutionally guaranteed equality on the basis of sex. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) will update the US Constitution to protect the equality of rights under the law regardless of sex. The ERA has met all...Continue Reading
Early Voting for the General Election from October 29th to November 6 All Nassau County Voters may cast their ballots at any of the early polling sites — see the map below General Election Day is Tuesday, November 8 Voters may vote ONLY at their official polling site VOTE YES for the Clean Water, Clean...Continue Reading
The League encourages all Nassau County residents to attend one of the five upcoming Commission hearings and provide public comments and input regarding how your community should be represented in new legislative district maps. The upcoming hearing dates and locations are listed below. All hearings begin at 6:00 pm. ● Sept. 8 at North Hempstead...Continue Reading
Want to work as an Election Day Inspector or Election Day Translator? The Board of Elections is accepting applications for Inspectors and Spanish Translators. Complete the application below and submit the form to the Board. You will be notified if your application has been accepted. Election Day Inspector (PDF) Spanish Translators (PDF) To work the...Continue Reading
Supreme Court Strips Americans of Constitutional Right to Abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Decision Court signals threat to marriage equality, contraception, and private intimacy WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States President Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following joint statement in response to the 6 –...Continue Reading
You will need one set of application forms for each video you want to submit. The video can be created by a single eligible student or a team of (up to six) eligible students. The application form for one video will consist of The cover form — listing the title of the video and the...Continue Reading
DR. DEBORAH ANN TURNER, PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE UNITED STATES RESPONDS: Dear League Members, Last night, a US Supreme Court majority opinion was leaked in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The opinion seeks to overturn abortion rights decisions in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. It is an extreme...Continue Reading
