Port Washington-Manhasset League of Women Voters November 2014 Newsletter Click on the link below to read newsletter in its entirety… LWV Nov 14 newsletterContinue Reading

The following document summarizes some of the commonly-held myths and misconceptions regarding the definition of human trafficking and the types of human trafficking operations that exist in the United States. The goal of the document is to address these misconceptions and help shape a more accurate “lens” for identifying and understanding trafficking. A “Top 10”...Continue Reading

The Nassau County League, with several other good government groups, is advocating for fair redistricting in our county, in accordance with the principles of the Federal Voting Rights Act. League members have delivered statements at county redistricting hearings and have been in attendance at meetings of the Nassau County Temporary Districting Advisory Commission (NCTDAC).Continue Reading

It is with deep sadness that our League honors the memory and service of Mary Ellen McCollum who died on Friday, August 31, 2012.Continue Reading

May Newburger was a seminal force in politics as a former New York State assemblywoman and North Hempstead Town supervisor. She died from cancer on Thursday at her Great Neck home. She was 92 years old.Continue Reading

The League of Women Voters of Nassau County is working with other Leagues throughout New York state to produce electronic voter’s guides for this year’s NY State primary (September 13) and general elections on November 6th. It’s easy to find out about your candidates by using the Vote411 system. Just go to vote411.org and follow...Continue Reading

Paula Blum, Issues and Advocacy VP of the Nassau County League, has been attending meetings of “Water for Long Island.” The mission of this group is to work with Long Island water suppliers and government, community, environmental groups about water conditions on Long Island and to advance actions for effective water supply management. Most residents...Continue Reading

League of Women Voters of Texas (LWVTX The) joined the lawsuit in support of the DOJ decision. In Texas, a U.S. Federal District Court has agreed with the League and the Department of Justice that their state’s voter photo I.D. law violates Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act and that the law does have...Continue Reading

In April, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver introduced the “2012 Fair Elections Act” (A09885D) to provide public financing for statewide campaigns.  This act was just what the League of Women Voters of New York State (LWVNY) needed to begin a new push for campaign finance reform in New York.  LWVNY immediately took two actions. First, it ...Continue Reading

For close to a hundred years, the League’s mission has been to encourage informed and active participation in government, to increase understanding of major public policy issues so that voters can make intelligent decisions. This past year, in many states, that mission has been made unnecessarily difficult because of new and, often, restrictive voter registration...Continue Reading