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Nassau County Redistricting — Maps & Hearing Feb.16

To The Nassau League Of Women Voters Redistricting Coalition, The League’s Redistricting Committee & Other Interested Parties: The Nassau County Legislature will hold a public meeting on Thursday, February 16 at 6:30 p.m. to address proposed election district maps for the 19 legislative districts. Location: Theodore Roosevelt Executive & Legislative Bldg., Legislative Chamber, 1550 Franklin Avenue, Mineola. Public comment will be permitted, limited […]

NYS Equal Rights Amendment — Make It Part of NYS Constitution

Equal Rights Amendment Advances to New York Voters in November 2024 New York Legislature passed constitutional amendment in second consecutive legislative session January 24, 2022 “Today we celebrate the second passage of the NYS Equal Rights Amendment which brings New York one step closer to our goal of codifying basic protections for all New Yorkers […]

League Testimony to Town North Hempstead: Repeal Code 40A

In August and September 2022, the Town of North Hempstead Council considered whether to repeal a section of the Town Code established in 1971. Adopted in response to NYS legalizing abortion, the code restricted where termination procedures to hospitals and hospital-supervised facilities, establishing both civil and criminal consequences for violators.  On September 1, the Council […]

PWM Asks for Compact, Contiguous, and Fair Redistricting

At the Sept 8th hearing of the Commission charged with redistricting Nassau County Legislative districts, Judy Esterquest represented the LWV of PWM.  She described Legislative District 9, “which includes the TNH Town Hall, looks like districts where politicians choose their voters — not where voters do the choosing. Similar to the 1812 district that inspired […]