Dear Hon. McCallister and Mr. Cervas, I serve as a board member of the League of Women Voters of New York State, the League of Women Voters of Nassau County Inter-League Organization and the League of Women Voters of South Nassau. The League of Women Voter (“League”) is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed...Continue Reading
To refresh your recollection and bring you up-to-date on Nassau ILO Redistricting Committee: After NY’s Independent Redistricting Committee failed to reach consensus on a compromised set of redistricting maps, the NY Legislature was empowered by the 2014 Constitutional Amendment to create its own maps. It quickly redrew and ratified new Congressional, State Senate and State...Continue Reading
Type: Public Statement Date of Release or Mention: Monday, May 23, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sally Robinson, VP of Issues and Advocacy May 19, 2022 E: sally.s.robinson@gmail.com, Tel: 914-441-5144...Continue Reading
BUFFALO, NY & WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters of Buffalo-Niagara, the League of Women Voters of New York State, and the League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following statement on the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York: “This weekend, a terrorist with a violent and racist agenda brought tragedy to...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
Attached are slides from the LWVPWM Redistricting Committee on our work thus far this year (July-December 2021) that was presented at today’s board meeting. The letter from LWVNY Executive Director Laura Bierman about the breakdown of the Independent Redistricting Committee. Redistricting Committee Report Letter to IRCContinue Reading
Last year, before COVID-19 locked us all inside, a few League members and I took a NYS League sponsored tour of the United Nations. The entire day was awe-inspiring, from the grandness of the spaces, to the recognizable rooms, to the docents and speakers. If ever you have the opportunity to take a tour of...Continue Reading
As I sit at my home workspace, I can’t believe it’s May. The last few weeks in quarantine have moved both glacially and at warp speed—all at the same time. I hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy. Some of my friends and family have gotten sick, but none have been...Continue Reading
As I sit at my home workspace, I can’t believe it’s May. The last few weeks in quarantine have moved both glacially and at warp speed—all at the same time. I hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy. Some of my friends and family have gotten sick, but none have been...Continue Reading
