Special Master Uses LI Leagues’ Redistricting Input
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 […]
LWV of NYS Files Federal Lawsuit to Postpone NYS Primaries
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 […]
League Condemns Racist Mass Shooting in Buffalo, NY
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 […]
SCOTUS Leaked Opinion on Abortion Rights
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 […]
The IRC Votes and Submits Two Sets of Maps to Legislature
Redistricting Committee Update
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 IRC
Winter 2021: A Note from Our President
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 […]
Spring 2020: A Note from Our President
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 […]
Spring 2020: A Note from Our President
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 […]
My Love Letter to the League
LWV PWM recently learned of this “Love Letter to the League” published by LWV of California and written by their Executive Director, Stephanie Doute. Although published on Valentine’s Day, we believe love letters are appropriate every day of the year — this one especially, as we all consider what we most value about our democracy […]