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Update: Final Redistricting Map of Nassau County

Map showing different colored districts numbered 1 to 19, covering areas around New York, Huntington, and Islip.

Jan 25, 2025, Karen Moskowitz provides this final update on the 2020 redistricting of the Nassau County Legislature — after the census, controversial competing redistricting committee maps, lawsuits (with the PWM League  as one of the plaintiffs, among others), court rulings, and appeals. We thank Karen for her four years of tireless work keeping Nassau […]

NYS Ballot Proposals for 2023 General Election

Turn to page 2 of this guide for ballot proposals   Proposal 1: Removal of Small City School Districts From Special Constitutional Debt Limitation Removes legacy inequities for cities of under 125,000 people, enacted before these districts voted for their budgets Description of Proposal The State Constitution limits how much debt a small city (a […]

LWV of PWM Comment on Nassau County Redistricting

When asked about the LWV of PWM’s signing on to a suit against the Nassau County Legislature and its Redistricting Commission, this statement was issued: “Nassau County residents deserve transparency from our legislature, particularly with respect to the redistricting process which will control elections for our county legislators for the next decade. We are disappointed […]

How Can We Expand our Impact by Working Together?

PWM President Regina Goutevenier led a 2-hour workshop at the 2023 NYS Convention on how local Leagues can expand their impact and energize members by partnering with local organizations who focus under-served communities. Besides discussing PWM experiences, Delegates learned about successful outreach experiences from Albany, NYC, Saratoga, and Port Washington-Manhasset Leagues. Judy Esterquest was part […]

Condado de Nassau VOTACIÓN ANTICIPADA

Sábado, 18 de junio a Domingo, 26 de junio Fechas y Horas: Sáb, 18 de junio- 9am to 6pm Dom, 19 de junio- 9am to 6pm Lun, 20 de junio- 6am to 5pm Mar, 21 de junio- 10am to 7pm* Mier, 22 de junio- 10am to 7pm Jue, 23 18 de junio – 10am to […]