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

LWV of Port Washington-Manhasset Virtual Forum held on May 27, 2020, between Manhasset NY Board of Education Candidates Patricia Aitken (incumbent) Evan Mandery (challenger)Continue Reading