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  • LWVNYS 100th Anniversary Convention June 7-9, 2019 Hilton Hotel, Albany, NY Award Nomination Forms Registration details coming!
LWVNYS Voting ReformLWVNYS Statement on Voting Reform Package We did it! We have passed a package of comprehensive voting reforms in New York State! After more than three decades of fighting for election modernization, the state legislature has finally passed a package of voting reforms that includes early voting, same day voter registration, no-excuse absentee voting, primary consolidation, pre-registration for 16 and 17 year olds, state-wide voter registration transfer, and closure of the LLC loophole.  The League will continue to advocate for funding for many of these reforms. Stay tuned for updates on the statues as the session continues.  
07
Jun

Goutevenier Joins Long List of LWVPWM on Women’s Roll of Honor

6/06/25 – The League of Women Voters of Port Washington-Manhasset is proud to congratulate our President, our tireless and visionary leader, Regina M. Goutevenier, on being named to the Town of North Hempstead’s May W. Newburger Women’s Roll of Honor. At the ceremony, the Town presented Regina with the award and with proclamations from New...
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20
May

LWV US — Unite and Rise 8.5: A Campaign to Defend Democracy

Our Country Is in a Constitutional Crisis. It’s Time to Take Our Democracy Back   May 13, 2025 from LWV of US Rise & Resist by Lily McGhee On April 17, LWV CEO Celina Stewart and President Dianna Wynn released the following statement: “It has now been 87 days since the start of the Trump...
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11
May

LWV Opposes Cuts to Medicaid

4/29/2025 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined a sign-on letter urging Congress to oppose cuts to Medicaid to help prevent medical debt. April 29, 2025 Dear Members of Congress: On behalf of 183 state and national advocates concerned about the medical debt crisis in our country, we write to express our...
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21
Feb

PWM Has Adopted the VT Privatization Position

Concurrence Zoom Meeting: Members ONLY LWV PWM has Adopted a short-form of LWV Vermont’s position on Privatization During a zoom consensus meeting, members came to consensus Zoom Registration Link (click on word “link“) See the Education Presentation on PWM YouTube Channel (and deck here) Read the Proposed Position and the Participant Guide Agenda: 15-30 min Education on...
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14
Feb

LWV US Urges Congress to Act

The League of Women Voters of the US Urges Congress to Act in New Letter Feb 14, 2025 WASHINGTON — Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States and League chapters from all 50 states and the District of Columbia sent a letter to congressional leaders expressing strong concern over abandoning its duties and...
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06
Feb

LWV CEO Condemns Weaponization of Government

LWV Condemns Trump Administration’s Weaponization of Government Against Americans Feb 6, 2025 WASHINGTON — Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Celina Stewart issued the following statement in response to actions taken by the new administration and the impact on voters. “In the first 17 days of the Trump administration, we’ve witnessed nothing...
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26
Jan

Update: Final Redistricting Map of Nassau County

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...
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12
Nov

Election Results on Prop 1 — NY Equal Rights Amendment

How NYS Counties Voted     Thank you to the Daily Gazette for the graphics! And Reporter Tyler A. McNeil. To learn about the NY ERA, see earlier blog posts. Results:
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12
Nov

PWM Has Adopted the VT Privatization Position

Concurrence Zoom Meeting: Members ONLY LWV PWM has Adopted a short-form of LWV Vermont’s position on Privatization During a zoom consensus meeting, members came to consensus Zoom Registration Link (click on word “link“) See the Education Presentation on PWM YouTube Channel (and deck here) Read the Proposed Position and the Participant Guide Agenda: 15-30 min Education on...
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