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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.  
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21
Feb

PWM Has Adopted the VT Privatization Position

February 21, 2025
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

February 14, 2025,
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

February 6, 2025,
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

January 26, 2025, ,
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

November 12, 2024
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

November 12, 2024
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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12
Oct

LWV of NY Supports Voting YES on the new NY State ERA

October 12, 2024, ,
Congratulations, NYS!  The ERA Passed 2:1! Final Language for NY Ballot Proposal on NYS EQUAL  RIGHTS AMENDMENT The NYS Board of Elections has posted the language for Ballot Proposal #1 (Flip your ballot over to vote on this Proposal) Here is what will be on your ballot (from NYS Board of Elections) Here is an...
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13
Jan

Jan & Feb Legislative Advocacy Opportunities

January 13, 2024,
Bigger Better Bottle Bill Medical Aid in Dying NY Is NOT Disposable (plastics)   Bigger Better Bottle Bill Over 6 million tons of waste is sent to NY landfills every year. That’s over 11 tons of trash every minute and that doesn’t even account for the waste that isn’t reaching our landfills and is thrown...
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13
Jan

NY Senate Passes 10-Bill Package for Election Reform

January 13, 2024,
Laura Ladd Bierman, Executive Director, League of Women Voters of New York State said, “The League of Women Voters of New York State applauds the Senate for taking meaningful action on bills to protect our democracy. As the 2024 election approaches, it is critical that we safeguard our election system and ensure that every New Yorker...
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