Local League To Do’s (email: lwvny@lwvny.org or call 518-465-4162) Send Bylaw Amendment proposals to the state office by Feb. 20, 2017 Schedule a community forum/membership meeting in Jan or Feb, 2017, to present program on constitutional convention and upcoming ballot proposal (see website for materials and response form is attached) Complete and return Program Planning form to state office by March 3, 2017 (see...Continue Reading
LWVUS joined LWVMD and 40 other national and local organizations supporting rescission of a resolution that calls for an Article V Constitutional Convention. Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, a convention can be called when two-thirds of the states (34) petition for a convention to enact amendments to the constitution. There are no safeguards...Continue Reading
The NYS Legislature has its opening session on January 4, 2017, and there are transportation issues to address this year. First, a review of 2016: The bad news: two bills we were following failed in the 2016 session. The O’Mara/Brindisi bill (S5794/A8202) was vetoed by Gov. Cuomo. Apparently, he did not see the need to...Continue Reading
As in the last few years, we are asking local Leagues to set up appointments with their local legislators to lobby for League issues in their home districts during the legislative break, which this year is the middle two weeks of April, http://www.lwvny.org/advocacy/2017/2017-Session-Calendar.pdf, after the state budget is done. If more then one local League is...Continue Reading
The fate of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) now lies with the Supreme Court. For the second time in as many months, the justices are hearing arguments on vital legislation that has encouraged active participation in our democracy for nearly two decades. The League of Women Voters of Arizona is a plaintiff in the...Continue Reading
Time is running out to protect and manage the aquifers and water supply of Long Island. The Long Island water supply, the groundwater stored beneath all of Long Island, continues to be polluted, wasted and depleted. Seventy percent of New York State is served by one of the three professional management compacts (river basin/watershed commissions)...Continue Reading
DEADLINES: Apply for absentee ballot in person by Monday, November 3, 2014 Apply for absentee ballot by mail: postmarked by Tuesday, October 28, 2014 Deliver ballot in person by Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Deliver ballot by mail: postmarked by Monday, November 3, 2014; received by Wednesday, November 12, 2014. NEW! Vote 411: Electronic Voter Guide...Continue Reading
The Nassau County Water Resource Board Must Halt Over-PumpingNewsday’s [May 18, 2015]New York City shelves reopening of Queens wells that share water with Nassau County article is indeed excellent news for Nassau County. But, just because the City has backed-off, doesn’t mean the County’s water worries are over. They are far from over! The article,...Continue Reading
The 2015 Groundwater Symposium, December 4th, presented by Water For Long Island (WFLI), (of which the League is a member) was a dialogue on groundwater protection and management for the Long Island region with a focus on considering how a Long Island compact would work. In attendance were several hundred concerned citizens, political leaders and...Continue Reading
