On May 21st it was announced that funding for the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission was finally released. Although the funding had been appropriated in the state budget in early April, it took over a month for the funds to actually be released to the Commission. In early May, the League partnered with 23...Continue Reading
All 50 state Leagues and the District of Columbia League have joined the new LWVUS People Powered Maps Campaign to ensure fair representation across the country. On June 27, 2019, the Supreme Court abdicated its role deciding cases involving partisan gerrymandering with three decisions (including Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina). This...Continue Reading
To further our efforts on this crucial representation issue, the League has joined up with three other organizations and named ourselves, Nassau County United Redistricting Coalition (“Coalition”), an independent non-partisan coalition co-founded by LatinoJustice, Common Cause New York, La Fuente, and, the League of Women Voters of Nassau County; we have also developed and launched the...Continue Reading
Common Cause/NY La Fuente-Long Island Civic Participation Project Latino Justice PRLDEF League of Women Voters of Nassau County Long Island Civic Engagement Table Nassau County Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties UnionContinue Reading
Thank you for everything all of you did this fall to register voters, distribute voters guides, organize Vote 411 and hold candidate forums for the general election. We also very much appreciate your help and support in our successful effort to pass Proposal 1 on the ballot, reforming how redistricting is done in this state....Continue Reading
