LEAGUE CELEBRATES 97TH BIRTHDAY Dear Friend, As we mark 97 years of Making Democracy Work™ this week and gear up for our 100th celebration (see below), let’s also make the most of urgent opportunities to act, including during the upcoming Congressional recess, February 20-24. Recess is a great opportunity for Leagues around the country...Continue Reading
The League of Women Voters of the Nassau County, first organized in 1920s, is one of the three Inter-League Organizations in NYS. Thus, the LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NASSAU COUNTY emerged, not as a directive from state and national Leagues, but at the instigation of local Leagues and their members, seeking to form a...Continue Reading
The issue of guns and violence in our neighborhoods hits us whenever we pick up a newspaper or turn on our TV. We read about it, we talk about it and the question of what to do about it was the subject of the League of Women Voters of Southwest Nassau meeting at the Elmont Memorial...Continue Reading
Human trafficking appears in many guises in the United States. This is a list of the most common cases as compiled by www.polarisproject.org: Labor Trafficking: This type of human trafficking several industries such as Domestic Servitude/Domestic Worker (i.e., nannies, maids and housekeepers, Small Businesses/”Mom and Pop” Operations (i.e., Landscaping, nail salons, restaurants, industrial cleaning construction...Continue Reading
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is available in the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia from October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014. To get SNAP benefits a household has to meet the following criteria: Households may have $2,000 in countable resources, such as a bank account, or $3,250 in countable resources...Continue Reading
Congratulations to everyone who worked on Vote411. Since this year’s elections involved local municipalities, there was a very large number of races to cover. With the addition of many leagues using Vote411 for the first time this year, we had broad coverage of races across the entire state. Over 32,000 people from New York State visited the Vote 411...Continue Reading
Election Day (Nov. 5) is quickly approaching. Click to download your copy of the ballot proposals to get familiar with the latest issues that affect you. Did you know you can get your voting ballot online? When you type your address into http://www.Vote411.org, you will see your local ballots along with a wealth of voting-related information. Here are step-by-step...Continue Reading
Election Day (Nov. 5) is quickly approaching. Click to download your copy of the ballot proposals to get familiar with the latest issues that affect you. Did you know you can get your voting ballot online? When you type your address into http://www.Vote411.org, you will see your local ballots along with a wealth of voting-related information. Here are step-by-step...Continue Reading
Election Day (Nov. 5) is quickly approaching. Click to download your copy of the ballot proposals to get familiar with the latest issues that affect you. Did you know you can get your voting ballot online? When you type your address into http://www.Vote411.org, you will see your local ballots along with a wealth of voting-related information. Here are step-by-step...Continue Reading
The electronic voter guide, Vote 411, has gone live in some communities. Check back daily as local Leagues are adding information on more candidates and races. Not all have gone live yet – so keep checking. QR Codes. Click here for the QR to reach Vote 411 on smartphones and tablets. Ballots. Go to www.vote411.org to enter your address and see the...Continue Reading
