The State Board of Elections met and approved changes to the voter registration form and affidavit voter registration application to allow for registrants to provide their email address. This is something Citizens Union as well as other groups on this email chain have long advocated. The resolution passed by the State Board will enable the City...Continue Reading
This final week of the legislative session has brought negotiations between all parties interested in the Women’s Equality Agenda in hopes of passing all 10 points. As a member of the Women’s Equality Coalition, LWVNYS was part of the Coalition’s unanimous decision yesterday to send all 10 points of the agenda to the Senate as...Continue Reading
The State League is celebrating its Partnership Award again this year. An electronic invitation has been sent to all members for whom we have email addresses. Please print out the attached invitation and make it available at your upcoming League meetings for those who do not have email addresses. http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs102/1102704766323/archive/1113273379824.htmlContinue Reading
Hello. My name is Samantha Cohen and I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Albany this year. I have expanded my mind by familiarizing myself with new ideas and information I thought I would never have the opportunity to gain. This experience was unforgettable and more informational than any other trip or opportunity I’ve ever had...Continue Reading
The NY Women’s Equality Agenda (WEA) has a good chance of becoming law this session – if you do your part! We need you to: Write a letter to your senator; Call your senator’s office Send an email to your senator (do all 3 things spread over this week); Attend the rally on June 4, 2013 – your...Continue Reading
The NY Women’s Equality Agenda (WEA) has a good chance of becoming law this session – if you do your part! We need you to: Write a letter to your senator; Call your senator’s office Send an email to your senator (do all 3 things spread over this week); Attend the rally on June 4, 2013 – your...Continue Reading
The state League and 47 of our local Leagues have signed on as supporters of the Women’s Equality Agenda, which would break down common barriers to equality that women face every day. You can find the entire Agenda as proposed by Governor Cuomo at http://nywomensequality.org. At this point there is no legislative language, but we...Continue Reading
WHO CAN VOTE? To register you must: be a U.S. citizen, be 18 years old by December 31 of the year in which you file the voter registration form, be 18 years old by the date of the general, primary or other election in which you want to vote, not be in jail or on...Continue Reading
You are invited to attend the LWVNY Convention at the Albany Hilton! The New York State League has revamped the State Convention so that more members are able to attend on June 1st and 2nd.Continue Reading
