The LWVNYS Biennial Convention will be held on June 2-4, 2023 at the Crowne Plaza Albany – Desmond Hotel. The Registration Kit was emailed, is posted on the state website, and is available here. Or you can register online as a delegate or just to attend as an observer or to attend lunch or dinner on Saturday. Register online here.
The Pre Convention Kit is also available here and contains information about the items to be voted upon at the Convention (all delegates should read in advance to be prepared to vote at Convention):
- Proposed Slate of Officers and Board of Directors
- Proposed 2023-24 LWVNYS Budget
- Proposed 2023-25 Program
o Board Recommended Study on the Use of RCV and Alternatives to party primaries for State, Congressional, and local Offices.
o Board Recommended Study on the process used by the state Board of Elections to approve voting systems with the purpose of seeing if the process can be improved to be more effective in ensuring that approved voting systems meet a balance of the SARAT (“secure, accurate, recountable, accessible and transparent”) criteria.
o Board Recommended Concurrence with Waste Position of the 4 Capital District Leagues
The agenda for Convention is as follows:
Pre-Convention (separate registration and fee)
Friday, June 2
2:00 – 4:30 Speaker and Workshop: Libby Post, President of Progressive Public Affairs and
Government Relations at Communication Services
5:00 – 6:30 Welcome reception
9:00 – 10:00 Evening information sessions/caucuses
Convention
Saturday, June 3
8:30 – 10:00 Workshops
10:15 – 11:30 Workshops
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch with speaker: Former Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney
1:45 – 5:00 Plenary Session
5:30 – 6:30 Reception
6:30 – 8:30 Dinner with awards
8:30 – 9:30 Evening information sessions/caucuses
9:30 – 10:30 Evening information sessions/caucuses
Sunday, June 4
7:30 – 8:45 Breakfast: New Local League Presidents
7:30 – 8:45 Non-President Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00 Speaker: Ayo Atterberry, LWVUS Chief of Culture
9:00 – 12:00 Plenary Session
SPEAKERS
Friday, June 2, 2:00-4:30 pm
The Power of Communication: Turning Values into Action
Libby Post, President of Progressive Public Affairs and Government Relations at Communication Services
Saturday, June 3, 12 Noon
ERA Now: Let’s Get It Done
Carolyn Maloney, Former Congresswoman
Sunday, June 4, 9:00 am
The Future of the League: Evaluating Our Impact
Ayo Atterberry, Chief of Culture at LWVUS
Come join the fun of the State Convention!
