On behalf of the entire DEI Task Force, we wish a Happy New Year to all. We had a slew of holidays we just passed through, the most recent being the Chinese Lunar New year that began on January 22nd. This is the year of the Rabbit with the associated element of water! (All the...Continue Reading

State of the State The Governor gave her annual State of the State on Tuesday of this past week and we were watching from the overflow room in the Legislative Office Building. Governor Hochul started off by reviewing several accomplishments from the past year before discussing her priorities for the upcoming year. Largely, the focus...Continue Reading

Libby Hubbard, Past President of the LWVNYS, passed away in October, 2022. She was Judicial Director of the NY State League of Women Voters, and later served as President of the state League. She served on a state commission to reform the state court system. She was also Chair of the Board of the Correctional...Continue Reading

VOTE411.org is live for the August primary election! VOTE411.org provides election information and what will be on the ballot Election Day.  Using the QR Code on postings provides many with greater access to VOTE411.org. If candidates in your area have not yet responded on Vote 411, please nudge them to do it – contact their campaign and...Continue Reading

Nancy Rosenthal, VP for Voter Services, nancyrosenthal9@gmail.com NY State has one more primary: August 23 Primary: candidates in races for US Congressional seats and NYS Senate seats Up to date and accurate information on the primaries and deadlines for the primaries, and for the general election, can always be found on the state League website...Continue Reading

Local Leagues are reminded to update the LWVUS database with their new officers. If you go onto your local League page and scroll down, you can then click on tab, “Current Leadership” and list your current officers and make “inactive” any former officers. You can click on the tab, “Leadership/Staff History” to see former leaders....Continue Reading

LWV of the Rochester Metro Area  The Rochester Metro Area League recently collaborated with several community groups to host a discussion of the NYS parole system. Participants viewed a short film, “The Interview”, which shows what coming up for parole is like and how it changed during the era of mass incarceration. Two 2022 legislative...Continue Reading