League Information
Community Leaders:
Frances McLoughlin
Vivian Drucker
Phone:
(914) 277-7621
Website:
http://www.watpa.org/lwv/Somers/index.html
League ID:
NY712
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Stories From Around the State
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Blog
Celebrating National Voter Registration Day in New York City
By: Elisabeth MacNamaraTuesday was the second annual National Voter Registration Day. The New York City League partnered with city government and various groups representing a range of age and ethnic populations to sponsor an impressive event at Bryant Park in midtown Manhattan.
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Leagues Speak Out on Restoring the Voting Rights Act
Leagues across the country have been helping to build public support for restoring the effectiveness of the Voting Rights Act by submitting this template letter to the editor to local or state newspapers. Below is the growing list of Leagues that have already published the letter in their communities.
- The Union, Nevada County, CA (LWV of Western Nevada County, CA)
- The Baltimore Sun (LWV of Mayland)
- South Bend Tribune (LWV of the South Bend Area)
- Buffalo News (LWV of Buffalo/Niagara, NY)
- Cap Times (LWV of Dane County)
- Claremont Courier (LWV of Claremont Area)
- The Commons Online (Brattleboro, VT)
- MySuburbanLife.com (Downers Grove, Illinois)
- The Tennessean (LWV of Tennessee)
- The Daily Times (LWV of Delaware County, PA)
- The Foster Folly News (LWV of Florida)
- The Herald Dispatch (Huntington, WV)
- Lehigh Valley Live (LWV of Northampton County, PA)
- Ames Tribue (LWV of Iowa & LWV of Ames, IA)
- Montrose Daily Press
- Ames Tribune (LWV of Iowa)
- Observer and Eccentric Newspapers and Hometown Weeklies (LWV of NW Wayne County, MI)
- timesunion.com (LWV of Albany County, NY)
- Homewood-Flossmoor Patch (LWV of Homewood-Flossmoor Area, IL)
- Billings Gazette (LWV of Montana)
- Battleboro Reformer (LWV of Southeast Vermont)
- Carlise Mosquito (LWV of Concord-Carlisle, MA)
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News Clips
In Rochester, Many Unheard Voices in Elections
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Gov. Cuomo's Moreland Act Commission Follows in Father's Footsteps
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Our view: Keep Reform a Priority
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Blog
Early Voting Measures Reduce Long Lines, Increase Access to the Polls
By: Renee DavidsonIn November, millions of Americans spent hours waiting in long lines in order to exercise their right to vote. One solution? Implement better early voting laws. Leagues in Florida and New York are showing us how it's done.
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Blog
2013 – No Rest for the Weary
By: Tim O'BrienVoting rights have been under attack in state legislatures across the country for more than a decade and there are no signs of it letting up in 2013. Indeed 2013 could be a year that sets back voting rights more than all of the attacks of the past decade combined.
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News Clips
[NY] Schools participate in mock elections
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Early Voting in New York
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Victims of Hurricane Sandy Struggle to Vote on Election Day
