League Mission
The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

• 2009 Legislative Packet
• Legislative Agenda
  Brief overview of the Legislative Agenda of LWVNYS for 2009 (1/28/2009)
  

• Open Book NY-- Office of the State Comptroller
  openbooknewyork.com
  
• Project Sunlight – NYS Office of the Attorney General, A Public Integrity Initiative
  sunlightny.com
  
• SeeThrough NY— Empire Center for NYS Policy, A Project of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research  (1/28/2009)
  seethroughny.net
  

• Testimony Before NYS Assembly Committees on Ethics Reform (6/9/2009) NEW
• Testimony Before NYS Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance (6/8/2009)
  
• Testimony before NYS Senate Committee on Elections on Campaign Finance Reform
  (6/3/2009)
  • Memorandum on Campaign Finance Reform (6/5/2009)
    
• Testimony before Senate Ethics Committee (6/2/2009)
  • Memorandum on Ethics Reform (6/5/2009)
    
• Testimony to the NYS Senate Elections Committee (5/11/2009)
  
• Testimony to NYS Senate Elections Committee (4/24/2009)
  Testimony given  concerning voter registration legislation before NYS Senate Elections Committee.
  
• Testimony Before the NYS Senate Temporary Committee on Rules Reform (2/10/2009)
   LWV of Syracuse Metropolitan Area  
  
• Testimony on Behalf of LWVNYS & NYVV, before the NYC Board of Elections (3/4/2009)
  Testimony in support of two paper ballot marker-optical scan systems being
  considered for adoption by NYC.

• Local Government/General Government (1/28/2009)
  
• Transportation (1/28/2009)
  
• Healthcare/Medicaid Budget Testimony (2/2/2009)
  
• Education Testimony (2/2/2009)
• Testimony on Bigger, Better Bottle Bill (3/4/2009)
  Testimony before the Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation
  

• Groups Cheer Passage of Bigger Better Bottle Bill (4/3/2009)
  
• Bottle Bill Update Will Yield Big Benefits for New Yorkers (2/10/2009)
• Why Lever Voting Machines Do Not Provide An Acceptable Method of Voting for New Yorkers (2/10/2009)

Memorandum in Support

• Memorandum in Support of A.4015 Affidavit Ballot Serving as Voter Registration
  (6/9/2009) NEW
• Memorandum in Support of A.5276A Simplify Absentee Ballot Application to Conform
  with NYS Constitution (6/9/2009) NEW
• Memorandum in Support of A.7347 Providing Additional Time to Apply for an Absentee Ballot (6/9/2009) NEW
• Memorandum in Support of S.248 Prohibiting the Sale of Flavored Cigarettes
  (6/9/2009) NEW
• Memorandum in Support of S.5029 Using Certain Buildings At Polling Places
  (6/9/2009) NEW
• Memorandum in Support of S.5172 Authorizes Persons 17 Years of Age to Act as Poll Inspectors (6/9/2009) NEW
• S.5000-S.5000/Duane--Tier IV Prescription Drugs
• S.3164?Duane--Family Health Care Decisions Act
• A.1224-A/Jeffries--Voter Approval for Modification of Term Limits  
  
• A.121/Sampson—Creating a Prescription Drug Discount Program
  
• A.777/Paulin--Prohibiting the Sale of Flavored Cigarettes
  
• S.248/Fuschillo—Prohibiting Sale of Flavored Cigarettes
  
• A.734/Gottfried—Enhance the Availability of Child Health Plus  
  
• A.5694/Espaillat—Funding for School Based Health Services
• A.3911/John—Pay Equity
• S.955/Johnson—Pay Equity
• S.1002/Perkins—Primary Prevention of Lead Poisoning

• Take Action Now to End the NYS Senate Stalemate (6/19/09) NEW
• Summary and Comments by LWVNYS Legislative Director Barbara Bartoletti on Recent Events in NYS Senate (6/15/09)
• Letter to US Attorney on HAVA Compliance
  Letter urging US Attorney's office to wait for complete testing of voting equipment prior to ordering of HAVA compliance. (5/5/09)
• New Statewide Action on LWVUS Climate Change Positions
  The state League has initiated a new statewide action on the issue of Climate Change. Click on the link, Reduction of Greenhouse Gases, for a fact sheet on the issue. Contact
  Roberta Wiernik, LWVNYS Natural Resources Specialist, for more information on how you can help. More information is also available on the LWVUS website at www.lwv.org. (3/31/2009)
• League Weighs In on Tax Caps and Circuit Breaker  (9/4/2008)
• League Launches Campaign Finance Reform Project (6/11/2008)

Aging in the Community? The Future of Long Term Healthcare
League of Women Voters of NYS & The Capital Region Local Leagues
Panel Discussion Webcasts Spring 2009