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Increasing Voter Participation: Opportunities in New York State (12/12/2011)
Ready-made materials for presentation at an educational community forum on opportunities to increase voter participation in New York State. Voter registration modernization, early voting systems and improved ballot design, poll worker training and voter education are all discussed in the materials. See what other states have done in these areas and how they could be implemented in NYS. Finally, recommendations for short term and long term actions are offered.

Legislative Action

	2012 Legislative Agenda Brochure (1/1/2012) Printed copies available from state League office. 2012 NYS Legislative Calendar (1/27/2012)
	Click on the Advocacy Areas button on the left side of the website for more information on League positions and action. Testimony on Governor’s Budget on Elementary and Secondary Education Finance (1/23/2012) LWVNYS Urges June Primary Date (12/31/2011) Testimony Before Assembly Committees on Pay Equity (12/12/2011) Testimony before the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Election Law Concerning the Administration of Elections in Compliance with HAVA (12/1/2011) Testimony by LWVNYS Testimony by LWVNYC and LWVNYS Packet on Submission of HAVA Operations Expenses by Board of Elections Program (BOE Document) Information for board of elections to obtain federal money through NYS BOE for compliance with and implementation of HAVA
	NEW! Campaign Finance Reform League Joins Over 100 Organizations in Letter to Governor Regarding Campaign Finance Reform (2/3/2012) Letter Press Release Analysis by NYPIRG of Largest Campaign Donors in Past Year (2/3/2012)
	Health Memo in Support S2917 (1/30/2012) Restricting Tanning bed use by persons under 18 LWVNYS, with American Cancer Society and Others, Present Study on Tobacco Funds (9/19/2011) New report finds only four cents of every dollar New York raises from tobacco helps smokers quit or keeps kids from smoking. Press Release Full Report
	Hydraulic Fracturing More information on action related to hydraulic fracturing is available on Advocacy page. League Comments on dSGEIS Statement (1/11/2012) League Comments on Proposed Hydrofracking Regulations (1/11/2012) LWV of St. Lawrence Comments on dSGEIS Statement (1/11/2012) LWVs of PA, NJ and PA Comments on dSGEIS Statement (1/6/2012) Testimony on Behalf of 4 State LWVS before Delaware River Basin Commission on Hydrofracking (12/8/2011) Highlights from Delaware River Basin Commission Meeting (12/8/2011) Gas Leases Conflict with Home Mortgages, Tompkins Weekly (11/14/2011) Homeowners and Gas Drilling Leases: Boon or Bust, NYS Bar Association Journal(Nov/Dec 2011). Article written by Elisabeth Radow, LWVNYS Chair, Hydraulic Fracturing Lobby Committee Comments from NYC Council Committee on Environmental Protection Regarding Hydrofracking (9/22/2011) New York Times Letter to the Editor by LWVNYS President Betsey Swan on Hydrofracking Regulations Review Process (9/18/2011) Letter to the Susquehanna River Basin Commission on Proposed Rulemaking (8/23/2011) Letter from LWVs of DE, NY, NJ and PA to US EPA Urging Restoration of Clean Water Act (7/28/2011) Statement to Delaware River Basin Commission on Proposed Natural Gas Regulations (7/28/2011) Letter to NYS DEC re: Comment Period (7/18/2011)
	Redistricting Action NEW! League Testifies at LATFOR Hearing in Albany (1/30/2012) NEW! League Disappointed with LATFOR Process (1/27/2012) NEW! LATFOR Releases New Senate and Assembly District Lines (1/26/2012) See all of the proposed maps at the LATFOR website. NEW! Compare your own old and new Senate and Assembly districts by entering your address using this website. ReShapeNY Calls for Impartial Redistricting Process Before 2012 Maps are Finalized (1/11/2012) League continues to push for redistricting reform with its coalition members in ReShapeNY. The State League continues to support the need for an independent redistricting commission with specific defined criteria for redrawing the legislative lines in New York State. The State and many local League have continued to take action on this issue in the past few months. Testimony has been presented at most of the LATFOR hearings and letters to the editor and articles in local media have been numerous. Look at the full Redistricting page for information on our position and action taken. Click here.
	Tax Cap and Circuit Breakers Tax Caps in NYS: Meaningful Relief or Snare and Delusion (11/14/2011) Presentation by Betsey Swan, LWVNYS President, New Paltz Tax Cap Opponents Shift Tactics, Times Union (11/14/2011)
	Transportation Coalition in Support of transit on the Tappan Zee Bridge launches new website (1/19/2012) Over twenty five elected officials, environmental, labor, social justice, and transportation organizations have voiced their support for transit to be built from the start of the new Tappan Zee Bridge project. Please send the Governor a letter urging him to support transit on the Tappan Zee. Groups Call on State to Restore Transit in Tappan Zee Bridge Plans (12/15/2011) League joins groups asking state to include bus rapid transit in plans for rebuilding Tappan Zee Bridge. League and Other Organizations Write to Governor Cuomo with Concerns Regarding Proposal to Replace Tappan Zee Bridge (10/24/2011)

News & Upcoming Events

	2011 SIA Participant, Jamie Rosen, Selected for US Senate Youth Program (1/11/2012) Students Inside Albany Conference participant was selected as one of 2 high school students statewide to participate in the US Senate Youth Program in Washington, DC, in March 2012.
	Lobby Day 2012 Training for local League members on our advocacy agenda was held on Jan. 18, 2012, in Albany. Materials distributed can be found on the Advocacy Areas page.
	In League Now Available by Sections (8/15/2011) The comprehensive guide to local League management, In League, is now available by sections. Click here to see a breakdown of all chapters and sections – and just click on the individual section you want to review. From tips for treasurers, membership recruitment, lobby guidelines and voter services policies – it’s all here for your easy retrieval.
	New Way to Buy Merchandise, Donate or Join LWVNYS! The League is pleased to announce new pages on the website to donate to the League or the Education Foundation, to join the League and to view and purchase merchandise from the LWVNYS. Just click on the links on the left side of the homepage – Donate LWV, Donate EF, Merchandise or Join.
	League Communication 2011-2012 LWVNYS Calendar State Board Updates - January 2012 State News - November 2011 State Voter - November 2011