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How do I use the new voting machines?
Every polling place in the state will be using paper ballots and new optical scanner machines in both the Primary Election on September 12th and the General Election on November 2nd. That means we won't be voting on the old lever machines. Check out videos explaining the workings of the new voting machines at www.vote-ny.com
Primary Election: September 14
General Election: November 2
- 2010 Voter Guide Part I Includes description of new paper ballot and optical scan voting machines.
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2010 Political Election Calendar
Deadlines for voter registration, absentee ballots, petitions,
party nominations, judicial district conventions and financial
disclosure reports.
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Video of Debate of Attorney General Democratic
Primary Candidates
Co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of New York State with WABC-TV and UNIVISION, and aired on WABC-TV on July 18. A videotape of this event is on the the website www.7online.com.
- Voting Basics - League brochures and links with information about voter registration, polling places, absentee ballots, voting rights, and the recruitment of poll workers
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Carrie
Chapman Catt Award Presentation of 2010 Carrie Chapman Catt Award to Pat Reed (right) by last year's award winner, Diane Whitburn (left). The Catt Award is given for outstanding and long term service to the LWV More pictures |
90 Years and Going Strong
by Barbara Thomas, President of LWV Saratoga, from her
address
at the annual meeting on June 5, 2010:
This is our League’s 44th Annual meeting, but it is the 90th Birthday year for the League of Women Voters of the United States. It is not the same League that the suffragists formed when they finally won the right to vote. We no longer refer to ourselves as Mrs. John Doe, we welcome men into our ranks, we communicate electronically rather than by typewriter and mimeograph, we support equality of the sexes, rather than special legal protections for female workers.
But we are not so different either. Our main focus is still on extending access to the ballot box, on safeguarding the vote, on creating informed voters. We still believe that the purpose of government is to do those things that we cannot do as individuals: things like protecting the environment, making sure everyone has access to healthcare, regulating banks and financial institutions, supporting a system of courts and law, supporting public schools, protecting our country from invasion, creating public infrastructure, providing public safety, regulating utilities and public carriers, creating a fair system to fund our governments.
And we still believe that civility has a place in the decision making process. We believe in discussion, in figuring out what the relevant facts are, in cooperation and compromise, in trying to discern what is in the common good, AND THEN WE BELIEVE IN TAKING ACTION TO REACH OUR GOALS.
So what have we been working on this year?
2009-2010 Pictures Collage LWV photos on Flickr
Fundraising Campaign
The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County is kicking off its annual fund drive. Once again, we call on our friends and supporters to contribute to the many important programs, publications and services we are working on this year. Can you help? Together we can make a difference to the Saratoga County community. Thank you for your continuing support.
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