LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
Advocacy and Issues
2008 Legislative Agenda
The League of Women Voters is nonpartisan, neither supporting nor opposing candidates for office. At the same time, the League works to influence policy and promote good government through advocacy and grassroots action. The legislative agenda of the League is arrived at through consensus after a thorough study of the issues. Our legislative priorities are reflected in the 2008 Legislative Agenda of the League of Women Voters of New York State.
Make a Difference!
Become involved in making sure our election system counts every vote. Help support electoral integrity for the upcoming elections:
- Advocate for verified voting and paper ballots: Contact your elected officials or write a letter to the editor. The League of Women Voters of New York has a Citizen Action Toolkit available online that helps you easily contact your elected officials, send a letter to the editor of your local newspaper, or sign up for action alerts on important good government issues.
- Check your voter registration. If you are already registered, you can look up your voter registration and find your polling place on the New York State Board of Elections website or call the Saratoga County Board of Elections at 885-2249.
- Get involved in a voting integrity group. Find the latest electronic voting news for New York State and see the counties’ machine choices at New Yorkers for Verified Voting.
- Become a poll worker or poll watcher to help monitor elections.
- Join the League of Women Voters.
- Become Informed about what’s going on with our
election system
- New Yorkers for Verified Voting - Latest electronic voting news.
- League of Women Voters - National and New York State
- VOTE411.org - The League’s nonpartisan resource for election and voting information.
- Project VoteSmart - Nonpartisan citizens’ organization provides candidate's voting records, campaign finances, performance evaluations by more than 200 liberal and conservative special interest organizations, biographical backgrounds, issue positions and public comments. View the website or contact student researchers on their hotline (1-888-VOTE SMART).
- C-SPAN’s 2008 Vote Web page - Click on “American Politics/Road to the White House.”
- Factcheck.org - Nonpartisan site checks the accuracy of political ads and allegations.
- Federal Election Commission - Official site of the government agency that regulates campaign finance.
- MySpace Impact
- The Center for Responsive Politics – Nonpartisan site on money in U.S. elections.
- Polling Reports
Local League Positions
The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County has studied a number of local issues, and by consensus has adopted positions on the following issues:/p>
These positions are PDF documents, and require Adobe Reader to view. Click here to download a free version of the Adobe software.
Citizen Action Toolkit
The League of Women Voters encourages the active and informed participation of citizens in their government. The LWV of New York State has created a toolkit resource that enables citizens to find a wealth of information about our state and federal governments. Use the toolkit to contact your elected officials, or to send a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. Support League issues with just a few clicks of your mouse or take a moment to craft a letter of your own. Sign up for action alerts on the issues that are important to you. Click on the Citizen Action Toolkit link to make your voice heard.
Project Sunlight
The New York State Office of the Attorney General unveiled a new website in December called Project Sunlight, with information about elected officials, campaign finance activities, legislation, lobbying activity, recipients of state government contracts, registered corporations and charities. This website is a helpful way to obtain information held by state agencies, including a searchable database for bills, elected officials, lobbyists and member items.