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LWVUS National Convention

The LWV of Saratoga County is co-hosting two caucuses during the LWV National Convention in Portland in June:

• Grassroots Caucus on Friday night
• National Popular Vote (NPV) Caucus on Saturday night

Friday Caucus: "How Can the National League Become
 More Responsive to the Grassroots?"

Co-hosted by the LWV of Saratoga County, NY and the LWV of Chester County, PA. We will examine the policies, procedures, communication methods, staffing, proposed bylaw changes, etc. to discern what needs to change in order to increase the national League's ability to learn from, be guided by and respond to the grassroots.

Date:  Friday, June 13  8-10 PM
Location: Council Suite on the 3rd conference level at the hotel

Reference Materials
(More information will coming soon, so please check back.)

• Direct Per Member Vote for National Officers and Directors(Bylaw amendment proposed by the LWV of Saratoga County)
  
  
• Ratification of Per Member Payments
  (Bylaw amendment proposed by LWV of Saratoga County)

These reference materials are PDF documents, and require Adobe Reader to view. Click here to download a free version of the Adobe software.

Saturday Caucus:  "National Popular Vote"

Co-hosted by the LWV of Arizona, the LWV of New York State and the LWV of El Dorado County, CA. This caucus will explore the National Popular Vote (NPV) Compact, which is a state-by-state approach to change the way the Electoral College works. The National Popular Vote compact would guarantee that the presidential candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia would win the Presidency.

Vermont Representative Chris Pearson, our guest speaker, will provide an overview of the compact, already signed into law in some states and introduced in many others. The LWV of New York State will provide League analysis of the pros and cons they have reviewed and why they are requesting a national study. The LWV of Arizona will explain their rationale for a formal resolution on this matter versus a national study.

Date:  Saturday, June 14  8:30-10 pm.
Location: TBA

Reference Materials

• See the NPV website for a summary of the bill, the status of NPV bills in various states, and the online book, Every Vote Equal: A State-Based Plan For Electing The President By National Popular Vote.
• LWV New York background study materials on NPV.