The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County will moderate a “Meet the Candidates” forum in advance of the general election for the office of Commissioner of Finance, Saratoga Springs. The forum will be held Wednesday, October 22 from 8:00-9:00 p.m. as a zoom webinar. Members of the public may register at this link.

Please get the word out about this event! The LWVSC will post the recording of the forum on our website, lwvsaratoga.org/candidates, and our voter guide, VOTE411.org. 

The public is encouraged to submit questions for candidates to: lwvscquestions@gmail.com no later than Monday 10/13.  

Please put Commissioner of Finance, Saratoga Springs in the subject line of your email.

Question Criteria

• Questions will be reviewed by an impartial group of League members based on relevancy to the office and topic/redundancy. No questions will be taken at the event itself.

• Questions should be clear, concise and appropriate to the office being sought.

• Questions must be directed to all the candidates seeking the office, not just to one candidate.

• Questions should reflect the issues of greatest interest to the entire community and cover a broad range of topics.

• Questions must not include or imply personal attacks on any candidate.

Registered voters may vote in the election on November 4th. Early voting begins on October 25th. For more information including early voting locations, see the Saratoga County Board of Elections.

The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County will moderate a “Meet the Candidates” forum in advance of the general election for the office of Mayor, Saratoga Springs. The forum will be held Wednesday, October 22 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. as a zoom webinar. Members of the public may register at this link.

Please get the word out about this event! The LWVSC will post the recording of the forum on our website, lwvsaratoga.org/candidates, and our voter guide, VOTE411.org. 

The public is encouraged to submit questions for candidates to: lwvscquestions@gmail.com no later than Monday 10/13.  

Please put Mayor, Saratoga Springs in the subject line of your email.

Question Criteria

• Questions will be reviewed by an impartial group of League members based on relevancy to the office and topic/redundancy. No questions will be taken at the event itself.

• Questions should be clear, concise and appropriate to the office being sought.

• Questions must be directed to all the candidates seeking the office, not just to one candidate.

• Questions should reflect the issues of greatest interest to the entire community and cover a broad range of topics.

• Questions must not include or imply personal attacks on any candidate.

Registered voters may vote in the election on November 4th. Early voting begins on October 25th. For more information including early voting locations, see the Saratoga County Board of Elections.

The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County will moderate a “Meet the Candidates” forum in advance of the general election for the office of Commissioner of Public Works, Saratoga Springs. The forum will be held Monday, October 20 from 8-9:00 p.m. as a zoom webinar. Members of the public may register at this link.

Please get the word out about this event! The LWVSC will post the recording of the forum on our website, lwvsaratoga.org/candidates, and our voter guide, VOTE411.org. 

The public is encouraged to submit questions for candidates to: lwvscquestions@gmail.com no later than Monday 10/13.  

Please put Commissioner of Public Works, Saratoga Springs in the subject line of your email.

Question Criteria

• Questions will be reviewed by an impartial group of League members based on relevancy to the office and topic/redundancy. No questions will be taken at the event itself.

• Questions should be clear, concise and appropriate to the office being sought.

• Questions must be directed to all the candidates seeking the office, not just to one candidate.

• Questions should reflect the issues of greatest interest to the entire community and cover a broad range of topics.

• Questions must not include or imply personal attacks on any candidate.

Registered voters may vote in the election on November 4th. Early voting begins on October 25th. For more information including early voting locations, see the Saratoga County Board of Elections.

The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County will moderate a “Meet the Candidates” forum in advance of the general election for the office of Commissioner of Accounts, Saratoga Springs. The forum will be held Monday, October 20 from 7-8:00 p.m. as a zoom webinar. Members of the public may register at this link.

Please get the word out about this event! The LWVSC will post the recording of the forum on our website, lwvsaratoga.org/candidates, and our voter guide, VOTE411.org. 

The public is encouraged to submit questions for candidates to: lwvscquestions@gmail.com no later than Monday 10/13.  

Please put Commissioner of Accounts, Saratoga Springs in the subject line of your email.

Question Criteria

• Questions will be reviewed by an impartial group of League members based on relevancy to the office and topic/redundancy. No questions will be taken at the event itself.

• Questions should be clear, concise and appropriate to the office being sought.

• Questions must be directed to all the candidates seeking the office, not just to one candidate.

• Questions should reflect the issues of greatest interest to the entire community and cover a broad range of topics.

• Questions must not include or imply personal attacks on any candidate.

Registered voters may vote in the election on November 4th. Early voting begins on October 25th. For more information including early voting locations, see the Saratoga County Board of Elections.

This program is part of the League of Women Voters' Profile in Courage series, showcasing what we can learn from the resilience and determination of past movements. From the closet to marching proudly in the streets, the LGBTQ+ rights movement has come a long way. What gave people the courage to push forward when the risks - social, legal and personal - were so high? The modern Pride movement stands as both a celebration and a call to action. What moments defined this movement, and who were the changemakers that helped shape the evolution of Pride into what it is today? Cam Cardinale, President of Lower Adirondack PRIDE, is our presenter.

Registration is required.

Photo credit: Mercedes Mehling @mrs80z at Unsplash.

No Kings 2.0 will be a national demonstration focusing on democracy, stating that America has no kings, and that the power belongs to the people. The League is an official partner for this day of mobilization to stand in solidarity against hate and authoritarianism.

We encourage members to participate in a nonpartisan manner. Please register using links at the location you plan to attend:  Albany at 12 noon, Glens Falls at 10 am, Salem at 10 am, Saratoga Springs at 4:30-6:30 pm.

Bring your Defending Democracy signs and meet us at 4:30 pm at The Washington building at 422 Broadway (Northshire and Kilwins Chocolates) in front of the Washington building - it opens up there into a wide sidewalk. Starting at 5:30 pm in Congress Park, there will be several speakers. Lori Dawson, President of LWV of Saratoga County, will be one of them.

The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County is back at the Saratoga Springs Farmers Market, 112 High Rock Avenue, Saratoga Springs, registering voters this summer and fall. Join us for an hour, two hours or as long as you’d like to register voters.

Use our contact form to volunteer to register voters.

We’ll have a voter registration table at the market from 9 am to 1 pm on these upcoming dates:

• July 19

• August 9 & 16

• September 13 & 20

• October 4, 11 and 18

See you at the Farmers Market!

Get together to socialize with like-minded friends.

Or just de-stress for a couple of hours with a fun group of people.

Open to all! Bring your friends and family interested in learning more about us.

The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County will moderate a “Meet the Candidates” forum in advance of the general election for the office of County Supervisor, Saratoga Springs. The forum will be held Wednesday, October 15 from 7-8:00 p.m. as a zoom webinar. Members of the public may register at this link.

Please get the word out about this event! The LWVSC will post the recording of the forum on our website, lwvsaratoga.org/candidates, and our voter guide, VOTE411.org. 

The public is encouraged to submit questions for candidates to: lwvscquestions@gmail.com no later than Monday 10/13.  

Please put County Supervisor, Saratoga Springs in the subject line of your email.

Question Criteria

• Questions will be reviewed by an impartial group of League members based on relevancy to the office and topic/redundancy. No questions will be taken at the event itself.

• Questions should be clear, concise and appropriate to the office being sought.

• Questions must be directed to all the candidates seeking the office, not just to one candidate.

• Questions should reflect the issues of greatest interest to the entire community and cover a broad range of topics.

• Questions must not include or imply personal attacks on any candidate.

Registered voters may vote in the election on November 4th. Early voting begins on October 25th. For more information including early voting locations, see the Saratoga County Board of Elections.

The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County will moderate a “Meet the Candidates” forum in advance of the general election for the office of Greenfield Town Councilmember. The forum will be held Tuesday, October 14 from 7-8:00 p.m. as a zoom webinar. Members of the public may register at this link.

Please get the word out about this event! The LWVSC will post the recording of the forum on our website, lwvsaratoga.org/candidates, and our voter guide, VOTE411.org. 

The public is encouraged to submit questions for candidates to: lwvscquestions@gmail.com no later than Monday 10/13.  

Please put Greenfield Town Councilmember in the subject line of your email.

Question Criteria

• Questions will be reviewed by an impartial group of League members based on relevancy to the office and topic/redundancy. No questions will be taken at the event itself.

• Questions should be clear, concise and appropriate to the office being sought.

• Questions must be directed to all the candidates seeking the office, not just to one candidate.

• Questions should reflect the issues of greatest interest to the entire community and cover a broad range of topics.

• Questions must not include or imply personal attacks on any candidate.

Registered voters may vote in the election on November 4th. Early voting begins on October 25th. For more information including early voting locations, see the Saratoga County Board of Elections.

Join us at a Famous Person Fundraiser hosted by The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County. Continental breakfast will be catered by Omelette King. Raffle tickets will be sold for a variety of gift certificates and gifts from area businesses. Place your tickets in the bag representing the gift(s) you hope to win! 

We will be joined by Famous Person Martha Griffiths (D-MI) - a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1955-1974. She was the first woman to serve on the powerful House Committee on Ways and Means, was instrumental in adding the prohibition of sex discrimination to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and in 1970 she forced the ERA out of committee (where it had languished every year since 1923) by filing a discharge petition.

In 1972 she re-introduced the ERA which passed in Congress but has never been ratified by the required number of states. She was a lifelong advocate for women’s rights.

Rep. Griffiths will be presented by Kim Harvish, a women’s history presenter and re-enactor since 2011.

Purchase tickets here for your chosen support level:

• $50 Politician

• $75 Lawyer

• $100 Judge

• $125 US House of Representatives

Your donation will give us the funds needed to:

• provide voter information and registration events

• get registered voters out to vote for all the races, including primary, school board, and local elections

• teach the public what makes democracy work

• prepare for and staff candidate forums

• gather and add information to the League’s Vote411 online voter guide

• engage young people in the political process

To pay by check, send payable to LWVNYS-EF, P.O. Box 1029, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Parking is available in nearby lots and garages as well as free on street parking.

Caffe Lena, 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY.

We invite you to join us for our upcoming monthly Book Club gatherings on the second
Thursday of each month at 1:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to join our discussions, even if you have not read or finished reading the book.

Book: Stolen Pride by Arlie Russell  Hochschild or White Rural Rage by Tom Schaller, (discussion of both titles)

Discussion leader:

Location: The Grove

Everyone is welcome to join us for spirited conversation.

The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County is back at the Saratoga Springs Farmers Market, 112 High Rock Avenue, Saratoga Springs, registering voters this summer and fall. Join us for an hour, two hours or as long as you’d like to register voters.

Use our contact form to volunteer to register voters.

We’ll have a voter registration table at the market from 9 am to 1 pm on these upcoming dates:

• July 19

• August 9 & 16

• September 13 & 20

• October 4 and 18

See you at the Farmers Market!

The Civil Rights movement of the 1960s profoundly changed the American landscape. The apartheid system of segregation laws and policies, designed after Reconstruction, had reduced African-Americans to second-class citizens.  Social justice organizations across the country formed coalitions and alliances to initiate change. What were civil rights organizers up against and how did they find the courage to demand their rights in a nation still grounded in white supremacy?                           

Location: Davis Auditorium, Palamountain Hall, Skidmore College.

Presented by Dr. Winston Grady-Willis and Professor Donald Hyman. Co-sponsored by the Skidmore College Black Studies Program.

Registration is required.

Photo by Library of Congress on Unsplash

The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County is back at the Saratoga Springs Farmers Market, 112 High Rock Avenue, Saratoga Springs, registering voters this summer and fall. Join us for an hour, two hours or as long as you’d like to register voters.

Use our contact form to volunteer to register voters.

We’ll have a voter registration table at the market from 9 am to 1 pm on these upcoming dates:

• July 19

• August 9 & 16

• September 13 & 20

• October 4, 11 and 18

See you at the Farmers Market!

The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (PRRIA) will phase out the largest source of plastic pollution: non-recyclable single-use packaging. It also bans toxic chemicals from packaging, makes big companies pay to clean up their trash, mandates equity in recycling access, protects environmental justice communities, and promotes green jobs. Join Beyond Plastics in a day of grassroots organizing to make sure PRRIA goes for a vote when the legislature reconvenes. 10am - 5pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 35 Chestnut Street, Albany. Lunch provided. Details and sign up here.

The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County is back at the Saratoga Springs Farmers Market, 112 High Rock Avenue, Saratoga Springs, registering voters this summer and fall. Join us for an hour, two hours or as long as you’d like to register voters.

Use our contact form to volunteer to register voters.

We’ll have a voter registration table at the market from 9 am to 1 pm on these upcoming dates:

• July 19

• August 9 & 16

• September 13 & 20

• October 4, 11 and 18

See you at the Farmers Market!

We invite you to join us for our upcoming monthly Book Club gatherings on the second
Thursday of each month at 1:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to join our discussions, even if you have not read or finished reading the book.

Book: Beaverland by Leila Philip    

Discussion leader:

Location: Clifton Park Library

Everyone is welcome to join us for spirited conversation.

Join us for an informative and playful League Orientation at Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church! This is a great opportunity to meet new people, find out how the League works and learn how you can help empower voters, defend democracy, and make a difference in your community.

Enjoy light refreshments, work with others to solve the League Lingo Crossword, and talk with other members about how you can get more involved. If you have dietary needs, you’re welcome to bring your own food. Invite friends to come along.

Connect, participate, and enjoy—see you there!

To register, use this link.

The Suffrage Historic Marker at Broadway entrance to Congress Park,                

The President is vowing to radically restrict voting rights by eliminating mail-in ballots and even voting machines. Read the League of Women Voters statement warning about the danger of such unconstitutional action. On the anniversary of women getting the right to vote in the US, we will be calling attention to this travesty by rallying in defense of ALL citizens having voting rights.

Photo source: The Historical Marker Database

The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County is back at the Saratoga Springs Farmers Market, 112 High Rock Avenue, Saratoga Springs, registering voters this summer and fall. Join us for an hour, two hours or as long as you’d like to register voters.

Use our contact form to volunteer to register voters.

We’ll have a voter registration table at the market from 9 am to 1 pm on these upcoming dates:

• July 19

• August 9 & 16

• September 13 & 20

• October 4, 11 and 18

See you at the Farmers Market!

We invite you to join us for our upcoming monthly Book Club gatherings on the second
Thursday of each month at 1:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to join our discussions, even if you have not read or finished reading the book.

Book: Help Wanted by Adelle Waldman  

Discussion leader:

Location: Online via Zoom. Please contact Francine Rodger at lwvsaratoga@aol.com to receive your invitation and a link to join the Zoom discussions.

Everyone is welcome to join us for spirited conversation.

The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County is back at the Saratoga Springs Farmers Market, 112 High Rock Avenue, Saratoga Springs, registering voters this summer and fall. Join us for an hour, two hours or as long as you’d like to register voters.

Use our contact form to volunteer to register voters.

We’ll have a voter registration table at the market from 9 am to 1 pm on these upcoming dates:

• July 19

• August 9 & 16

• September 13 & 20

• October 4, 11 and 18

See you at the Farmers Market!

Get together to socialize with like-minded friends.

Or just de-stress for a couple of hours with a fun group of people.

Open to all! Bring your friends and family interested in learning more about us.

The League of Women Voters of Saratoga County is back at the Saratoga Springs Farmers Market , 112 High Rock Avenue, Saratoga Springs, registering voters this summer and fall. Join us for an hour, two hours or as long as you’d like to register voters.

Use our contact form to volunteer to register voters.

We’ll have a voter registration table at the market from 9 am to 1 pm on these upcoming dates:

• July 19

• August 9 & 16

• September 13 & 20

• October 4, 11 and 18

See you at the Farmers Market!