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NEW Capitol Beat Blog by Jay Gallagher!!!
Watch and comment on a new League blog about New York State politics written by retired journalist Jay Gallagher. Spread the word - and start the dialogue! Click here to link to the blog. Then save it on your "Favorites" and check it often; you must "sign in" to comment but you can read it all without joining.

Action

	Testimony Before Joint Budget Hearing on Local Government/General Government Concerning Budgeting of the Board of Elections (2/8/2010)
	Letter to NYS Board of Elections Regarding Treatment of Overvoting in Optical Scan Voting Machines (2/3/2010)
	Memorandum in Support of S.2868B Concerning Simplification of the Absentee Application Form (2/1/2010)
	LWVUS Comments on Supreme Court Ruling on Campaign Finance (1/22/2010) LWVUS released a statement yesterday with respect to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Please click here for to view the Statement.
	Letter Urging Governor to Approve S6457/A9544 Concerning Ethics and Campaign Finance Enforcement Reform (1/22/2010)
	Ethics and Campaign Finance Reform Update (1/22/2010) Read more...
	Memorandum in Support of S.6457 and A.9544 Concerning Ethics, Lobbying and Campaign Finance Enforcement Reforms (1/19/2010)
	Letter to Bureau of Oil & Gas Regulation, NYSDEC Division of Mineral Resources, Regarding Draft SGEIS (12/30/09)
	Legislative Packet Part I 2010 Legislative Agenda Brochure

News & Upcoming Events

	New "1919 Society" Created (2/4/2010) Why not help to ensure the future of the League by including support for the League in your will? In celebration of the League's ninetieth birthday, we are happy to announce creation of the 1919 Society, created to ensure that the League is able to maintain its vibrant reputation in the twenty-first century. To join the 1919 Society, all you have to do is include the LWVNYS in your will. Read more...
	Updated Panelist List (1/29/10) Redistricting Reform Forum Feb. 9, 2:00-4:00 pm, at Rockefeller Institute, Albany Panel presentation on the issue of reapportionment and its effect on competitive elections in NYS. Panelists include: Senator Martin Malave Dilan; Assemblyman Daniel J. Burling; Assemblyman William Parment; Gerald Benjamin, Associate VP for Regional Engagement, SUNY New Paltz; Blair Horner, Legislative Director, NYPIRG. Susan Arbetter of WCNY-TV will moderate. Reception following to celebrate LWVUS's 90th Anniversary. All are welcome. Co-sponsored by LWVNYS Education Foundation and the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government.
	State Study on Consolidation of Local Governments & Shared Services (1/27/2010) Consensus questions and Leader's Discussion Guide are now available. Responses are due in the state office by June 1, 2010. We encourage all local Leagues to participate and submit responses to the questions. Discussion Guide and Consensus Questions Consensus Questions Only Consolidating Local Governement Additional resources, extensive bibliography and print-ready articles for local League bulletins are also now available.Read more.
	Moments in the Sun (1/22/2010) A brief summary of each of the various local League activities that were presented at Convention 2009.
	State Voter - January 2010
	Local League Communication State Board Report: January 2010 State News: January 2010

Press Releases

	Report by Citizens Union Shows Stunning Increase in Misconduct by State Legislators (11/17/09) Report documents and outlines the reasons for legislative turnover over the last decade and urges meaningful ethics reform since departures attributable to misconduct are on the rise. Recent media coverage can be viewed at The New York Observer and The New York Daily News.