League Legislative Action 2023 - 2025
2023
- Group memo of opposition to changes to public campaign finance program (6/16/23)
- Watchdog groups release joint memo of opposition against changes to Public Campaign Finance (6/7/23)
- League speaks out against changes to public campaign finance program (6/7/23)
- Groups call for extension of public comment period for DEC Draft Solid Waste Management Plan (6/1/23)
- Watchdog groups call for PACB to publish and maintain a searchable database of meeting materials (5/30/23)
- Groups call to expand regulations expediting enforcement for delinquent filers with Board of Elections (5/25/23)
- Group memo of support for LLC Transparency Act (5/23/23)
- LWVNYS, LWVNJ, and LWVPA statement against extension for Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company (5/19/23)
- Watchdogs comment on code of conduct for COELIG commissioners (5/17/23)
- League calls for absentee ballot access to be expanded to cover fear of illness (5/12/23)
- League supports “Plain Language” legislation in memo of support (5/12/23)
- League calls for passage of Clean Slate bill in New York State (5/8/23)
- Organizations Applaud Clean Water, Conservation Investments in New York State Budget (5/3/23)
- League memo of support for bill to prohibit discharge of any radiological agent into the waters of NYS (5/3/23)
- Coalition Support Letter for Birds and Bees Protection Act (4/27/23)
- Group memo of support for S2362/A6542: Requiring Disclosure of Employer for Campaign Contributors (4/24/23)
- Group memo of support for S6247: Establishing Doing-Business Restrictions in NYS Elections (4/24/23)
- League opposes amending the environmental law and public service law, in relation to the state greenhouse gas emission accounting system (3/31/23)
- Good Government Groups Call on Governor and Legislature to Abandon Flawed Method for Appointing Judges to the NYS Court of Appeals (3/30/23)
- Groups Call for Support for Election Funding in Final Budget (3/24/23)
- League Statement on Assembly One House Budget (3/22/23)
- League Statement on Senate One House Budget (3/22/23)
- Groups Call for Support of Raise the Wage Bill (3/10/23)
- Joint Legislative Public Hearing on 2023-2024 Executive Budget Proposal
- Public Protection Testimony (2/7/23)
- Elementary and Secondary Education Testimony (2/8/23)
- Environmental Conservation (2/14/23)
- Health/Medicaid (2/28/23)
- League Joins Coalition in Support of Bottle Bill (2/15/23)
- League Opposes Packaging Reduction Act in the NYS Budget (2/15/23)
- Coalition Supports Extended Producer Responsibility Bills in Post Budget Session (2/15/23)
- Let New York Vote Coalition Urges NYS Legislature to Include Voting Rights and Election Funding in One House Budgets (2/28/23)
- 2023-24 Budget Proposals Relating to Election Administration and Voting (2/27/23)
- Group Letter Urges Passage of Sunshine Week Bills (2/23/23)
- Fair Elections for New York Coalition Reacts to Limited Funding for Public Campaign Finance Board in Governor Hochul’s FY2024 Budget (2/1/23)
- Press Release: ERA Passes a Second Time and Goes to the Ballot for Voters in 2024 (1/24/23)
- League calls for second passage of the New York State Equal Rights Amendment (1/20/23)
- Group Letter Calls for Revisions to NYS Budget Process (1/19/23)
- Advocates Outline Democratic Reform Priorities for 2023 Legislative Session (1/5/23)
League Legislative Action 2020 - 2022
2022
- Watchdog Groups Oppose Legislative Pay Raise Bill (12/20/22)
- Watchdog Groups Request that NYS Independent Review Committee Release a Report Regarding COELIG Candidate Review Process (12/7/22)
- League and Advocates ask Governor to sign 10 Day Voter Registration and “Wrong Church” Bill (12/5/22)
- Letter to Governor Asking for A10477/S9427A (Salary Range Bill) to be Signed (12/5/22)
- Group Memo of Support to Increase Transparency of Community Advisory Committees (11/29/22)
- Memo of Support for S7337/A10157- Repealing Changes to the Public Authorities Control Board (11/15/22)
- Advocates call on Governor to include “Climate Change Superfund Act” in FY23-24 Budget (11/10/22)
- League calls on Governor Hochul to Sign Cryptocurrency Moratorium Bill (A7389C/S6486D) (10/12/2022)
- Watchdog Letter to Reset State Ethics Enforcement Expectations (9/22/22)
- Advocates call on Governor to Establish a Commission to Assess New York’s COVID Response (8/2/22)
- Group Letter to State Board of Elections Regarding Critical Problems with Public Reporting System (8/2/22)
- Advocates Ask Governor Hochul to Sign Economic Development Reform Legislation (7/7/22)
- Watchdog Statement on New Ethics Procedures for COELIG (6/22/22)
- Watchdog Groups Call for Review of Appointed Kings County Party Members (6/15/22)
- Request for S8797A/A10468A- NYS Equal Rights Amendment- to be Introduced in a Special Session (6/9/22)
- Groups Send Letter on Principles for Appointments to Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (CELG) (6/7/2022)
- League Submits Comments on New York State’s Draft Scoping Plan for Climate Action (6/2/22)
- League and Voting Rights Groups Call for Passage of 10 Day Voter Registration Bill (5/31/22)
- New York Senate Passes Landmark Voting Rights Legislation
- Press Release (5/31/2022)
- League calls on Senate and Assembly Leadership to Advance Bills Related to Fair and Timely and Elder Parole (5/24/22)
- Good Government Groups Call for Transparency on Lump Sum Funds Passed in Budget (5/24/22)
- Memo in Support of the Equality Amendment S8797/A89009 (5/23/22)
- League Files Lawsuit to Postpone Assembly Primaries
- Press Release (5/23/22)
- League Files Federal Lawsuit to Postpone New York Statewide Primaries to August 23, 2022
- Memorandum of Law (5/19/2022)
- Complaint (5/19/2022)
- Press Release (5/19/2022)
- Group Memo of Support to restore Comptroller Powers S6809A/A7925A (May 11, 2022)
- League and Citizens Union Urge Governor and Legislative Leaders to Move June Elections to August (May 2, 2022)
- Good Government Groups Call for State Code of Ethics to Explicitly Prohibit Harassment and Discrimination S8421 (5/9/22)
- Groups Call for Support of State Code of Ethics to Include a Duty to Report Misconduct S8420A (5/9/22)
- Memo in Support of Medical Aid in Dying A4321A/S6471 (4/25/22)
- League Files Supplemental Amicus Brief to Court of Appeals on Redistricting Lawsuit (4/24/2022)
- Memo in Support S8428 (Bailey) / A9050 (Gonzalez-Rojas) Clarifies Intent of 50-a Repeal (4/13/2022)
Act to amend the public officers law, in relation to the disclosure of law enforcement officer’s disciplinary records
- League of Women Voters of New York State Files Amicus Brief in New York Redistricting Case
- Amicus Brief (4/14/2022)
- Press Release (4/15/2022)
- Group Statement: Governor and Legislature Have Failed to Create an Independent Ethics Oversight Body (4/9/2022)
- Watchdog Groups Oppose Reported New Ethics Commission Proposal (3/30/2022)
- Groups Push for Basic Financial Tables to be Published When a Budget Agreement has Been Reached (3/24/2022)
- League Calls for Improvement of Transparency and Accountability of New York’s $5B in Annual Subsidies to Businesses (3/22/2022)
- MOS A.7389C/S.6486C, Establishing a moratorium on cryptocurrency mining operations that use proof-of-work authentication methods to validate blockchain transactions (3/21/2022)
- League and NYPIRG Reactions to “one-house” budget bills regarding democracy (3/21/2022)
- Good Government Groups Urge our Elected Leaders to Create New, independent New York State Ethics Commission in Budget (3/17/2022)
- Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) has no Place in the Budget Process- Letter Asks for Hochul and Kaminsky’s Flawed Proposals to be Rejected (3/17/2022)
- Groups Urge State Leaders to Amend Open Meeting Law to Include both Remote and In-person Participation in Public Meetings (3/16/2022)
- League and Groups Urge Assemblymember Fahy and Senator Hinchey not to Sponsor the Carbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act (3/13/2022)
- Group Memo in Support of S6398/A6943 to Alleviate Administrative Burden on Grassroots Nonprofits in the Legislative Advocacy Process (3/3/2022)
- Groups Send Letter to Legislative Leaders Urging Them to Reject the Budget Proposals Giving the Governor Broad, Unilateral Spending and Borrowing Authorities (3/2/2022)
- Memo in Support of A642B / S284B – Count Votes Cast By Registered Voters in the Correct County (2/28/2022)
- Memo of Support for A6529 Requires Employers to Disclose Compensation to Applicants and Employees (2/28/2022)
- Group Memo of Support for S1506/A6895 Removes Commercial Exemption for FOIL (2/17/2022)
- League Signs on with Groups Urging Governor to Amend Extended Producer’s Responsibility (EPR) Package in Budget (2/11/2022)
- Testimony before Joint Legislative Public Hearing on 2022-23 Executive Budget Proposal: Local Government (2/9/2022)
Election Funding - Groups Urge Governor and Legislative Leaders to Include New Independent Ethics Commission in Budget (2/8/2022)
- Testimony before Joint Legislative Public Hearing on 2022-23 Executive Budget Proposal: Higher Education (2/7/2022)
Turn on the TAP - MOS A.7389B/S.6486C (2/7/2022)
Establishes a moratorium on consolidated operations that use proof-of-work authentication methods to validate blockchain transactions; provides that such operations shall be subject to a full generic environmental impact statement review. - MOS A2483B(Niou)/S3395(Gounardes) An Act to Amend Human Rights Law for Election Official Staff (1/31/2022)
- League Testimony on 2022-23 Executive Budget Proposal for Elementary and Secondary Education (1/26/2022)
- Letter to Governor Hochul (1/20/2022)
Request for Issuance of an Executive Order for a Moratorium on Blockchain Transactions that use Proof of Work Authentication Methods for Cryptocurrency Operations
2021
- League of Women Voters Testimony to Elections Committee (9/21/2021)
- Testimony to the NYS Senate Standing Committee on Ethics and Internal Governance (8/25/2021)
- Statement Regarding Attorney General Report on Sexual Harassment (8/3/2021)
- Letter to Governor Regarding SBOE Office Space (6/30/2021)
- Letter To Legislative Leaders Regarding SBOE Office Space (6/30/2021)
- Joint Letter of Support Regarding Redistricting Funding in State Budget (3/23/2021)
- Joint Testimony to Committees on Public Protection on Redistricting Commission Funding (3/23/2021)
- Testimony to Public Protections Committee on Redistricting Funding (2/10/2021)
- Groups Letter on SBOE Campaign Finance Portal (2/5/2021)
- Education Financing Testimony 2021 (1/28/2021)
- Joint Letter Regarding Funding for NYS Redistricting Commission (1/22/2021)
- Statement of Opposition Redistricting Amendment League of Women Voters of NYS (1/12/2021)
- League of Women Voters Express XL Machine Public Comments (1/11/2021)
- Letter Regarding Legislative Rules Reform and Legislative Activity in Remote Conditions (1/4/2021)
2020
- Letter Urging Passage of Restoration of Voting Rights for New Yorkers on Parole (12/30/2020)
- Joint Letter Regarding Funding for Redistricting (12/14/2020)
- NYC Board of Election Reform Roundtable Comments (12/11/2020)
- Joint Letter to Governor Cuomo on Support for an Equitable and Sustainable Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) (11/2020)
- Joint Work-Family Policy Agenda With A Better Balance (11/2020)
- Joint Letter to NYS Chief Justices on Retirement Age of Judges (6/15/2020)
2021 LEGISLATIVE SESSION CALENDAR
COVID-19 VOTING AND GOVERNMENT
2020
- LWVNY COVID Voting and Government (8/11/2020)
- Letter to DOT and Thruway Authority Regarding Digital Highway Signs (7/29/2020)
- PRESS RELEASE: LWVNY Files Suit Over Absentee Voting Signature Match (7/8/2020)
- Good Government Group Joint Letter On Postponement of April Primary (3/27/2020)
- Good Government Groups Urge Legislature to Adopt Transparency Measures During Social Distancing (3/2020)
- League Statement on Consolidating April and June Primary (3/16/2020)
- Voting Rights Groups Call on Governor and Legislature to Prepare for Voting Modifications During National Health Crisis (3/2020)
- For the most up to date information on voting during the state of emergency visit: https://www.elections.ny.gov/
EDUCATION
2021
- Education Financing Testimony 2021 (1/28/2021)
2020
ELECTION LAW & VOTING
2021
- League of Women Voters Testimony to Elections Committee (9/21/2021)
- Letter to Governor Regarding SBOE Office Space (6/30/2021)
- Letter to Legislative Leaders Regarding SBOE Office Space (6/30/2021)
- Testimony to Public Protections Committee on Elections Funding (2/10/2021)
- Groups Letter on SBOE Campaign Finance Portal (2/5/2021)
- League of Women Voters Express XL Machine Public Comments (1/11/2021)
- Letter Urging Passage of Restoration of Voting Rights for New Yorkers on Parole (12/30/2021)
2020
- NYC Board of Election Reform Roundtable Comments (12/11/2020)
- LWVNY COVID Voting and Government (8/11/2020)
- Letter to DOT and Thruway Authority Regarding Digital Highway Signs (7/29/2020)
- PRESS RELEASE: LWVNY Files Suit Over Absentee Voting Signature Match (7/8/2020)
- Testimony on New York State Voting Rights Act (3/3/2020)
- League of Women Voters Testimony On Funding for Voting and Elections (2/12/2020)