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Legislative Action

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)
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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

Letter Regarding Legislative Rules Reform and Legislative Activity in Remote Conditions (1/4/2021)

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

League of Women Voters Testimony on Funding Elementary and Secondary Education (2/11/2020)

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)

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